NORTHERN STATES POWER CO
SHERCO III, BECKER, MN 55308
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Inspection records
Aug 21, 2015#318018561Aug 21, 2015Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#318018561$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #318018561
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 21, 2015
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 1, 2015
- Closed
- Nov 10, 2015
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 350
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 13999 Industrial Blvd, Becker, MN 55308
- Industry
- 221112 Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Jun 23, 1986#104570155Jun 23, 1986Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#104570155$2,1607 viol.7 violations$2,160 in penalties
Inspection #104570155
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 23, 1986
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 27, 1986
- Closed
- Aug 25, 1986
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 128
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 7
- Violation Types
- 3 repeat, 4 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,160
- Penalties on Record
- $2,160
- Site Address
- Sherco Iii, Becker, MN 55308
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (7 of 7 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.500 Fall Protection - Scope, Application, and Definitions OSHA citation code: 19260500 B01 | Repeat | 9 | 2 | $1,080 | $1,080 | Aug 3, 1986 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1926.500 Fall Protection - Scope, Application, and Definitions OSHA citation code: 19260500 D01 | Repeat | 10 | 3 | $765 | $765 | Aug 3, 1986 | - | - |
| 01003 | 5205030001 | Repeat | 3 | 1 | $225 | $225 | Aug 3, 1986 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1926.25 Housekeeping OSHA citation code: 19260025 A | Other | 2 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Aug 3, 1986 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1926.250 General Requirements for Storage OSHA citation code: 19260250 A03 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Aug 3, 1986 | - | - |
| 02003 | 1926.500 Fall Protection - Scope, Application, and Definitions OSHA citation code: 19260500 B08 | Other | 4 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Aug 3, 1986 | - | - |
| 02004 | 1926.500 Fall Protection - Scope, Application, and Definitions OSHA citation code: 19260500 C01 | Other | 2 | 1 | $90 | $90 | Aug 3, 1986 | - | - |
Aug 6, 1984#14907455Aug 6, 1984Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#14907455$5954 viol.4 violations$595 in penalties
Inspection #14907455
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 6, 1984
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 9, 1984
- Closed
- Oct 1, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 40
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $595
- Penalties on Record
- $595
- Site Address
- Sherco Iii, Becker, MN 55308
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.28 Personal Protective Equipment OSHA citation code: 19260028 A | Serious | 1 | 2 | $315 | $315 | Sep 3, 1984 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1926.500 Fall Protection - Scope, Application, and Definitions OSHA citation code: 19260500 B01 | Serious | 2 | 2 | $280 | $280 | Sep 3, 1984 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1926.500 Fall Protection - Scope, Application, and Definitions OSHA citation code: 19260500 C01 I | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Sep 3, 1984 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1926.500 Fall Protection - Scope, Application, and Definitions OSHA citation code: 19260500 D01 | Other | 3 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Sep 3, 1984 | - | - |
Jun 29, 1983#15420391Jun 29, 1983Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#15420391$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #15420391
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 29, 1983
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 29, 1983
- Closed
- Jun 29, 1983
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 2
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Box 146 Route 1, Becker, MN 55308
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Dec 13, 1982#15392285Dec 13, 1982Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#15392285$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #15392285
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 13, 1982
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 13, 1982
- Closed
- Dec 29, 1982
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 308
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Sherburn County, Becker, MN 55308
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
A company page groups inspections with the same normalized employer name, city and state; it is not a legal-entity identifier (how pages are grouped).
This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.
OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.
OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
5 inspections, 1982 to 2015. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
BLS 2024 survey: fossil fuel electric power generation reported 2.3 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 13.4%). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source