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HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC CO INC
$9,500
penalties
9
viol.
11
insp.

HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC CO INC

MILILANI & QUEEN STS, HONOLULU, HI 96813

Inspections
11
May 1983 to Aug 2022 · 8 safety, 3 health
Violations
9
across 11 inspections
Penalties on record
$9,500
latest amounts in DOL records
By classification
Serious 6Willful 0Repeat 0Other 3

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Inspection records

Aug 29, 2022Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#346181167$00 viol.

Inspection #346181167

Dates

Opened
Aug 29, 2022
Closing Conference Date
Aug 30, 2022
Closed
Sep 27, 2022

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
Yes
Number of Employees
2
Related Activity
1 referral

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
0
Initial Penalties
$0
Penalties on Record
$0
Site Address
1052 Sand Island Parkwy, Honolulu, HI 96819
Industry
926130

Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.

May 24, 2004Accident (A) · Complete scope, Safety#307256388$2,2501 viol.

Inspection #307256388

Dates

Opened
May 24, 2004
Closing Conference Date
Jul 22, 2004
Closed
Oct 5, 2004

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
Yes
Number of Employees
11
Related Activity
1 accident

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
1
Violation Types
1 serious
Initial Penalties
$4,500
Penalties on Record
$2,250
Site Address
Palolo Valley Structure 18 Koolau-Pukele 138kv, Honolulu, HI 96815
Industry
221122 Electric Power Distribution

Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.

Incident Investigation Summaries

Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.

HospitalizationMay 19, 2004

Employee dislocates ankle in fall

Injury: DislocationBody part: Foot/AnkleSource: OtherEvent: Fall (From Elevation)

Violations

Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010011910.269
Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution
OSHA citation code: 19100269 G02 V
Serious11$4,500$2,250Aug 23, 2004--
Nov 15, 1999FatalityAccident (A) · Complete scope, Safety#302949987$5,0006 viol.

Inspection #302949987

Dates

Opened
Nov 15, 1999
Closing Conference Date
Mar 2, 2000
Closed
May 11, 2000

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
Yes
Number of Employees
2
Related Activity
1 accident

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
6
Violation Types
5 serious, 1 other-than-serious
Initial Penalties
$10,000
Penalties on Record
$5,000
Site Address
Avenue E & 8th St Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, Honolulu, HI 96818
Industry
Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.

Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.

Incident Investigation Summaries

Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.

FatalitySep 3, 1999

Electric shock - direct contact with energized parts

Injury: Electric ShockBody part: HeadSource: Fire/SmokeEvent: Shock

Violations

Violation list (5 of 6 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010021910.135
Head Protection
OSHA citation code: 19100135 A02
Serious11$5,000$2,500Mar 9, 2000--
01004A1910.269
Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution
OSHA citation code: 19100269 M03 I
Serious11$5,000$2,500Mar 9, 2000--
01004C1910.269
Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution
OSHA citation code: 19100269 M03 V
Serious11$0$0Mar 9, 2000--
01004D1910.269
Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution
OSHA citation code: 19100269 M03 VI
Serious11$0$0Mar 9, 2000--
01004E1910.269
Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution
OSHA citation code: 19100269 M03 XD
Serious11$0$0Mar 9, 2000--

Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 6 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.

Oct 4, 1996Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#301421145$00 viol.

Inspection #301421145

Dates

Opened
Oct 4, 1996
Closing Conference Date
Oct 7, 1996
Closed
Oct 7, 1996

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
Yes
Number of Employees
1,593

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
0
Initial Penalties
$0
Penalties on Record
$0
Site Address
201 Merchant St, Honolulu, HI 96813
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.

Oct 4, 1996Planned (H) · Partial scope, Health#120609045$00 viol.

Inspection #120609045

Dates

Opened
Oct 4, 1996
Closing Conference Date
Oct 4, 1996
Closed
Oct 15, 1996

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
Yes
Number of Employees
1,600

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
0
Initial Penalties
$0
Penalties on Record
$0
Site Address
201 Merchant St, Honolulu, HI 96813
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.

Feb 20, 1996Programmed Related (I) · Complete scope, Safety#120609524$00 viol.

Inspection #120609524

Dates

Opened
Feb 20, 1996
Closing Conference Date
Feb 20, 1996
Closed
Feb 20, 1996

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
Yes
Number of Employees
6

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
0
Initial Penalties
$0
Penalties on Record
$0
Site Address
750 Kohou St, Honolulu, HI 96817
Industry
Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.

Programmed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a programmed related inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.

Sep 2, 1993Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#120657549$2,2501 viol.

Inspection #120657549

Dates

Opened
Sep 2, 1993
Closing Conference Date
Dec 28, 1993
Closed
Sep 5, 1994

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
Yes
Number of Employees
1,593
Related Activity
1 accident

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
1
Violation Types
1 other-than-serious
Initial Penalties
$4,500
Penalties on Record
$2,250
Site Address
Queen Emma Sq, Honolulu, HI 96813
Industry
Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.

Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.

Incident Investigation Summaries

Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.

HospitalizationAug 28, 1993

Burn - electrical fault in switch

Injury: Burn/Scald (Heat)Body part: MultipleSource: Electrical Apparatus/WiringEvent: Other

Violations

Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
01001600002
OSHA citation code: 600002 B01
Other11$4,500$2,250Sep 15, 1994--
Sep 14, 1992Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Safety#103830873$00 viol.

Inspection #103830873

Dates

Opened
Sep 14, 1992
Closing Conference Date
Sep 17, 1992
Closed
Sep 22, 1992

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
Yes
Number of Employees
5

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
0
Initial Penalties
$0
Penalties on Record
$0
Site Address
4117 Waialae Ave, Honolulu, HI 96816
Industry
Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.

Unprogrammed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an unprogrammed related inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.

Jun 19, 1992Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#103854386$01 viol.

Inspection #103854386

Dates

Opened
Jun 19, 1992
Closing Conference Date
Jun 22, 1992
Closed
Jul 13, 1992

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
Yes
Number of Employees
3

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
1
Violation Types
1 other-than-serious
Initial Penalties
$0
Penalties on Record
$0
Site Address
Mililani & Queen Sts, Honolulu, HI 96813
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 (1 of 1 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
01001600002
OSHA citation code: 600002 A03
Other12$0$0Jul 7, 1992--
Jul 10, 1985Planned (H) · Complete scope, Health#14638670$00 viol.

Inspection #14638670

Dates

Opened
Jul 10, 1985
Closing Conference Date
Jul 10, 1985
Closed
Jul 10, 1985

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
Yes
Number of Employees
200

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
0
Initial Penalties
$0
Penalties on Record
$0
Site Address
900 Richards St, Honolulu, HI 96813
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.

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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.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.

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.

Standards cited

1910.269Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution5 citations · $4,750
6000022 citations · $2,250
1910.135Head Protection1 citation · $2,500

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