PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC
DIABLO CANYON POWER PLANT, AVILA BEACH, CA 93424
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Inspection records
May 28, 2025#348274671May 28, 2025Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#348274671$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #348274671
Dates
- Opened
- May 28, 2025
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 9, 2025
- Closed
- Oct 9, 2025
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 180
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 3890 Diablo Canyon Rd., Avila Beach, CA 93424
- Industry
- 221113 Nuclear Electric Power Generation
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.
Mar 13, 2019#343843736Mar 13, 2019Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#343843736$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #343843736
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 13, 2019
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 29, 2019
- Closed
- Jul 30, 2019
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,500
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 9 Miles Nw Of Avila Beach On Diablo Canyon Rd., Avila Beach, CA 93424
- Industry
- 221113 Nuclear Electric Power Generation
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.
Nov 18, 2009#312315070Nov 18, 2009Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#312315070$3,4102 viol.2 violations$3,410 in penalties
Inspection #312315070
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 18, 2009
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 30, 2010
- Closed
- Jun 17, 2010
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,400
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $3,410
- Penalties on Record
- $3,410
- Site Address
- Diablo Power Plant, Avila Beach, CA 93424
- Industry
- 221113 Nuclear Electric Power Generation
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.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 6151 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 6151 C | Other | 2 | 3 | $260 | $260 | Apr 29, 2010 | - | - |
| 02001 | 5185 Changing and Charging Storage Batteries OSHA citation code: 5185 L | Serious | 1 | 3 | $3,150 | $3,150 | Apr 6, 2010 | - | - |
Jun 3, 2002#300813219Jun 3, 2002Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#300813219$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #300813219
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 3, 2002
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 29, 2002
- Closed
- Jun 4, 2004
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 101
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Avila Beach, CA 93424
- 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.
Dec 14, 1999#126146547Dec 14, 1999Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#126146547$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #126146547
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 14, 1999
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 6, 2000
- Closed
- Mar 6, 2000
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 100
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Avila Beach, CA 93424
- 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.
Apr 19, 1999#126138114Apr 19, 1999Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#126138114$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #126138114
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 19, 1999
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 22, 1999
- Closed
- Jun 16, 2000
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,600
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Avila Beach, CA 93424
- 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.
Employee fractured his wrist when he tripped over a cover
Oct 11, 1995#120060280Oct 11, 1995Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#120060280$4501 viol.1 violation$450 in penalties
Inspection #120060280
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 11, 1995
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 17, 1995
- Contested
- Dec 18, 1995
- Final Order
- Aug 14, 1996
- Closed
- Dec 17, 1996
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,800
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $450
- Penalties on Record
- $450
- Site Address
- Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Avila Beach, CA 93424
- 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.
Fall - failure of climbing surface
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 3275 Scaffolds | Other | 1 | 1 | $450 | $450 | Nov 8, 1995 | Dec 18, 1995 | Aug 14, 1996 |
Dec 5, 1972#218170454Dec 5, 1972Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#218170454$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #218170454
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 5, 1972
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 5, 1972
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Not displayed
- Number of Employees
- 192
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Post Office Box 117, Avila Beach, CA 93424
- 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.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
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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.
8 inspections, 1972 to 2025. 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.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
BLS 2024 survey: nuclear electric power generation reported 0.2 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 15.4%). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source