MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY
4205 NW 50TH STREET, DES MOINES, IA 50310 · NAICS 221122 Electric Power Distribution
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Inspection records
Jan 30, 2018#342924511Jan 30, 2018Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Safety#342924511$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #342924511
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 30, 2018
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 30, 2018
- Closed
- May 23, 2018
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 2
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 666 Grand Avenue Suite 500, Des Moines, IA 50309
- Industry
- 333611 Turbine and Turbine Generator Set Units Manufacturing
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.
Mar 15, 2017#342228228Mar 15, 2017Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Safety#342228228$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #342228228
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 15, 2017
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 15, 2017
- Closed
- Apr 24, 2017
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 203
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 666 Grand Avenue Suite 500, Des Moines, IA 50309
- Industry
- 221112 Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation
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.
Aug 14, 2008#312521024Aug 14, 2008FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#312521024$11,2505 viol.5 violations$11,250 in penalties
Inspection #312521024
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 14, 2008
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 30, 2008
- Contested
- Dec 19, 2008
- Final Order
- Nov 20, 2009
- Closed
- Feb 17, 2010
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Yes
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 143
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 5
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $22,500
- Penalties on Record
- $11,250
- Site Address
- 4205 Nw 50th Street, Des Moines, IA 50310
- 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.
Electrician is electrocuted in power substation accident
Violations
Violation list (5 of 5 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.269 Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution OSHA citation code: 19100269 A03 | Other | 1 | 10 | $4,500 | $2,250 | Dec 20, 2009 | Dec 19, 2008 | Nov 20, 2009 |
| 01003 | 1910.269 Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution OSHA citation code: 19100269 L02 | Serious | 1 | 10 | $4,500 | $2,250 | Dec 20, 2009 | Dec 19, 2008 | Nov 20, 2009 |
| 01005 | 1910.269 Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution OSHA citation code: 19100269 M03 II | Serious | 1 | 7 | $4,500 | $2,250 | Dec 20, 2009 | Dec 19, 2008 | Nov 20, 2009 |
| 01006 | 1910.269 Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution OSHA citation code: 19100269 M03 VII | Other | 1 | 10 | $4,500 | $2,250 | Dec 20, 2009 | Dec 19, 2008 | Nov 20, 2009 |
| 01007 | 1910.269 Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution OSHA citation code: 19100269 N02 | Other | 1 | 10 | $4,500 | $2,250 | Dec 20, 2009 | Dec 19, 2008 | Nov 20, 2009 |
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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.
3 inspections, 2008 to 2018. 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
Utilities, 14,269 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.