TESLA MOTORS, INC.
45500 FREMONT BLVD., FREMONT, CA 94538 · NAICS 336111 Automobile Manufacturing
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Inspection records
Feb 24, 2016#341277937Feb 24, 2016Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#341277937$3751 viol.1 violation$375 in penalties
Inspection #341277937
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 24, 2016
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 18, 2016
- Final Order
- May 9, 2016
- Closed
- May 31, 2016
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 200
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,125
- Penalties on Record
- $375
- Site Address
- 45500 Fremont Blvd., Fremont, CA 94538
- Industry
- 336111 Automobile Manufacturing
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 (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 3227(C) Discharge from Exits | Other | 1 | 15 | $1,125 | $375 | - | May 9, 2016 |
Sep 15, 2015#340928308Sep 15, 2015Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#340928308$2,1753 viol.3 violations$2,175 in penalties
Inspection #340928308
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 15, 2015
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 4, 2015
- Final Order
- Dec 28, 2016
- Closed
- Apr 24, 2017
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 12,000
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,175
- Penalties on Record
- $2,175
- Site Address
- 45500 Fremont Blvd., Fremont, CA 94538
- Industry
- 336111 Automobile Manufacturing
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.
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 3203(B)(1) Injury and Illness Prevention Program | Other | 1 | 1 | $425 | $425 | Jan 6, 2016 | - | Dec 28, 2016 |
| 01002 | 3650(T)(7) Industrial Trucks. General | Other | 1 | 1 | $475 | $475 | Jan 6, 2016 | - | Dec 28, 2016 |
| 01003 | 3650(T)(9) Industrial Trucks. General | Other | 1 | 1 | $1,275 | $1,275 | - | Dec 28, 2016 |
Jun 8, 2015#340687581Jun 8, 2015Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#340687581$6,6804 viol.4 violations$6,680 in penalties
Inspection #340687581
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 8, 2015
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 3, 2015
- Final Order
- Sep 26, 2015
- Closed
- Jun 13, 2016
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 6,900
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 4 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $6,680
- Penalties on Record
- $6,680
- Site Address
- 45500 Fremont Blvd., Fremont, CA 94538
- Industry
- 336111 Automobile Manufacturing
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.
Violations
Violation list (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 342(A) Reporting Work-Connected Fatalities and Serious Injuries | Other | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | - | Sep 26, 2015 | |
| 01002 | 3272(B) Aisles, Walkways, and Crawlways | Other | 1 | 2 | $560 | $560 | - | Sep 26, 2015 | |
| 01003 | 3650(T)(7) Industrial Trucks. General | Other | 1 | 1 | $560 | $560 | - | Sep 26, 2015 | |
| 01004 | 3650(T)(1) Industrial Trucks. General | Other | 1 | 1 | $560 | $560 | - | Sep 26, 2015 |
Jun 1, 2015#340669415Jun 1, 2015Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#340669415$9,3702 viol.2 violations$9,370 in penalties
Inspection #340669415
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 1, 2015
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 1, 2015
- Final Order
- Sep 10, 2015
- Closed
- Mar 12, 2016
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 500
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint, 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $9,370
- Penalties on Record
- $9,370
- Site Address
- 45500 Fremont Blvd., Fremont, CA 94538
- Industry
- 336111 Automobile Manufacturing
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.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 3650(T)(12) Industrial Trucks. General | Other | 1 | 1 | $935 | $935 | - | Sep 10, 2015 | |
| 02001 | 3203(A) Injury and Illness Prevention Program | Serious | 1 | 1 | $8,435 | $8,435 | - | Sep 10, 2015 |
May 18, 2015#340949361May 18, 2015Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Safety#340949361$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #340949361
Dates
- Opened
- May 18, 2015
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 29, 2015
- Closed
- Sep 29, 2015
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 6,000
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 45500 Fremont Boulevard, Fremont, CA 94538
- Industry
- 336111 Automobile 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.
Dec 12, 2014#340135532Dec 12, 2014Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#340135532$7501 viol.1 violation$750 in penalties
Inspection #340135532
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 12, 2014
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 2, 2015
- Final Order
- Mar 6, 2015
- Closed
- Nov 21, 2016
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 2,000
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $750
- Penalties on Record
- $750
- Site Address
- 45500 Fremont Blvd., Fremont, CA 94538
- Industry
- 336111 Automobile Manufacturing
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.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 3203(A) Injury and Illness Prevention Program | Other | 1 | 1 | $750 | $750 | - | Mar 6, 2015 |
Dec 8, 2014#340129766Dec 8, 2014Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#340129766$40,4007 viol.7 violations$40,400 in penalties
Inspection #340129766
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 8, 2014
- Closing Conference Date
- May 1, 2015
- Contested
- May 21, 2015
- Final Order
- Apr 27, 2016
- Closed
- Jul 14, 2016
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 6,000
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 7
- Violation Types
- 4 serious, 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $70,000
- Penalties on Record
- $40,400
- Site Address
- 45500 Fremont Blvd., Fremont, CA 94538
- Industry
- 336211 Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing
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.
Violations
Violation list (5 of 7 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 3203(A)(4) Injury and Illness Prevention Program | Other | 1 | 10 | $800 | $800 | Jun 3, 2015 | May 21, 2015 | Apr 27, 2016 |
| 01002 | 3314(G) The Control of Hazardous Energy for the Cleaning, Repairing, Servicing, Setting-Up, and Adjusting Operations of Prime Movers, Machinery and Equipment, Including Lockout/Tagout | Other | 1 | 1 | $800 | $800 | Jun 3, 2015 | May 21, 2015 | Apr 27, 2016 |
| 02001 | 3203(A)(3) Injury and Illness Prevention Program | Serious | 1 | 2 | $18,000 | $7,200 | May 21, 2015 | Apr 27, 2016 | |
| 03001 | 3203(A)(7) Injury and Illness Prevention Program | Serious | 1 | 2 | $18,000 | $18,000 | May 21, 2015 | Apr 27, 2016 | |
| 04001 | 2944(H) Work on or in Proximity to Conductors and Equipment Located in High-Voltage Stations, or Switchyards | Other | 1 | 1 | $7,200 | $0 | May 21, 2015 | Apr 27, 2016 |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 7 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Oct 28, 2014#340048891Oct 28, 2014Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#340048891$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #340048891
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 28, 2014
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 20, 2015
- Final Order
- Feb 19, 2015
- Closed
- Feb 19, 2015
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 100
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $450
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 45500 Fremont Blvd., Fremont, CA 94538
- Industry
- 336111 Automobile Manufacturing
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.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 3380(F)(1)(A) Personal Protective Devices | Other | 1 | 2 | $450 | $0 | Feb 5, 2015 | - | Feb 19, 2015 |
Aug 22, 2014#317796837Aug 22, 2014Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Health#317796837$3503 viol.3 violations$350 in penalties
Inspection #317796837
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 22, 2014
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 28, 2015
- Closed
- Apr 14, 2015
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 2,500
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,265
- Penalties on Record
- $350
- Site Address
- 45500 Fremont Blvd., Fremont, CA 94538
- Industry
- 336111 Automobile 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.
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 3203 Injury and Illness Prevention Program OSHA citation code: 3203 A07 | Other | 2 | 4 | $475 | $0 | Feb 3, 2015 | - | - |
| 01002 | 3276 Portable Ladders OSHA citation code: 3276 F | Other | 2 | 2 | $475 | $175 | Feb 3, 2015 | - | - |
| 01003 | 3380 Personal Protective Devices OSHA citation code: 3380 F01 A | Other | 3 | 3 | $315 | $175 | Feb 3, 2015 | - | - |
Aug 21, 2014#317796795Aug 21, 2014Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Safety#317796795$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #317796795
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 21, 2014
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 22, 2014
- Closed
- Aug 22, 2014
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 6,000
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 45500 Fremont Boulevard, Fremont, CA 94538
- Industry
- 336111 Automobile 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.
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Standards cited
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Transportation Equipment Manufacturing, 16,587 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.