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Calpine Corporation: OSHA inspections and violations

Edinburg, Texas · Hydroelectric Power Generation · NAICS 221111

3inspections
2citation items
$27,000current penalties
Oct 29, 2020last inspection

OSHA has inspected Calpine Corporation 3 times in Texas since 2001.

The latest one began on Oct 29, 2020 as part of a related case, in Corpus Christi.

Those inspections ended with 2 citation items: 2 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $931 and still stand at $27,000.

Electrical equipment, general requirements comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.303.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for utility employers since 2015 is $0, and Calpine Corporation averages $27,000 (1 cited inspection).

Calpine Corporation also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Calpine Corporation: OSHA citation items per year, 2001 to 2020
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345001804 OPENED OCT 29, 2020Closed

Unprogrammed related · Complete · Safety · 2,300 employees at the site · Closed Jul 15, 2021

3952 Buddy Laurance Dr, Corpus Christi, TX 78401 · Other Electric Power Generation · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.303(h)(5)(iii)(a) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$931$13,500Apr 15, 2021Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.303(h)(5)(iii)(b) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$0$13,500Apr 15, 2021Final

Inspection 306480872 OPENED JUN 7, 2004Closed

Unprogrammed related · Partial · Safety · 25 employees at the site · Closed Dec 2, 2004

9602 Bayport Road, Pasadena, TX 77507 · Hydroelectric Power Generation · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 303684427 OPENED MAY 14, 2001Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 7 employees at the site · Closed May 14, 2001

3333 N. Mccoll Rd., Edinburg, TX 78539 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2025, the Pasadena site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 128 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.0 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Turbine Maintenance Group
Pasadena · 2025
128 000.01.0
Pasadena Power Plant
Pasadena · 2025
29 000.01.0
Channel Energy Center
Pasadena · 2025
28 000.01.0
Corpus Christi Energy Center
Corpus Christi · 2025
28 206.21.0
Magic Valley Generating Station
Edinburg · 2025
27 103.21.0
Hidalgo Energy Center
Edinburg · 2025
25 103.61.0
Clear Lake Power Plant (Closed - 2016)
Pasadena · 2016
18 115.71.0

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

Other hydroelectric power generation employers in Texas

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.