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Plug Power Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Clifton Park, New York · All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing · NAICS 335999

3inspections
3citation items
$20,553current penalties
Oct 19, 2023last inspection

Plug Power Inc. has 3 OSHA inspections on record in New York, the first in 2021.

OSHA's last visit started on Oct 19, 2023 after a complaint, in Slingerlands.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 3 citation items: 1 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $27,230 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $20,553, down 25%.

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Plug Power Inc. averages $10,277 over 2 cited inspections in that time.

Plug Power Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Plug Power Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2021 to 2023
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347044356 OPENED OCT 19, 2023Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 300 employees at the site · Closed Jun 27, 2024

125 Vista Blvd, Slingerlands, NY 12159 · Fuel Dealers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.454(b) · Scaffold training
Other-than-serious$15,625$10,938Jan 12, 2024Final

Inspection 346646045 OPENED APR 20, 2023Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 250 employees at the site · Closed May 25, 2023

968 Albany Shaker Road, Newtonville, NY 12110 · All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 345436430 OPENED JUL 23, 2021Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 50 employees at the site · Closed Mar 18, 2022

620 Van Patten Dr., Clifton Park, NY 12065 · All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3) · Exit routes
Other-than-serious$6,632$6,632Jan 6, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.176(c) · Material storage and aisles
Serious$4,973$2,984Jan 6, 2022Final

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 Slingerlands site logged 7 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 432 workers: 1.7 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.5 for its industry. Those cases cost 67 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Plug HQ
Slingerlands · 2025
432 741.70.5
Plug Power Vista Blvd
Slingerlands · 2024
363 210.51.5

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.176 · Material storage and aisles

29 CFR 1910.176(c)

(c) Housekeeping. Storage areas shall be kept free from accumulation of materials that constitute hazards from tripping, fire, explosion, or pest harborage. Vegetation control will be exercised when necessary.

29 CFR 1910.37 · Exit routes

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3)

(3) Exit routes must be free and unobstructed. No materials or equipment may be placed, either permanently or temporarily, within the exit route. The exit access must not go through a room that can be locked, such as a bathroom, to reach an exit or exit discharge, nor may it lead into a dead-end corridor. Stairs or a ramp must be provided where the exit route is not substantially level.

29 CFR 1926.454 · Scaffold training

29 CFR 1926.454(b)

(b) The employer shall have each employee who is involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work in question. The training shall include the following topics, as applicable:

Other all other miscellaneous electrical equipment and component manufacturing employers in New York

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.