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Tesla: OSHA inspections and violations

Littleton, Colorado · General Automotive Repair · NAICS 811111

3inspections
3citation items
$11,287current penalties
Oct 27, 2023last inspection

Tesla has 3 OSHA inspections on record in Colorado, the first in 2017.

OSHA's last visit started on Oct 27, 2023 on a referral, in Aurora.

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

OSHA proposed $13,830 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $11,287, down 18%.

For context, across all repair and personal services employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $1,200. Tesla averages $5,644 over 2 cited inspections in that time.

Tesla also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Tesla: OSHA citation items per year, 2017 to 2023
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347069478 OPENED OCT 27, 2023Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 50 employees at the site · Closed Jan 15, 2024

11951 East 33rd Avenue, Aurora, CO 80010 · New Car Dealers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 346043540 OPENED JUN 27, 2022Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 23 employees at the site · Closed Sep 20, 2022

1323 Motor City Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80905 · General Automotive Repair · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(ii)(a) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Serious$8,287$8,287Jul 25, 2022Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 25, 2022Final

Inspection 342853751 OPENED DEC 28, 2017Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 50 employees at the site · Closed Sep 17, 2018

5700 S Broadway, Littleton, CO 80121 · General Automotive Repair · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$5,543$3,000Feb 16, 2018Final

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2024, the Aurora site logged 5 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 75 workers: 4.9 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.0 for its industry. Those cases cost 96 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
NA-US-CO-Aurora-14800 E 35th Pl
Aurora · 2024
75 524.91.0
NA-US-CO-Littleton-Broadway
Littleton · 2024
63 414.73.1
NA-US-CO-Aurora-11951 E 33rd Ave
Aurora · 2024
42 000.03.1
NA-US-CO-Colorado Springs-1323 Motor City Dr
Colorado Springs · 2024
27 000.03.1
NA-US-CO-Aurora-1400-N Lisbon St
Aurora · 2024
11 000.02.6

Severe injury reports

Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.

Oct 18, 2023, Aurora: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified

An employee was instructing a co-worker on how to break the seal from a tire and rim. As the employee was pointing out where the wheel device breaks the seal, their left middle finger got caught between the rim and the wheel device, and the rim started to rotate. The employee suffered a partial amputation.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii)

(ii) Product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals, and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, will provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical.

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(ii)(a)

(A) The operator has been observed to operate the vehicle in an unsafe manner;

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)

(1) Space about electric equipment. Sufficient access and working space shall be provided and maintained about all electric equipment to permit ready and safe operation and maintenance of such equipment.

Other general automotive repair employers in Colorado

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.