Inspection 349092585 OPENED AUG 4, 2026Closed
550 Milan Dr., Sparks, NV 89437 · General Warehousing and Storage · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Tesla, Inc. has 34 OSHA inspections on record in Nevada, the first in 2016.
OSHA's last visit started on Aug 4, 2026 after a complaint, in Sparks.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 6 citation items: 1 serious and 5 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $16,950 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $9,500, down 44%.
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Tesla, Inc. averages $1,900 over 5 cited inspections in that time.
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
Tesla, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
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Inspection 347607178 OPENED JUL 10, 2024Closed
550 Milan Drive, Sparks, NV 89434 · Other Warehousing and Storage · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 347493488 OPENED MAY 20, 2024Closed
385 Milan Dr., Sparks, NV 89437 · Storage Battery Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 347173007 OPENED DEC 19, 2023Closed
1 Electric Ave., Sparks, NV 89434 · Storage Battery Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 347173015 OPENED DEC 19, 2023Closed
1 Electric Ave., Sparks, NV 89434 · Storage Battery Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 346900830 OPENED AUG 10, 2023Closed
1 Electric Avenue, Sparks, NV 89434 · Storage Battery Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 346352495 OPENED NOV 21, 2022Closed
1 Electric Ave., Sparks, NV 89434 · Storage Battery Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 345622732 OPENED NOV 5, 2021Closed
1 Electric Ave., Sparks, NV 89434 · Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
26 older inspections
Inspection 345630107 OPENED NOV 5, 2021Closed
1 Electric Ave., Sparks, NV 89434 · Storage Battery Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 344423504 OPENED NOV 4, 2019Closed
1 Electric Avenue, Sparks, NV 89434 · Storage Battery Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 344423587 OPENED NOV 4, 2019Closed
1 Electric Avenue, Sparks, NV 89434 · Storage Battery Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 344367933 OPENED OCT 9, 2019Closed
1 Electric Avenue, Mccarran, NV 89434 · Storage Battery Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 344180427 OPENED JUL 22, 2019Closed
1 Electric Avenue, Sparks, NV 89434 · Storage Battery Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jan 22, 2020 (fatal): Employee is found unresponsive at work station and dies from
At 5:30 a.m. on January 22, 2020, an employee was changing a spool of wire on some machinery and was found unresponsive at their work station. The employee died of atherosclerotic and hypertensive cardiovascular disease while at work.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.151(c) · First aid and eyewash |
Other-than-serious | $4,250 | $1,000 | Feb 21, 2020 | Final |
Inspection 344536149 OPENED JUL 22, 2019Closed
1 Electric Avenue, Sparks, NV 89434 · Storage Battery Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 344140660 OPENED JUL 9, 2019Closed
1 Electric Avenue, Sparks, NV 89434 · Storage Battery Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 344146840 OPENED JUL 9, 2019Closed
1 Electric Avenue, Sparks, NV 89434 · Storage Battery Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii) · Hazard communication |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Aug 15, 2019 | Final |
Inspection 343863007 OPENED MAR 18, 2019Closed
1 Electric Avenue, Sparks, NV 89434 · Storage Battery Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.140(d)(2)(ii) · Personal fall protection systems |
Other-than-serious | $4,000 | $2,800 | Sep 12, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1904.40(a) · Giving injury records to OSHA |
Other-than-serious | $1,000 | $700 | Sep 12, 2019 | Final |
Inspection 343864187 OPENED MAR 18, 2019Closed
1 Electric Avenue, Mccarran, NV 89434 · Industrial Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 343913208 OPENED MAR 18, 2019Closed
1 Electric Avenue, Sparks, NV 89434 · Storage Battery Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 344200993 OPENED MAR 18, 2019Closed
1 Electric Avenue, Sparks, NV 89434 · Industrial Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 343371779 OPENED AUG 9, 2018Closed
1 Electric Avenue, Sparks, NV 89434 · Storage Battery Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 343343000 OPENED JUL 26, 2018Closed
1 Electric Avenue, Sparks, NV 89434 · Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 343281812 OPENED JUL 9, 2018Closed
1 Electric Avenue, Sparks, NV 89434 · Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 343282075 OPENED JUL 9, 2018Closed
1 Electric Avenue, Sparks, NV 89434 · Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jul 10, 2018: Employee amputates fingertip after removing guard from wire
At 2:45 p.m. on July 10, 2018, an employee was trying to determine the compatibility of a lower guard for a pair of pneumatic wire cutters. The employee removed the top guard from a pair of Simonds wire cutters, Model PTX-938, due to it not being compatible with the newly designed lower guard. The employee operated the cutters and amputated his right hand's middle fingertip. The employee was hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.147(f)(1)(ii) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $5,000 | $5,000 | Nov 14, 2018 | Final |
Inspection 343282083 OPENED JUL 9, 2018Closed
1 Electric Avenue, Sparks, NV 89434 · Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 342890787 OPENED JAN 9, 2018Closed
1 Electric Avenue, Sparks, NV 89434 · Industrial Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 342842481 OPENED NOV 8, 2017Closed
1 Electric Avenue, Sparks, NV 89434 · Storage Battery Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 342790953 OPENED OCT 9, 2017Closed
1 Electric Avenue, Sparks, NV 89434 · Industrial Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.22(a)(3) · Walking-working surfaces |
Other-than-serious | $2,700 | $0 | Jan 4, 2018 | Final |
Inspection 342349198 OPENED MAY 16, 2017Closed
1 Electric Avenue, Sparks, NV 89434 · Industrial Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 342300142 OPENED MAY 4, 2017Closed
1 Electric Ave, Sparks, NV 89434 · Storage Battery Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 342292117 OPENED APR 17, 2017Closed
1 Electric Avenue, Sparks, NV 89434 · Industrial Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 342213337 OPENED MAR 29, 2017Closed
1 Electric Avenue, Sparks, NV 89434 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 342359437 OPENED MAR 29, 2017Closed
1 Electric Avenue, Sparks, NV 89434 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 341714756 OPENED AUG 19, 2016Closed
Electric Avenue, Sparks, NV 89434 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · 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 Sparks site logged 22 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 342 workers: 4.5 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 671 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA-US-NV-Sparks-550 Milan Dr Sparks · 2025 | 342 | 22 | 13 | 4.5 | 2.6 |
| NA-US-NV-Sparks-1-Electric Ave Sparks · 2024 | 8,020 | 391 | 258 | 3.4 | 1.5 |
| NA-US-NV-Sparks-385 Milan Dr Sparks · 2024 | 67 | 2 | 1 | 2.3 | 0.0 |
| NA-US-NV-Gigafactory-Warehouse Ireland Drive Sparks · 2024 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 3.2 | 2.6 |
| NA-US-NV-Sparks-680 E Glendale Ave Sparks · 2024 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 4.6 | 2.7 |
| NA-US-NV-Sparks-1 Semi Drive Sparks · 2024 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 7.8 | 0.6 |
| NA-US-NV-Sparks-700 Milan Sparks · 2023 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.6 |
| NA-US-NV-Sparks-Electric Avenue Sparks · 2022 | 7,594 | 294 | 143 | 2.7 | 1.5 |
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1904.40 · Giving injury records to OSHA
29 CFR 1904.40(a)
(a) Basic requirement. When an authorized government representative asks for the records you keep under part 1904, you must provide copies of the records within four (4) business hours.
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 1910.140 · Personal fall protection systems
29 CFR 1910.140(d)(2)(ii)
(ii) Personal fall arrest systems are rigged in such a manner that the employee cannot free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m) or contact a lower level. A free fall may be more than 6 feet (1.8 m) provided the employer can demonstrate the manufacturer designed the system to allow a free fall of more than 6 feet and tested the system to ensure a maximum arresting force of 1,800 pounds (8 kN) is not exceeded.
29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout
29 CFR 1910.151 · First aid and eyewash
29 CFR 1910.22 · Walking-working surfaces
Other storage battery manufacturing employers in Nevada
- Lithion Battery Inc Henderson · 4 citations · $28,553
- Rechargeable Power Energy North America LLC Las Vegas · 8 citations · $1,800
- Solution Marine, LLC Minden · 18 citations · $29,793
- Shigamo Development Inc. Elko · 1 citation · $1,418
- Legrand DPC LLC Reno · 3 citations · $15,194
- H&T Nevada, LLC Sparks · 3 citations · $7,001
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.