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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Tampa Electric Company
Current Parent Company: Emera
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Penalty: $500,000
Year: 2022
Date: August 19, 2022
Offense Group: safety-related offenses
Primary Offense: workplace safety or health violation
Violation Description: A Florida corporation was sentenced in federal court in the Middle District of Florida after pleading guilty to a charge of willfully violating an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rule. The criminal charge related to an explosion at a coal-fired power plant in 2017 that caused the death of five workers.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department multiagency referral
Civil or Criminal Case: criminal
HQ Country of Current Parent: Canada
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: utilities and power generation
Specific Industry of Current Parent: power generation
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.