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Safety scorecard
Years On File: 2016–2026
F
Safety grade
Poor record
Score: 58/100
Key factors driving the grade
  • 39 workplace accidents reported
  • Repeat violation on record
  • Substantial federal penalties relative to workforce
Years11
Inspections82
Violations134
Serious+2
Penalties$749,350
Accidents39
Summary

Safety record at a glance

Tesla, Inc. is a California-based employer with 82 OSHA inspections on file (covering 2016-2026). Across those inspections, OSHA cited 134 violations — of which 2 were Serious, Willful, or Repeat, with a total of $749,350 in federal penalties assessed. 39 workplace accidents were reported in connection with these inspections.

Inspection & violation trend

Year-by-year activity, citations issued, and reported workplace incidents.

82Inspections
134Violations
2Serious+
39Accidents
Inspections openedViolations citedSerious / Repeat / WillfulAccidents / injuries reported

Hover any year for detail. Counts reflect inspections, citations, and accidents on file at OSHA — final dispositions and amounts may change after appeals or settlement.

Inspection history

All OSHA inspections at Tesla, Inc.

61 inspections with citations, 21 closed clean or still open. Click any inspection for the full citation list.

With citations or accidents — 61
AccidentMar 12, 2026
Safety inspection#348804360
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
AccidentDec 10, 2025
Safety inspection#348635087
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
AccidentOct 27, 2025
Safety inspection#348576877
3violations
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
Penalty assessed$28,000
AccidentAug 14, 2025
Safety inspection#348440819
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
AccidentJul 14, 2025
Safety inspection#348374778
2violations
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
Penalty assessed$18,850
AccidentJun 13, 2025
Safety inspection#348312695
4violations
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
Penalty assessed$29,530
AccidentMay 1, 2025
Safety inspection#348217936
1violation
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
Penalty assessed$1,125
AccidentJul 29, 2024
Health inspection#347651887
1violation
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
Penalty assessed$13,500
AccidentJul 22, 2024
Safety inspection#347633414
1violation
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
Penalty assessed$5,000
AccidentJul 19, 2024
Safety inspection#347632648
1violation
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
AccidentJul 10, 2024
Safety inspection#347609356
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
AccidentMar 28, 2024
Safety inspection#347378218
2violations
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
Penalty assessed$23,560
Citation issuedDec 20, 2023
Safety inspection#347180630
3violations
Penalty assessed$18,000
AccidentDec 11, 2023
Safety inspection#347155707
1violation
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
Penalty assessed$560
AccidentSep 21, 2023
Safety inspection#346987720
2violations
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
Penalty assessed$54,000
AccidentSep 13, 2023
Safety inspection#346972136
2violations
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
Penalty assessed$37,000
AccidentApr 10, 2023
Safety inspection#346621907
4violations
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
Penalty assessed$38,000
Citation issuedDec 21, 2022
Health inspection#346405111
2violations
Penalty assessed$750
AccidentNov 3, 2022
Safety inspection#346323140
2violations
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
Penalty assessed$45,000
Citation issuedOct 10, 2022
Health inspection#346272248
1violation
Citation issuedSep 28, 2022
Safety inspection#346279169
1violation
Penalty assessed$635
AccidentSep 1, 2022
Safety inspection#346198765
2violations
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
Penalty assessed$1,160
Citation issuedJul 21, 2022
Health inspection#346097306
3violations
Penalty assessed$1,400
AccidentJul 15, 2022
Safety inspection#346081581
3violations
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
Penalty assessed$21,750
Citation issuedJun 22, 2022
Safety inspection#346037534
1violation
Penalty assessed$3,000
AccidentMay 23, 2022
Safety inspection#345978464
5violations
1serious+
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
Penalty assessed$36,920
AccidentDec 2, 2021
Safety inspection#345665822
2violations
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
Penalty assessed$23,500
AccidentOct 5, 2021
Safety inspection#345562136
2violations
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
Penalty assessed$23,000
AccidentSep 8, 2021
Safety inspection#345520027
3violations
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
Penalty assessed$18,000
Citation issuedJul 2, 2021
Health inspection#345399679
7violations
Penalty assessed$9,250
AccidentJun 22, 2021
Safety inspection#345375752
3violations
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
Penalty assessed$18,000
Citation issuedMay 18, 2021
Safety inspection#345317895
1violation
AccidentMay 5, 2021
Safety inspection#345289524
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
AccidentApr 23, 2021
Safety inspection#345269922
2violations
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
Penalty assessed$1,700
AccidentApr 6, 2021
Safety inspection#345236228
2violations
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
Penalty assessed$25,650
AccidentMar 9, 2021
Safety inspection#345185045
2violations
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
Penalty assessed$27,000
AccidentFeb 4, 2021
Safety inspection#345132948
5violations
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
Penalty assessed$24,435
AccidentOct 19, 2020
Safety inspection#344983325
1violation
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
Penalty assessed$7,650
AccidentAug 21, 2020
Safety inspection#344894571
3violations
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
Penalty assessed$8,850
AccidentAug 11, 2020
Health inspection#344876677
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
AccidentJun 3, 2020
Safety inspection#344772058
3violations
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
Penalty assessed$2,550
Citation issuedMay 29, 2020
Safety inspection#344768130
3violations
Penalty assessed$27,775
Citation issuedMar 9, 2020
Safety inspection#344682067
1violation
Penalty assessed$560
AccidentMar 2, 2020
Safety inspection#344667456
3violations
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
Penalty assessed$850
Citation issuedFeb 6, 2020
Health inspection#344611348
7violations
Penalty assessed$4,330
Citation issuedJan 8, 2020
Safety inspection#344549316
2violations
Penalty assessed$23,625
Citation issuedOct 14, 2019
Safety inspection#344376140
1violation
Penalty assessed$700
Citation issuedJul 3, 2019
Safety inspection#344129887
2violations
Penalty assessed$1,000
AccidentJun 25, 2019
Safety inspection#344108808
2violations
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
Penalty assessed$36,400
Citation issuedJun 17, 2019
Safety inspection#344088620
2violations
Penalty assessed$400
AccidentMay 3, 2019
Safety inspection#343997862
5violations
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
Penalty assessed$12,435
AccidentSep 18, 2018
Safety inspection#343470407
4violations
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
Penalty assessed$22,850
Citation issuedSep 5, 2018
Safety inspection#343442570
2violations
Penalty assessed$14,250
Citation issuedSep 5, 2018
Health inspection#343664090
1violation
Penalty assessed$425
Citation issuedSep 4, 2018
Safety inspection#343438008
3violations
Penalty assessed$9,850
Citation issuedJul 13, 2018
Safety inspection#343297362
1violation
Citation issuedJun 21, 2018
Safety inspection#343246435
6violations
Penalty assessed$7,675
Citation issuedApr 17, 2018
Health inspection#343091039
2violations
Penalty assessed$300
Serious citedApr 12, 2018
Safety inspection#343098372
4violations
1serious+
Penalty assessed$18,600
AccidentApr 21, 2017
Safety inspection#342270568
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
AccidentNov 18, 2016
Safety inspection#341925113
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
No violations or still open — 21
Open caseMay 22, 2026
Safety inspection#348955808
Case still open. Citations may follow.
Open caseMay 20, 2026
Safety inspection#348955535
Case still open. Citations may follow.
Open caseMay 18, 2026
Safety inspection#348943341
Case still open. Citations may follow.
Open caseMay 18, 2026
Safety inspection#348943366
Case still open. Citations may follow.
Open caseMar 19, 2026
Health inspection#348819293
Case still open. Citations may follow.
No violationsJan 8, 2026
Safety inspection#348675786
Closed Mar 24 — no citations.
No violationsOct 1, 2025
Safety inspection#348536111
Closed Oct 26 — no citations.
No violationsJun 24, 2025
Safety inspection#348328741
Closed Dec 23 — no citations.
No violationsMar 17, 2025
Safety inspection#348112376
Closed Aug 21 — no citations.
No violationsAug 11, 2023
Safety inspection#346903529
Closed Oct 16 — no citations.
No violationsJun 20, 2023
Safety inspection#346778681
Closed Oct 18 — no citations.
No violationsJun 22, 2022
Health inspection#346036148
Closed Sep 13 — no citations.
No violationsMay 26, 2022
Safety inspection#345983860
Closed Jul 21 — no citations.
No violationsAug 21, 2020
Health inspection#344894217
Closed Feb 19 — no citations.
No violationsJun 11, 2020
Health inspection#344785191
Closed Nov 9 — no citations.
No violationsJun 11, 2020
Health inspection#344785332
Closed Nov 9 — no citations.
No violationsAug 8, 2019
Safety inspection#344220264
Closed Jan 22 — no citations.
No violationsJun 17, 2019
Health inspection#344088786
Closed Dec 13 — no citations.
Open caseJun 14, 2019
Safety inspection#344087705
Case still open. Citations may follow.
No violationsOct 4, 2017
Health inspection#342683034
Closed Apr 20 — no citations.
No violationsOct 4, 2016
Safety inspection#341819076
Closed Feb 13 — no citations.
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Methodology

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Final amounts may differ after informal conferences or settlement. We show what OSHA has on file today.

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Frequently asked questions about Tesla, Inc.

Tesla, Inc. earned a F safety grade (58/100) — poor record. The grade reflects severity of past citations, accident history, and how recent the most-recent inspection is. See the methodology for the full scoring algorithm.

Sources

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