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Safety scorecard
Years On File: 2016–2026
C
Safety grade
Average
Score: 77/100
Key factors driving the grade
  • 39 workplace accidents reported
  • Recent OSHA inspection (within 12 months)
Years11
Inspections82
Violations3
Serious+0
Penalties$28,000
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 3 violations, with a total of $28,000 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
3Violations
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.

39 inspections with citations, 43 closed clean or still open. Click any inspection for the full citation list.

With citations or accidents — 39
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
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
AccidentJun 13, 2025
Safety inspection#348312695
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
AccidentMay 1, 2025
Safety inspection#348217936
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
AccidentJul 29, 2024
Health inspection#347651887
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
AccidentJul 22, 2024
Safety inspection#347633414
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
AccidentJul 19, 2024
Safety inspection#347632648
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
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
AccidentDec 11, 2023
Safety inspection#347155707
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
AccidentSep 21, 2023
Safety inspection#346987720
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
AccidentSep 13, 2023
Safety inspection#346972136
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
AccidentApr 10, 2023
Safety inspection#346621907
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
AccidentNov 3, 2022
Safety inspection#346323140
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
AccidentSep 1, 2022
Safety inspection#346198765
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
AccidentJul 15, 2022
Safety inspection#346081581
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
AccidentMay 23, 2022
Safety inspection#345978464
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
AccidentDec 2, 2021
Safety inspection#345665822
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
AccidentOct 5, 2021
Safety inspection#345562136
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
AccidentSep 8, 2021
Safety inspection#345520027
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
AccidentJun 22, 2021
Safety inspection#345375752
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
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
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
AccidentApr 6, 2021
Safety inspection#345236228
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
AccidentMar 9, 2021
Safety inspection#345185045
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
AccidentFeb 4, 2021
Safety inspection#345132948
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
AccidentOct 19, 2020
Safety inspection#344983325
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
AccidentAug 21, 2020
Safety inspection#344894571
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
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
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
AccidentMar 2, 2020
Safety inspection#344667456
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
AccidentJun 25, 2019
Safety inspection#344108808
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
AccidentMay 3, 2019
Safety inspection#343997862
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
AccidentSep 18, 2018
Safety inspection#343470407
1accident
Accident-triggered inspection — OSHA opened this case in response to a reported workplace incident.
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 — 43
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.
Open caseDec 20, 2023
Safety inspection#347180630
Case still open. Citations may follow.
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 violationsDec 21, 2022
Health inspection#346405111
Closed Oct 2 — no citations.
No violationsOct 10, 2022
Health inspection#346272248
Closed May 11 — no citations.
No violationsSep 28, 2022
Safety inspection#346279169
Closed Oct 13 — no citations.
Open caseJul 21, 2022
Health inspection#346097306
Case still open. Citations may follow.
No violationsJun 22, 2022
Health inspection#346036148
Closed Sep 13 — no citations.
Open caseJun 22, 2022
Safety inspection#346037534
Case still open. Citations may follow.
No violationsMay 26, 2022
Safety inspection#345983860
Closed Jul 21 — no citations.
No violationsJul 2, 2021
Health inspection#345399679
Closed Sep 2 — no citations.
No violationsMay 18, 2021
Safety inspection#345317895
Closed Sep 24 — 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 violationsMay 29, 2020
Safety inspection#344768130
Closed Sep 11 — no citations.
No violationsMar 9, 2020
Safety inspection#344682067
Closed Aug 4 — no citations.
No violationsFeb 6, 2020
Health inspection#344611348
Closed Oct 11 — no citations.
Open caseJan 8, 2020
Safety inspection#344549316
Case still open. Citations may follow.
No violationsOct 14, 2019
Safety inspection#344376140
Closed Jun 1 — no citations.
No violationsAug 8, 2019
Safety inspection#344220264
Closed Jan 22 — no citations.
No violationsJul 3, 2019
Safety inspection#344129887
Closed Oct 13 — no citations.
No violationsJun 17, 2019
Safety inspection#344088620
Closed Oct 15 — 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 violationsSep 5, 2018
Safety inspection#343442570
Closed Oct 11 — no citations.
No violationsSep 5, 2018
Health inspection#343664090
Closed Apr 2 — no citations.
No violationsSep 4, 2018
Safety inspection#343438008
Closed Aug 31 — no citations.
No violationsJul 13, 2018
Safety inspection#343297362
Closed Mar 27 — no citations.
No violationsJun 21, 2018
Safety inspection#343246435
Closed Sep 11 — no citations.
No violationsApr 17, 2018
Health inspection#343091039
Closed Apr 20 — no citations.
No violationsApr 12, 2018
Safety inspection#343098372
Closed Jun 29 — no citations.
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

How to read this record

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Inspection without citation is normal

Many inspections close with no violations — that’s a positive signal, not a missing data row.

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Penalties are current assessment

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

Full methodology, scoring details, and known limitations: /methodology.

Frequently asked questions about Tesla, Inc.

Tesla, Inc. earned a C safety grade (77/100) — average. 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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