Workplace Safety & Labor Enforcement
OSHA enforcement inspections and DOL Wage & Hour Division case records aggregated from the official federal CSV releases. Coverage spans every public-record employer inspection submitted to the agencies.
Workplace safety enforcement data: OSHA inspections, violations, penalties and WHD wage theft records for 232K+ US employers with rankings and state-level drilldowns.
Explore OSHA inspections, violations, and wage theft cases for 232,214 employers across 56 states. Federal enforcement data from 2010–2026.
Highest OSHA Penalties
| # | Employer | Violations | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KEYSTONE CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE (MIDDLETOWN, CT) | 112 | $6.5M |
| 2 | DAEHAN SOLUTION NEVADA, LLC. (FERNLEY, NV) | 109 | $4.7M |
| 3 | MIRACAPO PIZZA COMPANY LLC DBA LITTLE LADY FOODS (GURNEE, IL) | 32 | $3.1M |
| 4 | MDLG, INC. (PHENIX CITY, AL) | 54 | $2.7M |
| 5 | THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY (DANVILLE, VA) | 240 | $2.6M |
| 6 | JOON, LLC (CUSSETA, AL) | 55 | $2.5M |
| 7 | SUNFIELD, INC. (HEBRON, OH) | 152 | $2.5M |
| 8 | DIDION MILLING, INC. (CAMBRIA, WI) | 63 | $2.2M |
| 9 | THOMAS BUILDERS OF VIRGINIA, INC. (LYNCHBURG, VA) | 26 | $2.0M |
| 10 | GREAT WHITE CONSTRUCTION, INC. (SAINT AUGUSTINE, FL) | 15 | $1.7M |
Largest Wage Theft Cases
| # | Employer | Employees | Back Wages |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holland Services (Washington, PA) | 700 | $25.9M |
| 2 | MD Dept. Of Public Safety and Corrections (BALTIMORE, MD) | 9,298 | $22.5M |
| 3 | Puerto Rico Police Department (San Juan, PR) | 8,758 | $20.7M |
| 4 | Halliburton (Houston, TX) | 1,013 | $18.2M |
| 5 | Inverness Technologies, Inc. (Annandale, VA) | 770 | $14.6M |
| 6 | Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) (California City, CA) | 362 | $8.1M |
| 7 | KROGER (CINCINNATI, OH) | 19,362 | $7.9M |
| 8 | Supreme Labor Source (Sub to RDI) (CLARKSVILLE, TN) | 0 | $7.3M |
| 9 | MUNICIPIO DE SAN JUAN (SAN JUAN, PR) | 2,400 | $5.6M |
| 10 | Hewlett-Packard (Palo Alto, CA) | 565 | $5.2M |
Enforcement by State
About This Data
Data sourced from the U.S. Department of Labor — OSHA Enforcement Data (inspections and violations, 2010–2026) and Wage and Hour Division (WHD) compliance actions. This dataset covers 383,267 workplace inspections, 870,394 citations, and 99,094 wage enforcement cases. Employers shown have 2+ OSHA inspections or $1,000+ in WHD back wages.
State enforcement ranking — top 10 by total OSHA penalties
State-level OSHA penalty sums — proxy for choropleth signature viz.
Workplace Safety Guides
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OSHA Inspections & Violations
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How Wage Theft Works
What the DOL enforcement data reveals about unpaid wages in America.
Most Dangerous Industries
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Your Rights Under OSHA
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Industries with Most Violations
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Frequently Asked Questions
What data does PlainWorker provide?
PlainWorker provides OSHA inspection and DOL wage theft data for 1,500+ employers, including violations, penalties, and enforcement actions.
What types of violations are tracked?
The data includes OSHA workplace safety violations (serious, willful, repeat) and DOL Wage and Hour Division findings for minimum wage, overtime, and other labor law violations.
Where does the data come from?
Data comes from two federal sources: OSHA inspection records and the Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division compliance data.
Research
Original analysis from our editorial team, every statistic derived from our own database. See all research.
Manufacturing 7519 Dollars per Inspection: Top US Industry OSHA Penalty Rates
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ResearchGoodyear Sinclair and Connecticut Schools: Top 10 US Employers by Serious OSHA Violations
OSHA enforcement data shows Goodyear Tire (202 serious violations) Sinclair Wyoming Refining (161) and Connecticut Technical Education (146) leading US employers in serious-violation counts — a concentration of repeat-violator patterns across specific manufacturing and public-sector employers.
ResearchCalifornia 283 Million Back Wages Recovered: Top 10 US States by DOL Enforcement
DOL Wage and Hour enforcement data shows Texas ($350.6M back wages) California ($283.1M) and New York ($199.5M) leading US states in total back wages recovered through federal wage enforcement — a 10x gap between highest and lowest states.