OSHA + DOL WHD · Federal public records
Which employers are breaking the rules, and what did it cost them?
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, every OSHA safety inspection and wage-theft case from the official federal releases (2010–2026) is aggregated here into one searchable record for 235,985 U.S. employers.
- 235,985
- Employers tracked
- $1.49B
- Penalties assessed
- 885,759
- OSHA violations cited
- $2.92B
- Back wages recovered
The national picture
Federal regulators recovered $2.92B in stolen wages, 2.0× the $1.49B assessed in OSHA safety penalties, across 885,759 violations, the enforcement record now sits in public view, employer by employer.
- $1.49B
- in OSHA penalties assessed
- 561,766
- serious violations cited
- 99,959
- wage-theft cases resolved
- $1,681
- average penalty per violation
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement extracts and Wage & Hour Division compliance data.
Which industries draw the most OSHA citations
Total safety violations cited, by sector
- Manufacturing
Manufacturing
355,720 violations
- Construction
Construction
204,107 violations
- Public Administration 62,312
Public Administration
62,312 violations
- Wholesale Trade 37,708
Wholesale Trade
37,708 violations
- Administrative & Waste Services 34,343
Administrative & Waste Services
34,343 violations
- Transportation & Warehousing 32,127
Transportation & Warehousing
32,127 violations
- Other Services 24,730
Other Services
24,730 violations
- Retail Trade 21,633
Retail Trade
21,633 violations
What this shows Manufacturing and Construction together account for the majority of all cited violations, the two sectors where OSHA inspectors find the most to flag. Manufacturing alone carries 355,720 citations.
OSHA penalties by state
All states →Highest OSHA penalties
Full rankings →| # | Employer | Violations | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keystone Construction & Maintenance Middletown, CT | 112 | $6.5M |
| 2 | Daehan Solution Nevada, LLC. Fernley, NV | 109 | $4.7M |
| 3 | Accurate Energetic Systems, LLC MC Ewen, TN | 105 | $3.1M |
| 4 | Miracapo Pizza Company LLC DBA Little Lady Foods Gurnee, IL | 32 | $3.1M |
| 5 | MDLG, INC. Phenix City, AL | 54 | $2.7M |
| 6 | The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Danville, VA | 241 | $2.6M |
| 7 | Joon, LLC Cusseta, AL | 55 | $2.5M |
| 8 | Sunfield, INC. Hebron, OH | 152 | $2.5M |
| 9 | Didion Milling, INC. Cambria, WI | 63 | $2.2M |
| 10 | Thomas Builders of Virginia, INC. Lynchburg, VA | 26 | $2.0M |
Largest wage-theft recoveries
Full rankings →| # | Employer | Workers | 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 | not disclosed | $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
All 56 states →Workplace safety guides
Plain-English explainers for reading OSHA and DOL enforcement data.
OSHA Inspections & Violations
How inspections work and what violation types mean for employers.
How Wage Theft Works
What the DOL enforcement data reveals about unpaid wages in America.
Most Dangerous Industries
Which sectors have the worst safety records and highest violation rates.
Your Rights Under OSHA
Right to a safe workplace, how to report hazards, and whistleblower protections.
Industries with Most Violations
Which industries receive the most OSHA citations and penalty dollars each year.
Original research
All research →Editorial analysis built entirely from the PlainWorker enforcement database.
Manufacturing leads U.S. industries at $6,092 in OSHA penalties per inspection
Manufacturing ($6,092 per inspection), Wholesale Trade ($4,678) and Retail Trade ($3,566) top the sectors by average OSHA penalty intensity.
ResearchGoodyear, Sinclair and Connecticut schools top employers by serious OSHA violations
Goodyear Tire (202 serious violations), Sinclair Wyoming Refining (161) and Connecticut Technical Education (146) lead U.S. employers in serious-violation counts, a concentration of repeat-violator patterns.
ResearchTexas, California and New York lead states in recovered back wages
Texas ($350.6M back wages), California ($283.1M) and New York ($199.5M) lead U.S. states in total back wages recovered through federal wage enforcement, a ten-fold gap top to bottom.
Where to start
Three ways into 235,985 employers' federal safety and wage records. Use them as a research starting point, not a verdict on any single employer.
- Look up a specific employer by name to see its full OSHA and wage-theft record. Search employers
- See the employers carrying the heaviest OSHA penalties nationwide. Most penalized
- Compare any two workplaces head-to-head, or explore enforcement by state. Compare employers
Every figure traces to the public OSHA and DOL Wage & Hour enforcement record and reflects past inspections, not current workplace conditions.
Frequently Asked Questions
What data does PlainWorker provide?
PlainWorker aggregates OSHA inspection and DOL Wage & Hour Division enforcement records for 235,985 U.S. employers, including violations, penalties, back-wage recoveries, and repeat-violator history.
What types of violations are tracked?
The data includes OSHA workplace safety violations (serious, willful, and repeat citations) and DOL Wage and Hour Division findings covering minimum wage, overtime, and other federal labor-law cases.
Where does the data come from?
Two federal public-record sources: OSHA enforcement inspection extracts and the Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division compliance database. Both are released by the U.S. Department of Labor.
About this data
How PlainWorker works, and why you can trust these numbers
What this site is
PlainWorker is a plain-language reference for U.S. workplace enforcement. We aggregate OSHA inspection and violation records and Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division enforcement cases for 235,985 employers into one searchable database, with every figure traceable back to the issuing agency's own record.
Editorial process
- Source. Pull OSHA inspection and violation extracts and DOL Wage and Hour Division enforcement cases directly from the Department of Labor.
- Verify. Each record keeps its original agency-assigned identifiers, so every figure traces back to the official enforcement record.
- Publish. Compile per-employer, per-industry, and per-state pages with inspections, violations, and penalties, linking back to the source data.
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Frequently asked
What data does PlainWorker provide?
PlainWorker aggregates OSHA inspection and DOL Wage & Hour Division enforcement records for 235,985 U.S. employers, including violations, penalties, back-wage recoveries, and repeat-violator history.
What types of violations are tracked?
The data includes OSHA workplace safety violations (serious, willful, and repeat citations) and DOL Wage and Hour Division findings covering minimum wage, overtime, and other federal labor-law cases.
Where does the data come from?
Two federal public-record sources: OSHA enforcement inspection extracts and the Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division compliance database. Both are released by the U.S. Department of Labor.