Public Administration · Covington, KY
City of Covington
According to OSHA enforcement records (2010–2026), City of Covington has a relatively clean safety record: 1 violations across 1 inspections. See the full breakdown below.
- $0
- OSHA penalties
- 1
- Violations cited
- 1
- OSHA inspections
- $5,845
- Back wages owed
City of Covington in Covington, KY has been the subject of 1 OSHA workplace inspections and 1 citations since 2010, according to enforcement records from the U.S. Department of Labor. The employer also has 1 Wage and Hour Division (WHD) case on record, covering Fair Labor Standards Act enforcement. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.
The record in one line
OSHA has inspected City of Covington once. These inspections resulted in 1 violations, averaging 1.0 per inspection. Against the Public Administration industry average of 3 inspections per employer, this runs moderately below peers (0.3x the sector average) on inspection frequency. The Department of Labor also found wage violations, with $5,845 in back wages owed to 30 affected workers. For comparison, Michigan Department of Transportation in Brighton, MI is another public administration employer with 3 OSHA inspections on record and $5,850 in current penalties.
- 1.0
- violations per inspection
- 0.0%
- of violations were serious
- $5,845
- in back wages recovered
Compliance score
- C OSHA safety compliance: 1 violation across 1 OSHA inspection (1.0 per inspection), vs. national p10 0.0 (best) / p90 5.5 (worst) among 145,626 inspected employers.
- B Wage & hour compliance: $6K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($6K per case), vs. national p10 $2K (best) / p90 $58K (worst) among 91,622 employers with a WHD case on file.
Does more inspection scrutiny mean more findings?
Each dot is one of 21 Public Administration employers with an OSHA inspection on record, placed by inspections and violations cited. The highlighted dot is City of Covington.
City of Covington in the Public Administration enforcement ledger
On wage-and-hour enforcement alone, City of Covington ranks #327 among 501 Public Administration employers with WHD recoveries ($5,845). City of Covington carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #327 of 501 Public Administration employers on WHD back wages ($5,845).
Combined federal exposure here: $0 OSHA penalties plus $5,845 WHD back wages (100.0% of the combined total is wage recovery).
How City of Covington Compares
City of Covington's 1.00 violations per inspection compares to the Public Administration sector average of 6.4 violations per employer.
No OSHA penalty has been assessed against City of Covington to date. The Public Administration sector average runs $2,606 per employer.
Enforcement detail
OSHA Inspection History
Total Inspections
1
First Inspection
2014-06-26
Last Inspection
2014-06-26
Inspection Span
1 yr
Violations / Inspection
1.0
Avg Penalty / Inspection
$0
Industry Avg / Inspection
$827
What this shows 1 inspection over 1 year, averaging 1.0 violations per visit. That's $0 per inspection vs. the Public Administration average of $827.
Enforcement detail
Violation Breakdown
0
Serious
0.0% of total
0
Willful
0.0% of total
0
Repeat
0.0% of total
1
Other-Than-Serious
100.0% of total
What this shows Serious violations involve hazards that could cause death or serious physical harm. Willful violations indicate intentional or knowing disregard of the law. Repeat violations are for hazards previously cited within the past 5 years.
Wage & Hour Findings
The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that City of Covington owed $5,845 in back wages to 30 employees across 1 case and 31 violations. WHD enforces federal labor laws including the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), covering minimum wage, overtime pay, and child labor standards.
Industry Safety Context: Public Administration
How City of Covington compares to the Public Administration sector, which has 9,693 employers tracked by PlainWorker.
| Metric | City of Covington | Industry Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 1 | 3.2 |
| Violations | 1 | 6.4 |
| Total Penalty | $0 | $2,606 |
| Avg Penalty per Inspection | $0 | $827 |
Nationwide Public Administration peers with similar penalties or inspection counts
Two OSHA-record peer sets for City of Covington, both outside KY so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar OSHA inspection count
Same-sector employers with a comparable inspection history outside this state (1 inspections here).
Nearby & Similar Employers in Public Administration
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What to do with this record
Use City of Covington's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.
- A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare City of Covington against Michigan Department of Transportation, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
- See whether City of Covington's inspection and penalty record is typical for Public Administration or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Public Administration sector
- City of Covington also carries $5,845 in Wage and Hour Division back-wages, a separate enforcement track from OSHA safety violations. How wage-theft enforcement works
Figures reflect closed OSHA and WHD federal enforcement actions on record (2010–2026); not every workplace issue results in an inspection or investigation.
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Data as of 2026. Source: U.S. Department of Labor (OSHA, WHD).
Source: OSHA Enforcement Data
Inspection and violation records from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor, covering the period 2010–2026. Includes inspection dates, violation types (serious, willful, repeat, other-than-serious), and penalty amounts. Penalties shown are current assessed amounts and may differ from original citations due to settlement, contest, or reduction.
Source: Wage and Hour Division (WHD)
Compliance actions from the WHD, covering enforcement of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), including minimum wage, overtime, and child labor violations. Back wages represent amounts owed to affected employees as determined by WHD investigations.
Employer Matching
Employers are matched across OSHA and WHD datasets by name, state, and city. Employers included in PlainWorker have 2 or more OSHA inspections or $1,000+ in WHD back wages. Data is updated monthly from data.dol.gov.