Accommodation & Food Services · Columbus, OH
Comfort Inn
According to OSHA enforcement records (2010–2026), Comfort Inn ranks #90,281 of 99,447 penalized U.S. employers by total current penalty, with a relatively clean safety record: 1 violations across 1 inspections.
- $700
- OSHA penalties
- 1
- Violations cited
- 1
- OSHA inspections
- #90,281
- of 99,447 penalized employers
Comfort Inn in Columbus, OH 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. Total penalties assessed: $700. Separately, the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found $5,282 in back wages owed to 7 affected workers. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.
The record in one line
OSHA has inspected Comfort Inn once. These inspections resulted in 1 violations, averaging 1.0 per inspection. According to OSHA enforcement records, its total current penalty ranks #90,281 of 99,447 penalized U.S. employers (the lower half of penalized employers nationally). Against the Accommodation & Food Services industry average of 0 inspections per employer, this runs well above peers (4.4x the sector average) on inspection frequency. The Department of Labor also found wage violations, with $5,282 in back wages owed to 7 affected workers. For comparison, Grand Beach Hotel in Miami Beach, FL is another accommodation & food services employer with 0 OSHA inspections on record and $0 in current penalties.
- 1.0
- violations per inspection
- 0.0%
- of violations were serious
- #90,281
- of 99,447 penalized employers
- $5,282
- 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: $5K in back wages owed across 2 WHD cases ($3K per case), vs. national p10 $2K (best) / p90 $58K (worst) among 91,622 employers with a WHD case on file.
How Comfort Inn compares on OSHA penalties
Total current penalty vs the Accommodation & Food Services per-employer average
- Comfort Inn
Comfort Inn
$700 in penalties
- Accommodation & Food Services avg
Accommodation & Food Services industry average (per employer)
$670 in penalties
What this shows Comfort Inn sits roughly in line with peers (1.0x the sector average) in total OSHA penalties.
Where this penalty ranks nationally
Total current OSHA penalty vs every U.S. employer with a nonzero penalty
$700 Top 9% most affordable more affordable than 91% of 99,447 U.S. employers with a penalty
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Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement extracts · 2026
Does more inspection scrutiny mean more findings?
Each dot is one of 21 Accommodation & Food Services employers with an OSHA inspection on record, placed by inspections and violations cited. The highlighted dot is Comfort Inn.
Comfort Inn in the Accommodation & Food Services enforcement ledger
In Accommodation & Food Services, Comfort Inn sits at penalty rank #1,473 of 1,746 penalized establishments ($700 assessed). WHD back-wage recoveries in this sector place Comfort Inn at rank #13,572 of 22,851 employers ($5,282 owed).
Combined federal exposure here: $700 OSHA penalties plus $5,282 WHD back wages (88.3% of the combined total is wage recovery).
How Comfort Inn Compares
Comfort Inn's 1.00 violations per inspection compares to the Accommodation & Food Services sector average of 0.5 violations per employer.
Against the Accommodation & Food Services industry average of $670 per employer, this employer's current OSHA penalty sits roughly in line with peers (1.0x the sector average).
Enforcement detail
OSHA Inspection History
Total Inspections
1
First Inspection
2012-12-19
Last Inspection
2012-12-19
Inspection Span
1 yr
Violations / Inspection
1.0
Avg Penalty / Inspection
$700
Industry Avg / Inspection
$2,941
What this shows 1 inspection over 1 year, averaging 1.0 violations per visit. That's $700 per inspection vs. the Accommodation & Food Services average of $2,941.
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.
Enforcement detail
Penalty Analysis
Initial Penalty Assessed
$1,000
Current Penalty Amount
$700
Penalty Reduction
30.0%
Combined Impact (OSHA + WHD)
$5,982
What this shows Penalties were reduced by $300 from the initial assessment of $1,000. Reductions may result from informal settlements, formal contests, or negotiated agreements with OSHA.
Wage & Hour Findings
The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Comfort Inn owed $5,282 in back wages to 7 employees across 2 cases and 8 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: Accommodation & Food Services
How Comfort Inn compares to the Accommodation & Food Services sector, which has 25,016 employers tracked by PlainWorker.
| Metric | Comfort Inn | Industry Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 1 | 0.2 |
| Violations | 1 | 0.5 |
| Total Penalty | $700 | $670 |
| Avg Penalty per Inspection | $700 | $2,941 |
Nationwide Accommodation & Food Services peers with similar penalties or inspection counts
Two OSHA-record peer sets for Comfort Inn, both outside OH so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar current OSHA penalty
Nearest same-sector employers by current assessed penalty ($700 here).
Similar OSHA inspection count
Same-sector employers with a comparable inspection history outside this state (1 inspections here).
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What to do with this record
Use Comfort Inn's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.
- A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Comfort Inn against El Pato Mexican Food (Main Office), a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
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- Comfort Inn also carries $5,282 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
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