Construction · Houston, TX
Corey Construction
According to OSHA enforcement records (2010–2026), Corey Construction has a relatively clean safety record: 0 violations across 1 inspections. See the full breakdown below.
- $0
- OSHA penalties
- 0
- Violations cited
- 1
- OSHA inspections
- $1,290
- Back wages owed
Corey Construction in Houston, TX has been the subject of 1 OSHA workplace inspections and 0 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 Corey Construction once. None of these inspections resulted in a citation. Against the Construction industry average of 2 inspections per employer, this runs moderately below peers (0.5x the sector average) on inspection frequency. The Department of Labor also found wage violations, with $1,290 in back wages owed to 9 affected workers. For comparison, Portland Road & Driveway CO INC in Clackamas, OR is another construction employer with 2 OSHA inspections on record and $1,290 in current penalties.
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- violations per inspection
- 0.0%
- of violations were serious
- $1,290
- in back wages recovered
Compliance score
- A OSHA safety compliance: 0 violations across 1 OSHA inspection (0.0 per inspection), vs. national p10 0.0 (best) / p90 5.5 (worst) among 145,626 inspected employers.
- A Wage & hour compliance: $1K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($1K 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 Construction employers with an OSHA inspection on record, placed by inspections and violations cited. The highlighted dot is Corey Construction.
Corey Construction in the Construction enforcement ledger
WHD back-wage recoveries in this sector place Corey Construction at rank #12,257 of 12,785 employers ($1,290 owed). Corey Construction carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #12,257 of 12,785 Construction employers on WHD back wages ($1,290).
Combined federal exposure here: $0 OSHA penalties plus $1,290 WHD back wages (100.0% of the combined total is wage recovery).
How Corey Construction Compares
1 OSHA inspection on record for Corey Construction in Houston, TX, zero violations cited, a cleaner record than the Construction sector average of 3.3 violations per employer.
No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Corey Construction to date. The Construction sector average runs $6,767 per employer.
Enforcement detail
OSHA Inspection History
Total Inspections
1
First Inspection
2023-10-18
Last Inspection
2023-10-18
Inspection Span
1 yr
Violations / Inspection
0.0
Avg Penalty / Inspection
$0
Industry Avg / Inspection
$3,361
What this shows 1 inspection over 1 year, averaging 0.0 violations per visit. That's $0 per inspection vs. the Construction average of $3,361.
Wage & Hour Findings
The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Corey Construction owed $1,290 in back wages to 9 employees across 1 case and 11 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: Construction
How Corey Construction compares to the Construction sector, which has 61,260 employers tracked by PlainWorker.
| Metric | Corey Construction | Industry Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 1 | 2.0 |
| Violations | 0 | 3.3 |
| Total Penalty | $0 | $6,767 |
| Avg Penalty per Inspection | $0 | $3,361 |
Nationwide Construction peers with similar penalties or inspection counts
Two OSHA-record peer sets for Corey Construction, both outside TX 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).
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What to do with this record
Use Corey Construction's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.
- A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Corey Construction against JBC General Construction, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
- See whether Corey Construction's inspection and penalty record is typical for Construction or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Construction sector
- Corey Construction also carries $1,290 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 Sources & Methodology ▼
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.