Utilities · Akron, OH
Firstenergy
According to OSHA enforcement records (2010–2026), Firstenergy 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
- $579,522
- Back wages owed
Firstenergy in Akron, OH 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. Federal wage-and-hour enforcement records also show 252 WHD violations against this employer under the Fair Labor Standards Act. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.
The record in one line
OSHA has inspected Firstenergy once. None of these inspections resulted in a citation. Against the Utilities industry average of 3 inspections per employer, this runs moderately below peers (0.4x the sector average) on inspection frequency. The Department of Labor also found wage violations, with $579,522 in back wages owed to 251 affected workers. For comparison, Gen Serv - DMG FEMA Georgia in Rio Grande, PR is another utilities employer with 0 OSHA inspections on record and $0 in current penalties.
- 0.0
- violations per inspection
- 0.0%
- of violations were serious
- $579,522
- 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.
- F Wage & hour compliance: $580K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($580K 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 Utilities employers with an OSHA inspection on record, placed by inspections and violations cited. The highlighted dot is Firstenergy.
Firstenergy in the Utilities enforcement ledger
WHD back-wage recoveries in this sector place Firstenergy at rank #5 of 236 employers ($579,522 owed). Firstenergy carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #5 of 236 Utilities employers on WHD back wages ($579,522).
Combined federal exposure here: $0 OSHA penalties plus $579,522 WHD back wages (100.0% of the combined total is wage recovery).
How Firstenergy Compares
1 OSHA inspection on record for Firstenergy in Akron, OH, zero violations cited, a cleaner record than the Utilities sector average of 6.1 violations per employer.
No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Firstenergy to date. The Utilities sector average runs $5,509 per employer.
Enforcement detail
OSHA Inspection History
Total Inspections
1
First Inspection
2026-05-28
Last Inspection
2026-05-28
Inspection Span
1 yr
Violations / Inspection
0.0
Avg Penalty / Inspection
$0
Industry Avg / Inspection
$2,104
What this shows 1 inspection over 1 year, averaging 0.0 violations per visit. That's $0 per inspection vs. the Utilities average of $2,104.
Wage & Hour Findings
The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Firstenergy owed $579,522 in back wages to 251 employees across 1 case and 252 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: Utilities
How Firstenergy compares to the Utilities sector, which has 2,996 employers tracked by PlainWorker.
| Metric | Firstenergy | Industry Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 1 | 2.6 |
| Violations | 0 | 6.1 |
| Total Penalty | $0 | $5,509 |
| Avg Penalty per Inspection | $0 | $2,104 |
Nationwide Utilities peers with similar penalties or inspection counts
Two OSHA-record peer sets for Firstenergy, both outside OH 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 Utilities
Showing 5 of 2995 other employers tracked in this sector.
What to do with this record
Use Firstenergy's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.
- A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Firstenergy against Henkels & McCoy, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
- See whether Firstenergy's inspection and penalty record is typical for Utilities or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Utilities sector
- Firstenergy also carries $579,522 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.