Healthcare & Social Assistance · Detroit, MI
Henry Ford Health System
According to OSHA enforcement records (2010–2026), Henry Ford Health System has a relatively clean safety record: 1 violations across 2 inspections. See the full breakdown below.
- $0
- OSHA penalties
- 1
- Violations cited
- 2
- OSHA inspections
- $11,591
- Back wages owed
Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, MI has been the subject of 2 OSHA workplace inspections and 1 citations since 2010, according to enforcement records from the U.S. Department of Labor. Federal wage-and-hour enforcement records also show 34 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 Henry Ford Health System 2 times over 3 years, roughly once every couple of years. These inspections resulted in 1 violation, averaging 0.5 per inspection, on the lighter side. Against the Healthcare & Social Assistance industry average of 1 inspections per employer, this runs well above peers (3.0x the sector average) on inspection frequency. The Department of Labor also found wage violations, with $11,591 in back wages owed to 34 affected workers. For comparison, Lolita's Place Foster Home in El Paso, TX is another healthcare & social assistance employer with 0 OSHA inspections on record and $0 in current penalties.
- 0.5
- violations per inspection
- 0.0%
- of violations were serious
- $11,591
- in back wages recovered
Compliance score
- B OSHA safety compliance: 1 violation across 2 OSHA inspections (0.5 per inspection), vs. national p10 0.0 (best) / p90 5.5 (worst) among 145,626 inspected employers.
- C Wage & hour compliance: $12K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($12K 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 Healthcare & Social Assistance employers with an OSHA inspection on record, placed by inspections and violations cited. The highlighted dot is Henry Ford Health System.
Henry Ford Health System in the Healthcare & Social Assistance enforcement ledger
WHD back-wage recoveries in this sector place Henry Ford Health System at rank #5,517 of 13,687 employers ($11,591 owed). Henry Ford Health System carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #5,517 of 13,687 Healthcare & Social Assistance employers on WHD back wages ($11,591).
Combined federal exposure here: $0 OSHA penalties plus $11,591 WHD back wages (100.0% of the combined total is wage recovery).
How Henry Ford Health System Compares
Henry Ford Health System's 0.50 violations per inspection compares to the Healthcare & Social Assistance sector average of 1.1 violations per employer.
No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Henry Ford Health System to date. The Healthcare & Social Assistance sector average runs $1,181 per employer.
Enforcement detail
OSHA Inspection History
Total Inspections
2
First Inspection
2014-02-28
Last Inspection
2017-03-23
Inspection Span
3 yrs
Violations / Inspection
0.5
Avg Penalty / Inspection
$0
Industry Avg / Inspection
$1,757
What this shows 2 inspections over 3 years, averaging 0.5 violations per visit. That's $0 per inspection vs. the Healthcare & Social Assistance average of $1,757.
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 Henry Ford Health System owed $11,591 in back wages to 34 employees across 1 case and 34 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: Healthcare & Social Assistance
How Henry Ford Health System compares to the Healthcare & Social Assistance sector, which has 17,945 employers tracked by PlainWorker.
| Metric | Henry Ford Health System | Industry Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 2 | 0.7 |
| Violations | 1 | 1.1 |
| Total Penalty | $0 | $1,181 |
| Avg Penalty per Inspection | $0 | $1,757 |
Nationwide Healthcare & Social Assistance peers with similar penalties or inspection counts
Two OSHA-record peer sets for Henry Ford Health System, both outside MI so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar OSHA inspection count
Same-sector employers with a comparable inspection history outside this state (2 inspections here).
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What to do with this record
Use Henry Ford Health System's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.
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- See whether Henry Ford Health System's inspection and penalty record is typical for Healthcare & Social Assistance or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Healthcare & Social Assistance sector
- Henry Ford Health System also carries $11,591 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
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