Public Administration · Ironton, MO
Iron County Sheriff's Department
According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $25,243 in back wages owed to 28 affected workers across 1 wage-theft case.
- $0
- OSHA penalties
- 0
- Violations cited
- 0
- OSHA inspections
- $25,243
- Back wages owed
Iron County Sheriff's Department in Ironton, MO has been the subject of 0 OSHA workplace inspections and 0 citations since 2010, according to enforcement records from the U.S. Department of Labor. Separately, the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found $25,243 in back wages owed to 28 affected workers. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.
Compliance score
- D Wage & hour compliance: $25K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($25K per case), vs. national p10 $2K (best) / p90 $58K (worst) among 91,622 employers with a WHD case on file.
Channels are separate federal datasets: a dimension marked not applicable simply has no record in that dataset for this employer, not a good or bad score.
Iron County Sheriff's Department in the Public Administration enforcement ledger
On wage-and-hour enforcement alone, Iron County Sheriff's Department ranks #161 among 501 Public Administration employers with WHD recoveries ($25,243). Iron County Sheriff's Department carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #161 of 501 Public Administration employers on WHD back wages ($25,243).
How Iron County Sheriff's Department Compares
Iron County Sheriff's Department in Ironton, MO has no OSHA inspection on record with PlainWorker. An absence of federal inspection activity is not the same as a clean safety record, it typically means this employer has not yet been selected for inspection under OSHA's targeting programs. By comparison, Burlington City Fire Department Niagara Hose Company in Burlington, NJ has 2 OSHA inspections on record.
No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Iron County Sheriff's Department to date. The Public Administration sector average runs $2,606 per employer.
Wage & Hour Findings
The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Iron County Sheriff's Department owed $25,243 in back wages to 28 employees across 1 case and 35 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 Iron County Sheriff's Department compares to the Public Administration sector, which has 9,693 employers tracked by PlainWorker.
| Metric | Iron County Sheriff's Department | Industry Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 0 | 3.2 |
| Violations | 0 | 6.4 |
| Total Penalty | $0 | $2,606 |
| Avg Penalty per Inspection | $0 | $827 |
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What to do with this record
Use Iron County Sheriff's Department's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.
- A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Iron County Sheriff's Department against Township of Evesham - Fire District No.1 - Station 221, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
- See whether Iron County Sheriff's Department's inspection and penalty record is typical for Public Administration or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Public Administration sector
- Iron County Sheriff's Department also carries $25,243 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.