Public Administration · Mountainside, NJ
Mountainside Police Department
According to OSHA enforcement records (2010–2026), Mountainside Police Department has a mixed safety record: 10 violations across 4 inspections. See the full breakdown below.
- $0
- OSHA penalties
- 10
- Violations cited
- 4
- OSHA inspections
- $0
- Back wages owed
Mountainside Police Department in Mountainside, NJ has been the subject of 4 OSHA workplace inspections and 10 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 $0 in back wages owed to an undisclosed number of workers. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.
The record in one line
OSHA has kept close, sustained watch on Mountainside Police Department: 4 inspections in 1 year, several times a year. These inspections resulted in 10 violations, averaging 2.5 per inspection, above what's typical for a single visit. Of these, 7 were classified as serious - indicating hazards that could cause death or serious harm. Against the Public Administration industry average of 3 inspections per employer, this runs moderately above peers (1.3x the sector average) on inspection frequency. The Department of Labor also found wage violations, with $0 in back wages owed to an undisclosed number of workers. For comparison, Bogota Fire Dept. House 402 in Bogota, NJ is another public administration employer with 2 OSHA inspections on record and $0 in current penalties.
- 2.5
- violations per inspection
- 70.0%
- of violations were serious
- $0
- in back wages recovered
Compliance score
- D OSHA safety compliance: 10 violations across 4 OSHA inspections (2.5 per inspection), vs. national p10 0.0 (best) / p90 5.5 (worst) among 145,626 inspected employers.
- A Wage & hour compliance: $0 in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($0 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 Public Administration employers with an OSHA inspection on record, placed by inspections and violations cited. The highlighted dot is Mountainside Police Department.
How Mountainside Police Department Compares
Mountainside Police Department's 2.50 violations per inspection compares to the Public Administration sector average of 6.4 violations per employer.
No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Mountainside Police Department to date. The Public Administration sector average runs $2,606 per employer.
Enforcement detail
OSHA Inspection History
Total Inspections
4
First Inspection
2010-12-03
Last Inspection
2012-05-21
Inspection Span
1 yr
Violations / Inspection
2.5
Avg Penalty / Inspection
$0
Industry Avg / Inspection
$827
What this shows 4 inspections over 1 year, averaging 2.5 violations per visit. That's $0 per inspection vs. the Public Administration average of $827.
Enforcement detail
Violation Breakdown
7
Serious
70.0% of total
0
Willful
0.0% of total
0
Repeat
0.0% of total
3
Other-Than-Serious
30.0% 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
Industry Safety Context: Public Administration
How Mountainside Police Department compares to the Public Administration sector, which has 9,693 employers tracked by PlainWorker.
| Metric | Mountainside Police Department | Industry Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 4 | 3.2 |
| Violations | 10 | 6.4 |
| Total Penalty | $0 | $2,606 |
| Avg Penalty per Inspection | $0 | $827 |
Nationwide Public Administration peers with similar penalties or inspection counts
Two OSHA-record peer sets for Mountainside Police Department, both outside NJ so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar OSHA inspection count
Same-sector employers with a comparable inspection history outside this state (4 inspections here).
Nearby & Similar Employers in Public Administration
Showing 5 of 9692 other employers tracked in this sector.
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What to do with this record
Use Mountainside Police Department's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.
- A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Mountainside Police Department against Bogota Fire Dept. House 402, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
- See whether Mountainside Police 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
- Mountainside Police Department also carries $0 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.