Healthcare & Social Assistance · New York, NY
NYC Housing Authority
According to OSHA enforcement records (2010–2026), NYC Housing Authority has a relatively clean safety record: 1 violations across 1 inspections. See the full breakdown below.
- $0
- OSHA penalties
- 1
- Violations cited
- 1
- OSHA inspections
- $4,098
- Back wages owed
NYC Housing Authority in New York, NY has been the subject of 1 OSHA workplace inspections and 1 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 NYC Housing Authority once. These inspections resulted in 1 violations, averaging 1.0 per inspection. Against the Healthcare & Social Assistance industry average of 1 inspections per employer, this runs moderately above peers (1.5x the sector average) on inspection frequency. The Department of Labor also found wage violations, with $4,098 in back wages owed to 1 affected worker. For comparison, Eastpointe Urgent Care in Eastpointe, MI is another healthcare & social assistance employer with 0 OSHA inspections on record and $0 in current penalties.
- 1.0
- violations per inspection
- 0.0%
- of violations were serious
- $4,098
- in back wages recovered
Compliance score
- C OSHA safety compliance: 1 violation across 1 OSHA inspection (1.0 per inspection), vs. national p10 0.0 (best) / p90 5.5 (worst) among 145,626 inspected employers.
- B Wage & hour compliance: $4K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($4K 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 NYC Housing Authority.
NYC Housing Authority in the Healthcare & Social Assistance enforcement ledger
On wage-and-hour enforcement alone, NYC Housing Authority ranks #9,230 among 13,687 Healthcare & Social Assistance employers with WHD recoveries ($4,098). NYC Housing Authority carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #9,230 of 13,687 Healthcare & Social Assistance employers on WHD back wages ($4,098).
Combined federal exposure here: $0 OSHA penalties plus $4,098 WHD back wages (100.0% of the combined total is wage recovery).
How NYC Housing Authority Compares
NYC Housing Authority's 1.00 violations per inspection compares to the Healthcare & Social Assistance sector average of 1.1 violations per employer.
No OSHA penalty has been assessed against NYC Housing Authority to date. The Healthcare & Social Assistance sector average runs $1,181 per employer.
Enforcement detail
OSHA Inspection History
Total Inspections
1
First Inspection
2024-01-31
Last Inspection
2024-01-31
Inspection Span
1 yr
Violations / Inspection
1.0
Avg Penalty / Inspection
$0
Industry Avg / Inspection
$1,757
What this shows 1 inspection over 1 year, averaging 1.0 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 NYC Housing Authority owed $4,098 in back wages to 1 employee across 1 case and 2 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 NYC Housing Authority compares to the Healthcare & Social Assistance sector, which has 17,945 employers tracked by PlainWorker.
| Metric | NYC Housing Authority | Industry Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 1 | 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 NYC Housing Authority, both outside NY 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 NYC Housing Authority's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.
- A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare NYC Housing Authority against A Champion Home Health, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
- See whether NYC Housing Authority'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
- NYC Housing Authority also carries $4,098 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.