Manufacturing · Pittsburgh, PA
Otis Elevator Company
According to OSHA enforcement records (2010–2026), Otis Elevator Company has a mixed safety record: 3 violations across 4 inspections. See the full breakdown below.
- $0
- OSHA penalties
- 3
- Violations cited
- 4
- OSHA inspections
- $993
- Back wages owed
Otis Elevator Company in Pittsburgh, PA has been the subject of 4 OSHA workplace inspections and 3 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 Otis Elevator Company 4 times over 5 years, roughly once every couple of years. These inspections resulted in 3 violations, averaging 0.8 per inspection, on the lighter side. Of these, 3 were classified as serious - indicating hazards that could cause death or serious harm. Against the Manufacturing industry average of 3 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 $993 in back wages owed to 1 affected worker. For comparison, Stark Aerospace in Columbus, MS is another manufacturing employer with 2 OSHA inspections on record and $995 in current penalties.
- 0.8
- violations per inspection
- 100.0%
- of violations were serious
- $993
- in back wages recovered
Compliance score
- C OSHA safety compliance: 3 violations across 4 OSHA inspections (0.8 per inspection), vs. national p10 0.0 (best) / p90 5.5 (worst) among 145,626 inspected employers.
- A Wage & hour compliance: $993 in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($993 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 Manufacturing employers with an OSHA inspection on record, placed by inspections and violations cited. The highlighted dot is Otis Elevator Company.
Otis Elevator Company in the Manufacturing enforcement ledger
WHD back-wage recoveries in this sector place Otis Elevator Company at rank #4,402 of 4,429 employers ($993 owed). Otis Elevator Company carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #4,402 of 4,429 Manufacturing employers on WHD back wages ($993).
Combined federal exposure here: $0 OSHA penalties plus $993 WHD back wages (100.0% of the combined total is wage recovery).
How Otis Elevator Company Compares
Otis Elevator Company's 0.75 violations per inspection compares to the Manufacturing sector average of 8.0 violations per employer.
No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Otis Elevator Company to date. The Manufacturing sector average runs $15,763 per employer.
Enforcement detail
OSHA Inspection History
Total Inspections
4
First Inspection
2021-02-24
Last Inspection
2026-02-10
Inspection Span
5 yrs
Violations / Inspection
0.8
Avg Penalty / Inspection
$0
Industry Avg / Inspection
$6,093
What this shows 4 inspections over 5 years, averaging 0.8 violations per visit. That's $0 per inspection vs. the Manufacturing average of $6,093.
Enforcement detail
Violation Breakdown
3
Serious
100.0% of total
0
Willful
0.0% of total
0
Repeat
0.0% of total
0
Other-Than-Serious
0.0% 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 Otis Elevator Company owed $993 in back wages to 1 employee across 1 case and 3 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: Manufacturing
How Otis Elevator Company compares to the Manufacturing sector, which has 44,645 employers tracked by PlainWorker.
| Metric | Otis Elevator Company | Industry Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 4 | 2.6 |
| Violations | 3 | 8.0 |
| Total Penalty | $0 | $15,763 |
| Avg Penalty per Inspection | $0 | $6,093 |
Nationwide Manufacturing peers with similar penalties or inspection counts
Two OSHA-record peer sets for Otis Elevator Company, both outside PA 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).
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What to do with this record
Use Otis Elevator Company's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.
- A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Otis Elevator Company against Frost Sawmill, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
- See whether Otis Elevator Company's inspection and penalty record is typical for Manufacturing or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Manufacturing sector
- Otis Elevator Company also carries $993 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
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