Public Administration · Draper, UT
Utah Department of Corrections
According to OSHA enforcement records (2010–2026), Utah Department of Corrections has a relatively clean safety record: 2 violations across 4 inspections. See the full breakdown below.
- $0
- OSHA penalties
- 2
- Violations cited
- 4
- OSHA inspections
- $0
- Back wages owed
Utah Department of Corrections in Draper, UT has been the subject of 4 OSHA workplace inspections and 2 citations since 2010, according to enforcement records from the U.S. Department of Labor. Federal wage-and-hour enforcement records also show 0 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 Utah Department of Corrections 4 times over 5 years, roughly once every couple of years. These inspections resulted in 2 violations, averaging 0.5 per inspection, on the lighter side. Of these, 2 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, U.S. Army Garrison, Department of Emergency SVCS in Carlisle, PA is another public administration employer with 2 OSHA inspections on record and $0 in current penalties.
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- violations per inspection
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- of violations were serious
- $0
- in back wages recovered
Compliance score
- B OSHA safety compliance: 2 violations across 4 OSHA inspections (0.5 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 Utah Department of Corrections.
How Utah Department of Corrections Compares
Utah Department of Corrections's 0.50 violations per inspection compares to the Public Administration sector average of 6.4 violations per employer.
No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Utah Department of Corrections to date. The Public Administration sector average runs $2,606 per employer.
Enforcement detail
OSHA Inspection History
Total Inspections
4
First Inspection
2015-12-03
Last Inspection
2020-06-30
Inspection Span
5 yrs
Violations / Inspection
0.5
Avg Penalty / Inspection
$0
Industry Avg / Inspection
$827
What this shows 4 inspections over 5 years, averaging 0.5 violations per visit. That's $0 per inspection vs. the Public Administration average of $827.
Enforcement detail
Violation Breakdown
2
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
Industry Safety Context: Public Administration
How Utah Department of Corrections compares to the Public Administration sector, which has 9,693 employers tracked by PlainWorker.
| Metric | Utah Department of Corrections | Industry Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 4 | 3.2 |
| Violations | 2 | 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 Utah Department of Corrections, both outside UT 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
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What to do with this record
Use Utah Department of Corrections's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.
- A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Utah Department of Corrections against Tellico Plains - Administration, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
- See whether Utah Department of Corrections's inspection and penalty record is typical for Public Administration or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Public Administration sector
- Utah Department of Corrections 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.