How safe is the Healthcare & Social Assistance industry?

The Healthcare & Social Assistance sector has 20,031 total OSHA violations across 12,060 inspections, with an average of 1.66 violations per inspection. OSHA has assessed $21.2M in penalties across 17,945 tracked employers.

What are the most common OSHA violations in Healthcare & Social Assistance?

Employers in the Healthcare & Social Assistance industry have accumulated 20,031 total OSHA violations across 17,945 employers. These range from serious violations involving immediate danger to workers to repeat violations where the same hazard was cited more than once.

How does Healthcare & Social Assistance compare to other industries?

Healthcare & Social Assistance has an average OSHA penalty of $2K per inspection, ranking #16 of 21 industries by penalty severity. The cross-industry average is approximately $4K per inspection (inspection-weighted across all sectors).

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Healthcare & Social Assistance

Compiled by Plainworker · September 25, 2026

17,945

Employers

12,060

Inspections

20,031

Violations

$21.2M

Total Penalties

$2K

Avg per Inspection

Where this industry sits

According to OSHA enforcement records (2010–2026), Healthcare & Social Assistance ranks #16 of 21 industries by average penalty per inspection ($2K).

#16
of 21 by avg penalty / inspection: $2K
avg penalty per inspection: $4K
cross-industry avg (inspection-weighted)

What the Data Says About Healthcare & Social Assistance

According to OSHA enforcement records (2010–2026), Healthcare & Social Assistance ranks #16 of 21 industries by average penalty per inspection ($2K). The Healthcare & Social Assistance sector (NAICS 62) contains 17,945 employers with OSHA enforcement records, generating 12,060 inspections and 20,031 documented violations across the industry. That works out to 1.66 violations per inspection and roughly 0.7 inspections per employer. Cumulative OSHA penalties against this sector total $21.2M.

The listing order matches most-dangerous industries: average penalty per inspection, highest first. The inspection-weighted cross-industry average sits near $4K per inspection, so this sector runs at or below the mean. Industries with higher average penalties typically see a greater share of serious, willful, or repeat violations, categories OSHA reserves for hazards likely to cause serious physical harm or where employers knowingly disregarded the law.

The 17,945 employers shown below represent only workplaces with inspection or wage-theft enforcement records, not the full universe of Healthcare & Social Assistance businesses. Listings are drawn from the U.S. Department of Labor's enforcement database and updated monthly. Click any employer to view their full violation breakdown, penalty history, and wage-and-hour compliance record. For wage, occupational employment, and compensation context on this sector, cross-reference the related data sources at the bottom of this page.

Highest Combined Enforcement Total in Healthcare & Social Assistance

Ranked by OSHA penalties plus DOL Wage & Hour Division back-wage recoveries combined. A high total does not necessarily mean safety violations, an employer here may have zero OSHA citations and a large figure entirely from a wage-theft back-wage case (see the Violations column).

#	Employer	Location	OSHA Violations	Penalties + Back Wages
1	BCFS Health and Human Services	San Antonio, TX	0	$5.0M
2	CarePeople Home Health, Inc.	Annandale, VA	0	$3.9M
3	Prestige Home Care Agency	Philadelphia, PA	0	$3.5M
4	Ashley Quality Care Inc	Chicago, IL	0	$3.1M
5	Petersen Health Care	Peoria, IL	0	$2.9M
6	John Muir Health	Walnut Creek, CA	5	$2.4M
7	Successful Aging	Upper Darby, PA	0	$2.3M
8	Good Family Support Services	Philadelphia, PA	0	$2.1M
9	HomePlus Care	Upper Darby, PA	0	$2.0M
10	Young's Healthcare	Annandale, VA	0	$2.0M
11	TriMed Healthcare	Newtown, PA	0	$1.9M
12	Angels of Care	Jenkintown, PA	0	$1.8M
13	San Mateo County HSA Children & Family Ser.	Belmont, CA	0	$1.8M
14	Terence Cardinal Cooke Nursing Home	New York, NY	0	$1.6M
15	Integhearty Ambulance Services LLC	Lancaster, TX	0	$1.5M
16	Hopeton Care	Brooklyn, NY	0	$1.5M
17	Red Lion Home Care	Wynnewood, PA	0	$1.4M
18	Ropen Health Care	Brentwood, NY	0	$1.4M
19	Unlimited Care 4 Home Corp	Stafford, VA	0	$1.4M
20	Bryan Skilled Home Care	Amityville, NY	0	$1.3M

All Employers in Healthcare & Social Assistance

Employer	Location	Inspections	Penalty
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals	Sacramento, CA	7	$935
CA Mental Health Dept Coalinga State Hospital	Coalinga, CA	8	$935
Consulate Healthcare - Envoy of Stratford Hills	Richmond, VA	2	$924
H & L Care Centers INC	Portland, OR	3	$910
Contra Costa County Health Services	Martinez, CA	2	$900
Eastern Sierra Medical Group, LLC	Silver Springs, NV	2	$900
Emeritus at Hearthstone	Moses Lake, WA	2	$900
CA Dept. of State Hospitals Napa State Hospital	Napa, CA	2	$900
Zandra Renee Petway, M.D. DBA Christian Family Med	Nashville, TN	2	$900
Central Long Term Care Facility, Incorporated	Mount Airy, NC	2	$900
Sans Pain Clinic	Las Vegas, NV	2	$900
Moore Optometric Eye Center	Lexington, NC	2	$900
Summerlin Hospital Medical Center	Las Vegas, NV	3	$900
CA Dept of State Hospitals Napa	Napa, CA	4	$900
Sparrow Health System	Lansing, MI	4	$900
Care Center (Glisan) INC	Portland, OR	4	$900
McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital	Petoskey, MI	5	$900
Help of Southern Nevada	Las Vegas, NV	2	$887
Presbyterian Nursing Home INC	Ontario, OR	2	$875
New Bridge Foundation, INC., DBA New Bridge Founda	Berkeley, CA	2	$875
Beacon Health Management LLC	Pineview, GA	2	$870
Highland Care Center LLC	Bellingham, WA	2	$870
Evergreen Oregon Healthcare Corvallis LLC	Corvallis, OR	3	$870
The Bay at Burlington Health and Rehabilitation Center	Burlington, WI	3	$863
Seton Medical Center	Daly City, CA	3	$860
Siskiyou County Health and Human Services	Yreka, CA	2	$850
Medilodge of Tawas City	Tawas City, MI	2	$850
Glenwood, INC.	Birmingham, AL	2	$850
Coastal Dermatology LLC	MT Pleasant, SC	2	$850
Upr Recinto DE Ciencias Medicas	Rio Piedras, PR	3	$850
FHC Property Management LLC	Eugene, OR	3	$850
Town of Lisbon	Lisbon, CT	4	$850
Kaiser Permanente Hospital	Walnut Creek, CA	4	$850
Country Meadows Associates	Bridgeville, PA	2	$844
Eastwestproto,INC.	Montebello, CA	2	$840
Kandu INC	Holland, MI	2	$840
Regions Hospital	ST Paul, MN	2	$840
Mercy Medical Center INC	Roseburg, OR	4	$840
Town of Monroe	Monroe, CT	7	$840
Tualatin Assoc LLC	Tualatin, OR	2	$830
Dignity Health	Camarillo, CA	2	$815
Regency Florence LLC	Florence, OR	2	$810
MBK Senior Living LLC	Modesto, CA	2	$805
John Muir Health Walnut Creek	Walnut Creek, CA	2	$800
Michigan Dental Wellness Center	Grand Blanc, MI	2	$800
Clinton Dental Center	Chesterfield, MI	2	$800
State of Connecticut Department of Children and Families	Manchester, CT	2	$800
Millennium Family Dental	Clinton TWP, MI	2	$800
Allenmore Hospital	Tacoma, WA	2	$800
Mercy Medical Center Merced	Merced, CA	3	$800

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Nationwide industries with similar employer counts or penalty rates

Two OSHA-record peer sets for Healthcare & Social Assistance: nearest NAICS sectors by tracked employer count and by average penalty per inspection. These are cross-sector neighborhoods, not the same-prefix nearby list below.

Similar employer count

Nearest industries by tracked employers (17,945 here).

Retail Trade 12,945 employers Administrative & Waste Services 12,823 employers Accommodation & Food Services 25,016 employers Transportation & Warehousing 9,914 employers Public Administration 9,693 employers Wholesale Trade 6,881 employers

Similar avg penalty per inspection

Nearest industries by inspection-weighted penalty rate ($2K here).

Information $2K/insp Management of Companies $2K/insp Mining, Quarrying, Oil & Gas $2K/insp Utilities $2K/insp Real Estate & Rental $2K/insp Unknown $1K/insp

Educational Services

3,186 employers · $9.6M

Construction

61,260 employers · $414.6M

Manufacturing

44,645 employers · $703.7M

Accommodation & Food Services

25,016 employers · $16.8M

Retail Trade

12,945 employers · $37.5M

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