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
Gunter & Graham, DDS, PA	Hickory, NC	2	$200
Tri-County Manor Living Center	Horton, KS	2	$200
Lavender Hills Assisted Living LLC	Redding, CA	3	$200
Bethesda Lutheran Communities INC	Portland, OR	6	$200
Marquis Companies I INC	Klamath Falls, OR	2	$195
Edwards Center INC	Beaverton, OR	4	$195
Erie County Medical Center	Buffalo, NY	5	$0
Center for Human Services	Modesto, CA	2	$185
Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center	San Luis Obispo, CA	2	$185
Stanislaus County	Ceres, CA	3	$185
Turning Point of Central California, INC.	Fresno, CA	3	$185
Enloe Medical Center	Chico, CA	3	$185
Albany Assisted Living LLC	Albany, OR	2	$180
Ridgeview Assisted Living Facility LLC	Medford, OR	2	$180
Home Life Incorporated	Corvallis, OR	3	$180
Mayaguez Medical Center DR. Ramon E Betances, INC	Mayaguez, PR	2	$175
California Spine Center	Walnut Creek, CA	2	$170
Hospital Comunitario Buen Samaritano INC.	Aguadilla, PR	4	$170
Oak Lane LLC	Grants Pass, OR	2	$165
Homewood CORP	Milwaukie, OR	2	$165
Mary E Nork	Klamath Falls, OR	2	$165
Luke Dorf INC	Tigard, OR	2	$165
Roberts Street Clinic PC	Gresham, OR	3	$165
Haven House Foster Home CORP	Beaverton, OR	4	$165
Hiawatha Manor INC	Pipestone, MN	2	$158
Selah Convalescent	Selah, WA	2	$150
Independence Village of Winston-Salem	Winston-Salem, NC	2	$150
Los Angeles Jewish Home for the Aging	Reseda, CA	2	$135
Health Quest of Bronson	Bronson, MI	2	$126
Red Bluff Health Care INC	Red Bluff, CA	2	$125
Pacific Pathology Associates INC	Salem, OR	2	$125
Grace Manor Senior Care Center TLC LLC	Eugene, OR	2	$125
Concepts IN Community Living INC	Portland, OR	2	$120
Hermistons Country Living INC	Hermiston, OR	2	$120
Elderhealth & Living Corporation	Springfield, OR	2	$120
Care Center (Chehalem) INC	Newberg, OR	2	$120
Genesis Newberg Operation CO LLC	Newberg, OR	3	$120
Town of Mount Vernon	Mount Vernon, ME	4	$119
Parrott Creek Child & Family Services INC	Oregon City, OR	2	$108
Clackamas Rehabilitation LLC	Gladstone, OR	2	$105
Ashley Manor LLC	Hermiston, OR	3	$105
Star of Hope Activity Center INC	Coos Bay, OR	4	$105
Partnerships IN Community Living INC	Dallas, OR	7	$105
New Bloomfield Ems INC	New Bloomfield, PA	2	$100
Baker, Dest, Baker & George, DDS, PLLC	Kings MT., NC	2	$100
Advanced Care Medical Center	Detroit, MI	2	$100
ST Mary's Home	Beaverton, OR	2	$100
Huitt & Borders, DDS, PA DBA Huitt & Borders Famil	Shelby, NC	2	$100
Kindred Nursing Centers West LLC	Salem, OR	2	$100
Step Forward Activities INC	John Day, OR	2	$100

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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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