Public Administration

9,788
Employers
30,564
Inspections
62,312
Violations
$25.3M
Total Penalties
$826
Avg per Inspection

What the Data Says About Public Administration

The Public Administration sector (NAICS 92) contains 9,788 employers with OSHA enforcement records, generating 30,564 inspections and 62,312 documented violations across the industry. That works out to 2.04 violations per inspection and roughly 3.1 inspections per employer. Cumulative OSHA penalties against this sector total $25.3M, averaging $826 per inspection.

Compared against every other industry PlainWorker tracks, Public Administration ranks #21 of 22 when measured by average penalty per inspection. The cross-industry average sits near $2K 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 9,788 employers shown below represent only workplaces with inspection or wage-theft enforcement records, not the full universe of Public Administration 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 Public Administration

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 MD Dept. Of Public Safety and Corrections Baltimore, MD 0 $22.5M
2 Fannin County Jail/Detention Center Bonham, TX 0 $4.2M
3 Zenefits San Francisco, CA 0 $3.4M
4 King County Metro Transit Seattle, WA 2 $3.3M
5 PR Police San Juan, PR 0 $3.2M
6 Hampden County Sheriff's Department Ludlow, MA 3 $2.1M
7 PR Police - Federal Task Force San Juan, PR 0 $1.4M
8 A. Oseguera, Co. Salinas, CA 0 $1.0M
9 Onondaga County-Children and Family Services Syracuse, NY 0 $962K
10 City of Gary Indiana Fire Department Gary, IN 0 $665K
11 Cintas Fire Protection San Jose, CA 0 $653K
12 Corrections Corporation of America Eloy, AZ 0 $606K
13 Pae Falls Church, VA 0 $602K
14 Jefferson County Pine Bluff, AR 0 $539K
15 Policia Municipal de Carolina Carolina, PR 0 $503K
16 Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority Las Vegas, NV 9 $475K
17 DS San Juan, PR 59 $443K
18 Joined Inc. Irvine, CA 0 $439K
19 BAE Systems Arlington, VA 0 $438K
20 P. R. Police K- 9 Unit San Juan, PR 0 $431K

All Employers in Public Administration

Employer Location Inspections Penalty
Strategic Resources, Inc. (SRI) McLean, VA 0 $0
Borough of Bergenfield Bergenfield, NJ 3 $23K
Blairstown Hose CO. #1 Blairstown, NJ 2 $23K
City of East Orange East Orange, NJ 1 $1K
State of Nevada Correctional Facility Indian Springs, NV 3 $23K
City of North Las Vegas Fire Department North las Vegas, NV 0 $0
Alamogordo, City of Alamogordo, NM 7 $23K
Borough of Magnolia Fire Department Magnolia, NJ 3 $23K
Kensington Fire Protection Capitol Heights, MD 0 $0
DE Instituto DE Capacitacion Administrativa San Juan, PR 2 $23K
Township of Woodbridge - Municipal Building Woodbridge, NJ 2 $23K
Duda Farms Fresh Foods Byron Center, MI 0 $0
Honeywell Technology Solutions Columbia, MD 0 $0
California Department of Corrections Lancaster, CA 3 $23K
Kotzebue City of Kotzebue, AK 2 $23K
Camden Fire Department Camden, NJ 5 $23K
CA Corrections & Rehabilitation Norco, CA 3 $23K
JD Forestry, LLC Medford, OR 0 $0
Wayne County Sheriff Office Detroit, MI 6 $23K
Roselle Pump Stations Roselle, NJ 2 $23K
Borough of Franklin Franklin, NJ 3 $22K
State of California, Dept. of Corrections - Avenal State Prison Avenal, CA 3 $22K
Jacobstown Fire Company BDG Wrightstown, NJ 2 $22K
Town of Guttenberg Guttenberg, NJ 2 $22K
DE Vega Baja, PR 7 $22K
Roswell, City of Roswell, NM 6 $22K
Township of Nutley Nutley, NJ 6 $22K
Nevada Department of Transportation Las Vegas, NV 7 $22K
LA County Mta Los Angeles, CA 4 $22K
Cook County Government Chicago, IL 0 $0
City of Montpelier Montpelier, VT 2 $22K
DE Manati, PR 4 $22K
County of San Mateo San Mateo, CA 2 $22K
Traffic Control Products of Florida Tampa, FL 0 $0
Catapult Learning Patriot LLC Woodbridge, VA 0 $0
Chukchansi Gold Resort and Casino Coarsegold, CA 2 $22K
Wsi Palm Beach Gardens, FL 0 $0
Beach Haven Volunteer Fire Company Beach Haven, NJ 3 $22K
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation - California Institution for Women Corona, CA 2 $22K
County of Salem Correctional Facility Woodstown, NJ 2 $22K
City of Ventnor Fire Department Station 2 Ventnor City, NJ 4 $22K
Detroit City of Fire Department Detroit, MI 2 $22K
Town of Shelburne Shelburne, VT 5 $21K
Barre, City of Barre, VT 3 $21K
MES Inc. Fort Campbell, KY 0 $0
Environmental Protection Certification Co. Beaufort, SC 0 $0
City of Trenton Law Department - Municipal Prosecutors Office Trenton, NJ 2 $21K
Old Jail Elizabeth, NJ 2 $21K
Essex County Division of Family Assistance and Benefits Newark, NJ 8 $21K
Borough of North Plainfield Fire Department North Plainfield, NJ 2 $21K
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Public Administration by State

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Source: OSHA Enforcement Data - U.S. Department of Labor (data.dol.gov)
Source: NAICS Industry Classification - U.S. Census Bureau

Top employers in 92

Top employers in 92 Horizontal bar chart of the top 5 items by value (violations). Top employers in 92 Top 5 1. MD Dept. Of Public Safety and Corrections 0 violations 2. Fannin County Jail/Detention Center 0 violations 3. Zenefits 0 violations 4. King County Metro Transit 2 violations 5. PR Police 0 violations Top 5 employers in this NAICS sector by total OSHA enforcement actions. Source: U.S. Department of Labor (data.dol.gov).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Enforcement Data OSHA inspection + penalty records by NAICS sector · 2010–2026 OSHA enforcement records reflect inspections opened, citations issued, and penalty amounts assessed; final penalty amounts often differ from initial assessments after settlement.

Verify against the primary sources: OSHA Establishment Search · DOL Wage & Hour Division

Every figure on PlainWorker is rendered directly from official U.S. Department of Labor OSHA and Wage & Hour Division enforcement records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.