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
City of Newark Department of Health and Community Wellness Newark, NJ 3 $21K
Ocean County Jail Toms River, NJ 5 $21K
Ottawa County Sheriff's Department Miami, OK 0 $0
Irvington Fire Department - Station 2 Irvington, NJ 5 $21K
Irvington Board of Education Irvington, NJ 3 $21K
City of Redding Redding, CA 4 $21K
CA Highway Patrol West Sacramento, CA 5 $21K
Ipi Department of Corrections, State of Iowa Anamosa, IA 3 $21K
West Trenton Volunteer Fire Company Ewing, NJ 2 $21K
Pennington Road Fire Company Ewing, NJ 6 $21K
Los Angeles County Fire Department Malibu, CA 2 $21K
L3 Harris Corporation Fort Wayne, IN 0 $0
Citizen's Gas Utility District Helenwood, TN 0 $0
Atlantic Highlands Fire Department Atlantic Highlands, NJ 6 $20K
Fresno City Fire Department Fresno, CA 2 $20K
City of Riverside Riverside, CA 6 $20K
Township of Fairfield - Gouldtown Fire Company Station 15 Bridgeton, NJ 2 $20K
Florence Township Fire Department Florence, NJ 2 $20K
Hillsborough Volunteer Fire CO. #1 Flagtown, NJ 4 $20K
Fire District #1 Chesterfield-Hamilton - Building Crosswicks, NJ 2 $20K
Corrections Corporation of America Eden, TX 0 $0
DLNR Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation Honolulu, HI 4 $20K
City of los Angeles, Department of Public Works, Bureau of Street Services West Hills, CA 2 $20K
Vineland Fire Department Headquarters - Station 6 Vineland, NJ 2 $20K
County of Union/ Union County Courthouse Elizabeth, NJ 2 $20K
Ridgeway Fire Company Manchester Township, NJ 3 $20K
Bargaintown Fire Company Station 1 Egg Harbor Township, NJ 4 $20K
Township of Egg Harbor Fire Department Egg Harbor Township, NJ 2 $20K
City of Hampton, Division of Fire and Rescue Hampton, VA 2 $20K
Cape Fox Government Services Daleville, AL 0 $0
Corrections Corporation of America Youngstown, OH 2 $20K
City of Detroit of Department of Transportation ? Gilbert Terminal Detroit, MI 4 $20K
Palisades Park Police Department Palisades Park, NJ 2 $20K
Montgomery Township Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 Belle Mead, NJ 2 $20K
Contra Costa County Public Works Department Martinez, CA 2 $20K
Paramus FD Company #2 Paramus, NJ 2 $20K
Municipio DE Florida Florida, PR 6 $20K
BASIC Pacific Madison, WI 0 $0
Catapult Patriot Camden, NJ 0 $0
Reformatory WA ST Monroe, WA 2 $20K
Town of Stowe Stowe, VT 3 $17K
Southeast Communications 911 Center Beatrice, NE 0 $0
Belleplain Volunteer Fire Company Woodbine, NJ 3 $19K
Edison Fire Department Edison, NJ 9 $19K
Plumsted Township Fire District #1 New Egypt, NJ 2 $19K
Angel Fire, Village of Angel Fire, NM 10 $19K
City of Hollister Hollister, CA 2 $14K
DE Oficina Central Finanzas Hato Rey, PR 2 $19K
Lexington-Fayette County Health Department Lexington, KY 0 $0
City of Webster City Webster City, IA 2 $19K
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Public Administration by State

Enforcement and wage-compliance data for Public Administration broken out 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

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