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 Garden Grove Garden Grove, CA 3 $17K
Municipio DE Utuado Utuado, PR 9 $17K
Custer County E.M.S. Westcliffe, CO 0 $0
Administration Building Elizabeth, NJ 2 $17K
Deal Casino Beach Club Deal, NJ 2 $17K
Avenel Fire Company No. 1 Avenel, NJ 3 $17K
Pivotal Fire Protection LLC Laurel, MD 0 $0
City of Valley Center Valley Center, KS 0 $0
Southwest Business Corporation Overland Park, KS 0 $0
City of Charles City, Iowa Charles City, IA 2 $17K
Municipio DE Rio Grande Ofc Manejo DE Emergencias Rio Grande, PR 2 $17K
Millstone Township Fire District 1 Clarksburg Firehouse Millstone Township, NJ 5 $16K
State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Central Village, CT 2 $16K
County of Hunterdon Division of Social Services Flemington, NJ 4 $16K
Newport SW LLC Irvine, CA 0 $0
Oceanport Hook & Ladder Volunteer Fire Company Oceanport, NJ 2 $16K
Seaside Heights Fire Department - Station 44 Seaside Heights, NJ 4 $16K
Brookview Volunteer Fire Company East Brunswick, NJ 2 $16K
Town of Phillipsburg Municipal Building Phillipsburg, NJ 5 $16K
Oradell Pump Stations Oradell, NJ 2 $16K
Borough of Woodlynne Fire Department Woodlynne, NJ 2 $16K
City of Stamford Stamford, CT 21 $16K
EP Trident Fire Protection, LLC El Paso, TX 0 $0
Aaa Arecibo, PR 12 $16K
Bargaintown Fire Company Station 2 Egg Harbor Township, NJ 3 $16K
Skagway City of Skagway, AK 2 $16K
All Trades Firestop Inc. Houston, TX 0 $0
Sea Isle City Fire Department Sea Isle City, NJ 6 $16K
Crim Arecibo, PR 2 $16K
Dept. de La Familia - Region de Mayaguez Mayaguez, PR 0 $0
CA Corrections and Rehabilitation, California Men's Colony (CMC) San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA 3 $16K
City of Radford Public Works Radford, VA 2 $16K
Hamilton Township Fire District #9 Hamilton, NJ 5 $16K
Oakland County Waterford, MI 3 $16K
City of George George, WA 4 $16K
State of California, Department of Transportation Los Angeles, CA 2 $16K
Taylin Group Brunswick, GA 0 $0
City of Crystal City - Police Department Crystal City, TX 0 $0
CNI Advantage, LLC Norman, OK 0 $0
Township of Woodbridge Board of Education - Administration Building Woodbridge, NJ 3 $16K
DCR Institucion 304 Ponce, PR 3 $15K
City of Burlington Police - Crossing Guards Burlington, NJ 4 $15K
Colonia Fire Department Colonia, NJ 3 $15K
City of Gloucester - FD Gloucester City, NJ 2 $15K
City of Richmond Richmond, VA 8 $15K
City of Galax Maintenance Shop Galax, VA 3 $15K
City of Portsmouth Portsmouth, VA 4 $15K
Town of Killington Killington, VT 2 $15K
Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) Elizabeth, NJ 0 $0
Verona Police Department Verona, NJ 2 $15K
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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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