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
Moorestown Police Department Moorestown, NJ 2 $11K
Lower Alloways Creek Fire Station 18-2 (Building) Salem, NJ 2 $11K
Tabernacle Fire Company (Building) Tabernacle, NJ 2 $11K
County of Alameda/Alameda County Sheriff's Office Dublin, CA 6 $11K
Pittsburg Co. Sheriff's Department McAlester, OK 0 $0
Dot-Hilo International Airport Hilo, HI 3 $11K
City of Roanoke Fire-Ems Roanoke, VA 2 $11K
Los Alamos County Community Services Division Los Alamos, NM 2 $11K
Town of Williamstown Williamstown, VT 3 $11K
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation; Site - California Institution for Men Chino, CA 2 $11K
Hunterdon County Communications Center Flemington, NJ 2 $11K
City of Chicago - Police Dept. Chicago, IL 7 $11K
City of Ocean City - Police Department (IT Dept) Ocean City, NJ 2 $11K
Kinde Area Fire Department Kinde, MI 4 $11K
Atlantic City Fire Department Station 2 Atlantic City, NJ 2 $11K
City Hall of Newark Newark, NJ 2 $11K
Borough of Brooklawn Fire Company Brooklawn, NJ 2 $11K
Cfse San Juan, PR 4 $11K
Halifax County Halifax, NC 0 $0
Municipio DE las Piedras Las Piedras, PR 4 $11K
Borough of Florham Park Fire Department - Company 1 Florham Park, NJ 2 $11K
City of Sea Isle City Fire Department Sea Isle City, NJ 5 $11K
Township of Hamilton Fire District 5 Hamilton, NJ 2 $11K
Fire District #1 Chesterfield-Hamilton - Ppe Crosswicks, NJ 2 $11K
CA Corrections and Rehabilitation, California City Correctional Facility (Cac) California City, CA 2 $11K
VSC Fire & Security, INC. Roanoke, VA 3 $11K
City of Richmond Department of Public Works Richmond, VA 3 $11K
Cuerpo DE Bomberos DE PR - Estacion DE Aguadilla Aguadilla, PR 3 $11K
Lava River Forestry Salem, OR 0 $0
City of Twin Falls Twin Falls, ID 1 $0
City of Danville Public Works Danville, VA 10 $11K
Town of Simsbury Simsbury, CT 17 $11K
San Joaquin County Stockton, CA 16 $11K
Orange County Health & Family Services Orlando, FL 0 $0
Hillsdale Fire Department Hillsdale, NJ 2 $11K
Town of Patten Patten, ME 5 $11K
Westampton Township Emergency Services (BDG) Westampton, NJ 2 $11K
Linwood Volunteer Fire Company #1 Linwood, NJ 4 $11K
Cookstown Fire Company (Building) Cookstown, NJ 5 $11K
Special Commitment Center SCC Steilacoom, WA 4 $11K
Powell Industries, LLC Jackson, TN 0 $0
Alston Wilkes Society Florence, SC 0 $0
Municipio DE Pe?Uelas Penuelas, PR 3 $10K
Uc Irvine Irvine, CA 1 $0
NPPR Cabo Rojo, PR 3 $10K
City of Norwalk Norwalk, CT 14 $10K
Port Elizabeth Fire Company Port Elizabeth, NJ 3 $10K
Seattle Parks Department Seattle, WA 7 $10K
Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District Simi Valley, CA 2 $10K
Town of Williston Williston, VT 0 $0
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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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