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
VT Doc Montpelier, VT 0 $0
Cedar Rapids, City of Cedar Rapids, IA 4 $10K
DE Canovanas, PR 13 $10K
Majestic Home Loans Ontario, CA 0 $0
Cumberland County Board of Social Services Vineland, NJ 3 $10K
Municipio Autonomo DE Carolina Carolina, PR 26 $10K
Policia DE Puerto Rico San Juan, PR 2 $0
Salem City Fire Department Salem, NJ 2 $10K
Surry County Sheriff's Office Surry, VA 0 $0
Pasadena Water & Power Pasadena, CA 3 $10K
Frederic Township Fire Department Frederic, MI 1 $0
Aep Mayaguez, PR 14 $10K
East Orange Department of Health and Human Services East Orange, NJ 2 $10K
West Deptford Fire Department Thorofare, NJ 2 $10K
Veterans Haven South Winslow, NJ 2 $10K
Municipio DE Culebra Culebra, PR 3 $10K
City Hall East Orange, NJ 2 $10K
NJ Doc Southern State Correctional Facility Delmont, NJ 2 $10K
City of Rainier Rainier, OR 3 $10K
Sacramento City Fire Department Sacramento, CA 10 $10K
Detroit Public Lighting Dept Detroit, MI 2 $10K
Detroit CTY of Fire Dept Detroit, MI 3 $10K
McDonald County Health Department Noel, MO 0 $0
Garland County Sheriff's Department Hot Springs National Park, AR 0 $0
County of Santa Clara San Jose, CA 1 $5K
Departamento De Educacion - Varias Regiones San Juan, PR 0 $0
City of Camden Fire Department Administration Building Camden, NJ 5 $10K
MI Doc Muskegon Correctional Facility Muskegon, MI 3 $10K
Vineland Fire Department Station #1 Vineland, NJ 3 $10K
Ottumwa, City of Ottumwa, IA 2 $10K
Keefe Commissary Network, LLC Big Spring, TX 0 $0
Medford Lakes Fire Department Medford Lakes, NJ 2 $10K
C&C-DFM, Kaneohe Corporation Yard Kaneohe, HI 2 $10K
MS Regional Housing Authority #8 Gulfport, MS 0 $0
Parkertown Volunteer Fire Company Little Egg Harbor TWP, NJ 7 $10K
Bayonne Housing Authority Bayonne, NJ 2 $10K
Town of Greenville Greenville, ME 6 $10K
Community Volunteer Fire & Rescue # 1 Somerset, NJ 2 $10K
Borough of Elmwood Park Fire Department Elmwood Park, NJ 2 $10K
Township of Montville Police Department Montville, NJ 4 $10K
Minotola Fire Company Minotola, NJ 3 $10K
Borough of Tinton Falls Fire District #1 - Wayside Fire Company Station 36-2 Tinton Falls, NJ 2 $10K
Borough of Fair Lawn Fair Lawn, NJ 2 $10K
Hainesport Fire Company (Building) Hainesport, NJ 8 $10K
Beverly City Fire Station 121 (Building) Beverly, NJ 2 $10K
Park Ridge Fire Department Park Ridge, NJ 2 $10K
City of Rockingham - Water & Wastewater Treatment Rockingham, NC 2 $10K
Montgomery Water Treatment Mount Gilead, NC 0 $0
Escanaba CTY of Escanaba, MI 2 $10K
Macon Water Authority Macon, GA 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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