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
Nevada Department of Transportation Sparks, NV 3 $5K
East Orange Police Department East Orange, NJ 9 $5K
Mesa Unified Schools Mesa, AZ 4 $5K
Benton Harbor Department of Public Safety Fire Division Benton Harbor, MI 2 $5K
City of Ocean Shores Ocean Shores, WA 2 $5K
Housing Authority of the City of Joplin Joplin, MO 0 $0
Thornapple TWP Emergency Services Middleville, MI 2 $5K
Lanark FPD Lanark, IL 2 $5K
CA Corrections Valley State Prison Chowchilla, CA 3 $5K
Albion CTY of Albion, MI 2 $5K
Pontiac City of Pontiac, MI 4 $5K
UNC Charlotte Charlotte, NC 0 $0
Borough of Westville Police Department Westville, NJ 2 $5K
Flint Police Department Flint, MI 5 $5K
Harrison Police Department Harrison, NJ 4 $5K
Borough of Paramus Police Department Paramus, NJ 2 $5K
City of Detroit Department of Transportation Detroit, MI 2 $5K
Town of North Stonington North Stonington, CT 12 $5K
Sacramento County Department of Human Assistance Sacramento, CA 4 $5K
LA City Fire Los Angeles, CA 7 $5K
Woodbury Fire Department (Building) Woodbury, NJ 2 $5K
Pottawattamie County Council Bluffs, IA 2 $5K
City of Spokane Spokane, WA 4 $5K
Drna Cuerpo DE Vigilantes Ponce, PR 2 $5K
Kodiak Island Borough Kodiak, AK 3 $4K
City of Chicago - Fire Dept. - Battalion 22 Chicago, IL 3 $4K
ST Clair Shores Police Department Saint Clair Shores, MI 2 $4K
City of Hemet Hemet, CA 1 $0
Orange County Emergency Services District #1 Vidor, TX 0 $0
City of Huntsville Utilities Huntsville, AL 0 $0
Town of North Haven North Haven, CT 10 $4K
City of Isleton Fire Department Isleton, CA 3 $4K
Cee San Juan, PR 4 $4K
El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce El Paso, TX 0 $0
VETS Securing America Austin, TX 0 $0
Town of Colchester Colchester, CT 7 $4K
City of Newport Newport, OR 5 $4K
Gaston County Government Gastonia, NC 0 $0
Yellow Breeches Educ. Cntr - Harrisburg Harrisburg, PA 0 $0
Los Alamos County Public Utilities Division Los Alamos, NM 2 $4K
SGS North America Inc. Cincinnati, OH 0 $0
Omni-Tex Utilities, LLC Leon Valley, TX 2 $4K
Knox County Sheriff's Office Center, NE 0 $0
Town of Dresden Dresden, ME 2 $4K
Reading Fire Department Reading, MI 2 $4K
Town of Lisbon Lisbon Falls, ME 7 $4K
Town of Southwest Harbor Southwest Harbor, ME 3 $4K
Town of Canaan Canaan, ME 3 $4K
Harrisonville Fire Company (Building) Harrisonville, NJ 2 $4K
Palmyra Fire Department Palmyra, NJ 2 $4K
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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

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.