How safe is the Public Administration industry?

The Public Administration sector has 62,312 total OSHA violations across 30,564 inspections, with an average of 2.04 violations per inspection. OSHA has assessed $25.3M in penalties across 9,788 tracked employers.

What are the most common OSHA violations in Public Administration?

Employers in the Public Administration industry have accumulated 62,312 total OSHA violations across 9,788 employers. These range from serious violations involving immediate danger to workers to repeat violations where the same hazard was cited more than once.

How does Public Administration compare to other industries?

Public Administration has an average OSHA penalty of $826 per inspection, ranking #21 out of 22 industries by penalty severity. The cross-industry average is approximately $2K per inspection.

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Public Administration

Compiled byPlainworker Editorial, Workplace Safety Editorial Team · July 8, 2026

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 los Angeles Department of Recreation & Parks	Los Angeles, CA	2	$935
CA Dept Corrections & Rehab Chino Inst for Men	Chino, CA	2	$935
French Camp McKinley Fire District	French Camp, CA	2	$925
Town of Colebrook	Colebrook, CT	3	$920
State of Connecticut Department of Correction	New Haven, CT	5	$905
City of Scottsdale - Downtown District Police Department	Scottsdale, AZ	2	$901
City of Scottsdale - Solid Waste North	Scottsdale, AZ	2	$901
Municipio DE Lajas	Lajas, PR	19	$900
Middle Township Police Department	Cape May Court House, NJ	4	$900
Icp	San Juan, PR	3	$900
Departamento DE Hacienda	Yauco, PR	3	$900
California Substance Abuse Facility, Corcoran	Corcoran, CA	2	$900
MI Doc Detroit Detention CTR	Detroit, MI	2	$900
Policia DE Puerto Rico	Utuado, PR	2	$900
City of Gardiner	Gardiner, ME	7	$900
City of Nogales, City Hall	Nogales, AZ	2	$900
County Sanitation Districts of los Angeles County	Carson, CA	2	$900
Bristol Bay Borough Police Department	King Salmon, AK	2	$900
The Town of Oro Valley, Aquatic Center	Oro Valley, AZ	2	$900
City of Milton	Milton, WA	8	$900
City of New Bern Public Works Garage	New Bern, NC	2	$900
City of Gig Harbor	Gig Harbor, WA	2	$900
ST Joseph CNTY	Centreville, MI	2	$900
Los Angeles City Fire Department	Los Angeles, CA	2	$895
Eastport, Town of	Eastport, ME	3	$875
Detroit Fire Department - Ladder 14	Detroit, MI	2	$875
City of Globe Municipal Property Corporation, Cutters Well	Globe, AZ	2	$875
Monroe CTY Wastewater Treatment Plant	Monroe, MI	2	$875
City of Myrtle Point	Myrtle Point, OR	8	$865
Butte County Probation Department	Oroville, CA	2	$860
Fresno Solid Waste Division	Fresno, CA	2	$860
NJ Department of Health	Trenton, NJ	5	$850
CA Corrections - Pleasant Valley State Prison	Coalinga, CA	2	$840
CA Dept of Corrections N CA YCF	Stockton, CA	3	$840
Wright Waldron Fire & Ambulance Service	Waldron, MI	2	$840
County of Greenville	Greenville, SC	2	$840
Flint TWP Fire Dept	Flint, MI	2	$840
Beaver Creek Township Fire Department	Grayling, MI	3	$825
Mansfield Housing Authority	Storrs Mansfield, CT	3	$815
Town of Seymour Town Hall	Seymour, CT	3	$805
Los Angeles Police Department / Academy	Granada Hills, CA	2	$800
Village of Morrisville Water & Light Department	Morrisville, VT	2	$800
Snohomish County	Everett, WA	5	$800
California Medical Facility	Vacaville, CA	7	$800
Inland TWP Fire Dept	Interlochen, MI	2	$800
Town of Steilacoom	Steilacoom, WA	4	$800
WA Corrections CTR/Women	Gig Harbor, WA	2	$800
Melvindale Police Dept	Melvindale, MI	2	$800
Town of Oakfield	Oakfield, ME	3	$798
CA Corrections & Rehabilitation Cci Tehachapi	Tehachapi, CA	2	$795

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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

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Enforcement Data OSHA inspection + penalty records by NAICS sector · 2010–2026 Accessed 2026-07-08 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.