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
Cromwell Fire District	Cromwell, CT	5	$540
Imperial Irrigation District	Calipatria, CA	2	$540
Town of Snowflake Waste Water Treatment Plant	Snowflake, AZ	2	$525
Town of Snowflake Public Works	Snowflake, AZ	2	$525
SC Department of Labor Licensing and Regulation	Columbia, SC	2	$525
Town of Sahuarita, Town Hall Complex	Sahuarita, AZ	2	$525
Town of Shelburne Highway Department	Shelburne, VT	2	$525
City of Albany	Albany, OR	2	$525
Scottville Fire Dept	Scottville, MI	2	$520
Town of Lake View Utilities	Lake View, SC	3	$511
City of Port Orford	Port Orford, OR	4	$510
City of McBain, Fire Department	MC Bain, MI	2	$500
Alaska Dot&PF	Soldotna, AK	3	$500
Odsec	San Juan, PR	2	$500
DE	Vega Alta, PR	3	$500
City of Memphis	Memphis, MI	2	$500
County of Kauai DPW WW Div Lihue	Lihue, HI	2	$500
ST of NV - Dept. of Corrections/NNCC	Carson City, NV	5	$500
Marquette CNTY of	Gwinn, MI	2	$500
Town of Huntersville - Public Works	Huntersville, NC	2	$500
State of Connecticut Judicial Branch	New Haven, CT	4	$490
Town of Woolwich	Woolwich, ME	2	$490
State of Connecticut Department of Correction	Cheshire, CT	4	$480
Banco DE Desarrollo Economico Para Puerto Rico	San Juan, PR	2	$480
Tekonsha TWP Fire Dept	Tekonsha, MI	3	$480
Springfield Police Department	Springfield, NJ	2	$0
Copperopolis Fire Protection District	Copperopolis, CA	2	$475
Harrisburg Fire/Rescue	Harrisburg, OR	2	$475
Town of Willington	Willington, CT	6	$465
CA Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation - Pleasant Valley State Prison	Coalinga, CA	3	$450
California Department of Motor Vehicles	Fresno, CA	2	$450
Flint Housing Commission	Flint, MI	2	$450
CA Dept. of Corrections & Rehabilitation	Tracy, CA	2	$450
County of Orangeburg Public Works	Orangeburg, SC	2	$450
City of Kelso Public Works	Kelso, WA	2	$450
Contra Costa County Fire Protection District	Pleasant Hill, CA	2	$450
West Valley Fire District	Willamina, OR	2	$450
Municipio DE Rincon	Rincon, PR	2	$438
Webster County Law Enforcement Center	Fort Dodge, IA	2	$438
McKenzie Rural Fire Protection District	Springfield, OR	2	$430
Cromwell Fire District Fire Department	Cromwell, CT	2	$425
County of Fresno Public Works and Planning	Sanger, CA	2	$420
Town of Fort Kent	Fort Kent, ME	5	$420
Town of Mechanic Falls	Mechanic Falls, ME	3	$420
Town of Monson	Monson, ME	2	$420
Van Buren, Town of	Van Buren, ME	6	$420
City of Eugene	Eugene, OR	3	$420
Town of Florence, Parks and Recreation	Florence, AZ	2	$413
Town of Florence, Water Department	Florence, AZ	2	$413
City of Selma	Selma, CA	3	$410

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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.