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
Onondaga Fire Dept	Onondaga, MI	2	$300
City of Tenino	Tenino, WA	2	$300
Griswold Housing Authority	Griswold, CT	2	$295
CA Corrections & Rehabilitation	Ione, CA	3	$280
Town of Bridgewater	Bridgewater, ME	3	$280
Town of Lamoine	Lamoine, ME	5	$280
Town of Limestone	Limestone, ME	5	$280
Town of Grand Isle	Grand Isle, ME	2	$280
Town of Anson	Anson, ME	3	$280
City of Reno - Fire Department	Reno, NV	2	$280
Benzie CNTY RD Commission	Honor, MI	2	$275
Pine Valley Rural Fire Protection Dist	Halfway, OR	2	$275
State of Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (Despp)	Hartford, CT	2	$270
City of Carlton	Carlton, OR	4	$270
Brockway TWP Fire Station	Brockway, MI	2	$270
Town of Stafford	Stafford, CT	2	$264
Town of Springerville Public Works	Springerville, AZ	2	$263
Houghton County Sheriffs	Houghton, MI	2	$250
Municipio Autonomo DE Vega Baja	Vega Baja, PR	2	$250
Village of Ford Heights - Fire Department	Ford Heights, IL	4	$250
Illinois Valley Rural Fire Protection District	Cave Junction, OR	2	$250
State of Connecticut Department of Transportation	Windsor, CT	3	$245
City & County of San Francisco	San Francisco, CA	2	$245
New Britain Housing Authority	New Britain, CT	2	$240
Klamath County Fire District No 1	Klamath Falls, OR	2	$240
Monroe City of	Monroe, MI	3	$240
CDCR Sierra Conservation Center	Jamestown, CA	2	$225
LA City Public Works	Los Angeles, CA	2	$225
Town of Randolph	Randolph, ME	2	$220
CA Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation	Stockton, CA	4	$210
City of Middletown	Middletown, CT	4	$210
Town of Andover	Andover, ME	3	$210
Ashland, Town of	Ashland, ME	4	$210
Town of Readfield	Readfield, ME	3	$210
Scio Rural Fire Protection District	Scio, OR	2	$210
City of Medford	Medford, OR	5	$210
Center Fire Department	Aiken, SC	2	$210
City of Cottage Grove	Cottage Grove, OR	2	$210
City of Corvallis	Corvallis, OR	3	$210
City of New London Stanton Building	New London, CT	2	$210
Hesperia Recreation & Park District	Hesperia, CA	2	$200
Slagle Harrietta Fire Department	Harrietta, MI	2	$200
City of McCleary	McCleary, WA	6	$200
Harbor Sanitary District	Brookings, OR	2	$200
City of Buckley	Buckley, WA	3	$200
City of Chiloquin	Chiloquin, OR	3	$200
Aep Oficinas Centrales	San Juan, PR	2	$200
City of Hillsboro	Forest Grove, OR	3	$200
State of Oregon	Dallas, OR	3	$195
City of Lincoln City	Lincoln City, OR	5	$195

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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.