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
NYCPD-Photography Unit NY, NY 4 $8
Montgomery County Public Schools Transportation Department Christiansburg, VA 2 $0
North Tonawanda City Police Department North Tonawanda, NY 2 $0
Ashland City - Fire Department Ashland City, TN 2 $0
Erie County Probation Department Buffalo, NY 4 $0
Dickson County- Election Commission Charlotte, TN 2 $0
U.S. Customs and Border Protection El Paso, TX 2 $0
Cordell Hull Utility District Carthage, TN 3 $0
Tellico Plains - Police Department Tellico Plains, TN 2 $0
Dept. of Agriculture ? FS-Idaho Panhandle National Forests Coeur D Alene, ID 2 $0
Tellico Plains - Administration Tellico Plains, TN 2 $0
Borough of Haddonfield Municipal Building Haddonfield, NJ 2 $0
Lysander Town Offices Baldwinsville, NY 2 $0
Hastings on Hudson Fire Department Uniontown Volunteer Hose Company No. 2 Hastings on Hudson, NY 2 $0
Hamilton Fire Division Hamilton, NJ 2 $0
Auburn City Auburn, NY 3 $0
Nysdoccs Mohawk Correctional Facility Rome, NY 4 $0
McMinn County - Maintenance Athens, TN 2 $0
Baltimore City Police Department Baltimore, MD 2 $0
Richburg-Wirt Fire District Bolivar, NY 6 $0
Spring Hill - Police Department Spring Hill, TN 2 $0
Mayor and City Council/City of Baltimore Department of Public Works Baltimore, MD 2 $0
Goodlettsville - Administration Goodlettsville, TN 2 $0
Olean Town Hall Olean, NY 6 $0
DF Juana Diaz, PR 2 $0
Monterey County Pajaro, CA 2 $0
Ripley Hose Company #1 Ripley, NY 4 $0
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation-Folsom State Prison Represa, CA 2 $0
Hamburg Town Hall Hamburg, NY 3 $0
Brightwaters Vill Hall Brightwaters, NY 2 $0
Dartmouth Department of Public Works Dartmouth, MA 2 $0
Haywood County - Sheriff Department Brownsville, TN 2 $0
Illinois Tollway Authority Des Plaines, IL 2 $0
Berkshire Fire District Berkshire, NY 6 $0
Los Angeles County Fire Department Castaic, CA 2 $0
A.E. Phelps Fire and Rescue Crown Point, NY 3 $0
Piscataquis County Dover Foxcroft, ME 3 $0
Social Security Administration - San Patricio Field Office Guaynabo, PR 4 $0
Cambridge Public Schools Cambridge, MA 2 $0
Yonkers City Fire Department Headquarters Yonkers, NY 3 $0
Nysdoccs Upstate Correctional Facility Malone, NY 7 $0
Whiteville - Police Department Whiteville, TN 2 $0
Monroe County - Beecher Witt Building Madisonville, TN 2 $0
Knoxville Community Development Corporation - Main Office Knoxville, TN 2 $0
Minor Hill - City Hall Minor Hill, TN 5 $0
Minor Hill - Police Department Minor Hill, TN 3 $0
City of Virginia Beach Virginia Beach, VA 8 $0
Macedon Town Hall Macedon, NY 2 $0
Virgin Islands Emergency Management Agency Charlotte Amalie, VI 2 $0
Michigan Department of Transportation Mason Maintenance Garage Mason, MI 2 $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

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.