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
Naval Facilities Engineering Command - China Lake Carpenter Shop Ridgecrest, CA 4 $0
Usdol Osha Concord, NH 4 $0
Rensselaer CO Sheriffs Office Troy, NY 2 $0
City of Norfolk Utilities Norfolk, VA 2 $0
Usdol Osha Cincinnati, OH 9 $0
New Jersey State Police Hamilton, NJ 2 $0
U.S. CBP-Tucson Field Office Tucson, AZ 2 $0
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Blaine Sector Patrol Headquarters Blaine, WA 3 $0
US Air Force Academy Usaf Academy, CO 2 $0
Social Security Administration Bronx, NY 2 $0
Usdol Osha - Wichita Wichita, KS 10 $0
Harrison TN PD Harrison, NY 2 $0
Halls - Senior Center Halls, TN 2 $0
Nysdoccs Eastern Corr Fac Napanoch, NY 2 $0
Nysdoccs Wallkill Corr Fac Wallkill, NY 2 $0
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bellingham Poe Bellingham, WA 2 $0
Lakeland FD Ronkonkoma, NY 2 $0
Jefferson County Watertown, NY 7 $0
Usdol Osha Toledo, OH 23 $0
City of Alton - Police Dept. Alton, IL 2 $0
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Honolulu, HI 2 $0
Agencia Estatal Manejo Emergencia y Adm Desastres San Juan, PR 2 $0
Village of Lake Bluff - Public Works Lake Bluff, IL 2 $0
Ocrra Ley Creek Transfer Site Liverpool, NY 2 $0
Town of Rocky Mount Public Works Shop Rocky Mount, VA 2 $0
Champion Town Carthage, NY 2 $0
Food and Drug Administration, Seattle District Office Bothell, WA 3 $0
Floyd County Transfer Station Floyd, VA 3 $0
Virginia Department of Corrections Crozier, VA 3 $0
Village of Lake Bluff - Fire Department Lake Bluff, IL 2 $0
Schenectady City Police Dept Schenectady, NY 4 $0
The Geo Group, INC. Aurora, CO 2 $0
Vineland Prep Academy - Juvenile Justice Community Program Vineland, NJ 2 $0
NYS Ucs New Rochelle Family Court New Rochelle, NY 2 $0
Village of Lansing - Public Works Lansing, IL 2 $0
Evans Mills Village Evans Mills, NY 3 $0
City of Salem Salem, VA 2 $0
Usdol/Osha Columbus, OH 9 $0
Town of Cicero - Fire Dept. Cicero, IL 2 $0
Nassau CO Corr CTR East Meadow, NY 6 $0
U.S. Dol-Osha Corpus Christi Area Office Brownsville, TX 12 $0
City of Virginia Beach, Department of Public Utilities Virginia Beach, VA 6 $0
Sussex I State Prison Waverly, VA 3 $0
Virginia Tech Moore Farm Shop Blacksburg, VA 2 $0
Sacramento County Human Assistance Sacramento, CA 8 $0
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Forest Service - Sierra National Forest Clovis, CA 2 $0
Great Neck Vigilant Engine & Hook & Ladder CO. Great Neck, NY 3 $0
Wallkill TN PD Middletown, NY 3 $0
Municipio DE Anasco Anasco, PR 4 $0
Department of Justice / Federal Bureau of Prisons / Usp Thomson Thomson, IL 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

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