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
Paramus Fire Dept. CO#3 Paramus, NJ 3 $27K
Village of Chama Chama, NM 2 $27K
Jamesburg Fire Department Jamesburg, NJ 3 $27K
Aep Aguadilla, PR 16 $27K
Newark Police Training Division Newark, NJ 2 $27K
DS Rio Piedras, PR 9 $26K
HBF Area Agency on Aging Bedford, PA 0 $0
Allied Fire Protection-SA LP McAllen, TX 0 $0
Municipio Aut?Nomo DE Ponce Ponce, PR 5 $26K
Municipio DE Bayam?N Bayamon, PR 4 $26K
Orange NJ - Fire Station 2 Orange, NJ 2 $26K
Atlantic City Police Department Atlantic City, NJ 6 $26K
North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue- Engine 3 Weehawken, NJ 2 $26K
Vineland Police Department Vineland, NJ 3 $26K
Health and Human Services Commission El Paso, TX 0 $0
Socorro, City of, Fire & Ems Socorro, NM 2 $26K
Leavenworth Detention Center Leavenworth, KS 0 $0
Valour, LLC Jacksonville, FL 0 $0
Cooke County Sheriff's Office Gainesville, TX 0 $0
Prairie Land Detention Center Alvarado, TX 0 $0
Iron County Sheriff's Department Ironton, MO 0 $0
Township of Evesham - Fire District No.1 - Station 221 Marlton, NJ 2 $25K
Town of Dover Dover, NJ 2 $25K
Burlington City Fire Department Niagara Hose Company Burlington, NJ 2 $25K
County of Hudson Jersey City, NJ 3 $25K
Soh DLNR Division of Conservations and Resources Enforcement Pearl City, HI 3 $25K
Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District Palmer, AK 5 $25K
City of Redwood City Redwood City, CA 3 $25K
State of Oklahoma - Governor's Office Oklahoma City, OK 0 $0
City of Attalla Attalla, AL 0 $0
Dismas Charities Louisville, KY 0 $0
DS Arecibo, PR 16 $25K
Vanguard Urban Improvement Brooklyn, NY 0 $0
Hanover Township Fire District #2 Whippany, NJ 2 $25K
Woodbridge Housing Authority Woodbridge, NJ 3 $24K
CA Corrections & Rehabilitation CA State Prison, Corcoran Corcoran, CA 4 $24K
Keyport Police Department Keyport, NJ 8 $24K
Cinnaminson Fire Department Station 201 Cinnaminson, NJ 2 $24K
Municipio DE Hatillo Hatillo, PR 8 $7K
Regional Dispatch Authority Artesia, NM 0 $0
City of Sterling - Fire Dept. Rock Falls, IL 2 $24K
Uplands Police Department Saint Louis, MO 0 $0
Phillipsburg Municipal Building Phillipsburg, NJ 4 $24K
Ibex Coraopolis, PA 0 $0
Maximus Federal Services Pittston, PA 0 $0
USPS Bayamon Station-Pump Act Bayamon, PR 0 $0
State of California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, California Institute for Men Chino, CA 10 $23K
GEO Group Liberty, TX 0 $0
Town of Carrboro - Public Works Carrboro, NC 2 $23K
Wabash Valley Correctional Facility Carlisle, IN 1 $13K
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Public Administration 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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