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State enforcement profile · #27 of 56 by penalties · ABOVE-US

Alaska — high violations-per-inspection rate

Alaska cites 2.86 violations per inspection vs a 2.26 national inspection-weighted average — 11,441 violations across 3,999 inspections.

1,275
Employers
3,999
Inspections
$12.0M
OSHA penalties
$5.6M
Back wages

The state in one line

Alaska ranks #27 of 56 U.S. jurisdictions by total OSHA penalties, with 11,441 violations cited across 3,999 inspections and $5.6M in wages recovered for workers.

#27
of 56 states by penalties
2.86
violations per inspection
$9K
avg penalty per employer
177
WHD wage-theft cases

OSHA citation docket

State IMIS book AK · Alaska ABOVE-US · MID-PPE

#27/56 · 3,999 insp · $12.0M

  • BOOK 1,275 employers
  • INSP 3,999 inspections
  • RANK #27 of 56
  • PEN $12.0M
  • RATE 2.86 viol/insp
  • VS-US ABOVE-US
  • WHD $5.6M
  • PHOTO West Virginia

Nearest employer-book peer: West Virginia ($5.0M penalty gap)

Alaska ranks #27 of 56 U.S. jurisdictions by total OSHA penalties, with 11,441 violations cited across 3,999 inspections and $5.6M in wages recovered for workers. OSHA IMIS + DOL WHD citation stamps for this jurisdiction. Read with this state → · Worst-cited employer → · Similar-footprint state → · Compare employers →

Alaska in the OSHA-penalty neighbourhood

Total assessed OSHA penalties among this state and nearest employer-book peers

penalties

What this shows Alaska carries $12.0M in assessed OSHA penalties, ranked #27 of 56 jurisdictions.

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement extracts As of 2026

Where Alaska ranks nationally

Average OSHA penalty per tracked employer, vs all 56 U.S. jurisdictions

$9,430 Top 20% most affordable more affordable than 80% of 56 U.S. jurisdictions

$0–$2,000: 5 U.S. jurisdictions (9%). Below this entry. $2,000–$4,000: 9 U.S. jurisdictions (16%). Below this entry. $4,000–$6,000: 17 U.S. jurisdictions (30%). Below this entry. $6,000–$8,000: 10 U.S. jurisdictions (18%). Below this entry. $8,000–$10,000: 5 U.S. jurisdictions (9%). This entry sits in this band. $10,000–$12,000: 4 U.S. jurisdictions (7%). Above this entry. $12,000–$14,000: 2 U.S. jurisdictions (4%). Above this entry. $14,000–$16,000: 3 U.S. jurisdictions (5%). Above this entry. $16,000–$18,000: 0 U.S. jurisdictions (0%). Above this entry. $18,000–$20,000: 0 U.S. jurisdictions (0%). Above this entry. $20,000–$22,000: 1 U.S. jurisdictions (2%). Above this entry. $22,000–$24,000: 0 U.S. jurisdictions (0%). Above this entry. Alaska $0 $24,000 every U.S. jurisdiction, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $2K-wide band; taller bars hold more U.S. jurisdictions. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement extracts · 2026

Do more violations mean harsher penalties?

Each dot is one of the 56 U.S. jurisdictions with both violation and penalty data, placed by total violations cited and the average current penalty per violation. The highlighted dot is Alaska.

High volume, high penaltyLow volume, high penaltyHigh volume, low penaltyBelow median on both020897.041793.962690.983587.9$26.7$1330.4$2634.1$3937.8$5241.6Total violations citedAverage penalty per violationCalifornia, Total violations cited: 62917 · Average penalty per violation: $1931.91New Jersey, Total violations cited: 51588 · Average penalty per violation: $2257.14Texas, Total violations cited: 37481 · Average penalty per violation: $3006.51Ohio, Total violations cited: 33085 · Average penalty per violation: $3209.32Illinois, Total violations cited: 38576 · Average penalty per violation: $2518.72Pennsylvania, Total violations cited: 34307 · Average penalty per violation: $2124.18New York, Total violations cited: 79647 · Average penalty per violation: $851.4Wisconsin, Total violations cited: 23614 · Average penalty per violation: $2667.32Florida, Total violations cited: 20137 · Average penalty per violation: $2911.21Georgia, Total violations cited: 23607 · Average penalty per violation: $2424.16Virginia, Total violations cited: 29121 · Average penalty per violation: $1651.15Michigan, Total violations cited: 67640 · Average penalty per violation: $671.06Alabama, Total violations cited: 14683 · Average penalty per violation: $2955.54Nevada, Total violations cited: 18844 · Average penalty per violation: $1778.2Missouri, Total violations cited: 12358 · Average penalty per violation: $2481.04Massachusetts, Total violations cited: 12091 · Average penalty per violation: $2401.87Connecticut, Total violations cited: 23647 · Average penalty per violation: $1188.05Kansas, Total violations cited: 9514 · Average penalty per violation: $2852.86Tennessee, Total violations cited: 38865 · Average penalty per violation: $633.23Colorado, Total violations cited: 11833 · Average penalty per violation: $1925.51Iowa, Total violations cited: 10267 · Average penalty per violation: $1892.75Nebraska, Total violations cited: 4514 · Average penalty per violation: $3581.2Oklahoma, Total violations cited: 5020 · Average penalty per violation: $2618.51Maryland, Total violations cited: 24360 · Average penalty per violation: $537.35Hawaii, Total violations cited: 9120 · Average penalty per violation: $1397.7Washington, Total violations cited: 28812 · Average penalty per violation: $424.16Alaska, Total violations cited: 11441 · Average penalty per violation: $1050.89Mississippi, Total violations cited: 4912 · Average penalty per violation: $2280.7North Carolina, Total violations cited: 18017 · Average penalty per violation: $593.13Arkansas, Total violations cited: 3343 · Average penalty per violation: $3153.71Maine, Total violations cited: 8054 · Average penalty per violation: $1235.73Puerto Rico, Total violations cited: 11369 · Average penalty per violation: $851.43Delaware, Total violations cited: 1884 · Average penalty per violation: $5004.52Louisiana, Total violations cited: 3408 · Average penalty per violation: $2525.26North Dakota, Total violations cited: 1761 · Average penalty per violation: $4787.03New Hampshire, Total violations cited: 3281 · Average penalty per violation: $2336.7Idaho, Total violations cited: 3829 · Average penalty per violation: $1867.02West Virginia, Total violations cited: 3289 · Average penalty per violation: $2142.24Utah, Total violations cited: 6414 · Average penalty per violation: $1044.66Rhode Island, Total violations cited: 3528 · Average penalty per violation: $1806.54Indiana, Total violations cited: 4225 · Average penalty per violation: $1430.22South Dakota, Total violations cited: 1901 · Average penalty per violation: $3123.16Oregon, Total violations cited: 21930 · Average penalty per violation: $263.72Kentucky, Total violations cited: 3171 · Average penalty per violation: $1801.2Montana, Total violations cited: 2718 · Average penalty per violation: $2076Minnesota, Total violations cited: 9173 · Average penalty per violation: $604.31New Mexico, Total violations cited: 2690 · Average penalty per violation: $1987.11Wyoming, Total violations cited: 2936 · Average penalty per violation: $1582.38Guam, Total violations cited: 3356 · Average penalty per violation: $1368.12Vermont, Total violations cited: 3044 · Average penalty per violation: $1498.54Arizona, Total violations cited: 8689 · Average penalty per violation: $523.14District of Columbia, Total violations cited: 2002 · Average penalty per violation: $1600.22South Carolina, Total violations cited: 5382 · Average penalty per violation: $551.38American Samoa, Total violations cited: 829 · Average penalty per violation: $3521.93Virgin Islands, Total violations cited: 2592 · Average penalty per violation: $737.45Northern Mariana Islands, Total violations cited: 943 · Average penalty per violation: $1423.52
Alaska cites 11,441 total violations at an average current penalty of $1050.89 per violation. The crosshair marks the median jurisdiction on both axes. Across this dataset, citing more violations is mildly ASSOCIATED WITH A LOWER average penalty per violation, not a higher one -- the opposite of what volume alone might suggest.

Top OSHA & wage enforcement actions in Alaska

Ranked by combined OSHA penalties and DOL Wage & Hour Division back wages. Some employers below have wage-theft cases with zero OSHA safety violations, or vice versa; check the Inspections/Violations columns before drawing safety conclusions.

#EmployerInspectionsViolationsPenalty + wages
1Trailboss Enterprises, IncAnchorage00$791K
2Doyon/ARAMARK Joint VentureAnchorage00$399K
3Teya Enterprises, LLCAnchorage00$340K
4Alaska Directional, LLCPalmer27$251K
5Municipality of AnchorageAnchorage27109$245K
6Trident Seafoods CorporationAkutan1166$242K
7Bset, LLCAnchorage00$234K
8Peter Pan Seafoods, Inc.Dillingham00$231K
9East West Seafoods LLCKodiak332$219K
10Alaska Railroad CorporationAnchorage33177$204K
11ProForest ReforestationSitka00$202K
12Pollard ConstructionJuneau524$185K
13Taco KingAnchorage00$180K
14Alyeska Pipeline Service CompanyValdez679$180K
15Katmai Government ServicesAnchorage00$172K
16Wallboard Solutions, LLCAnchorage00$159K
17Silver Bay Seafoods LLCSitka421$151K
18Hilcorp Alaska, LLCPrudhoe Bay1330$148K
19Alaska Demolition, LLCGirdwood336$146K
20Ward Cove Dock Group, LLCKetchikan511$144K

All employers in Alaska

EmployerCityInspectionsPenalty
Mass Excavation, INCGirdwood2$19K
Union Oil of CaliforniaNikiski5$19K
North Star Terminal & Stevedore CO., LLCValdez2$19K
Kenai Peninsula BoroughHomer2$19K
Valdez City ofValdez5$19K
ERP International, LLCElmendorf AFB0$0
Frawner CorporationAnchorage4$19K
Alaska General SeafoodsKetchikan2$18K
Msa LabsFairbanks2$18K
Clean Team Janitorial, LLCKenai0$0
Providence Health and Services AlaskaAnchorage2$18K
Northland Services INCKetchikan2$18K
Anchorage Municipality of Awwu J Asplund WWTPAnchorage2$18K
Fred MeyerWasilla2$18K
Rain Proof RoofingAnchorage10$13K
Brechan Construction, LLCKodiak3$18K
Valdez City of Fire DepartmentValdez3$18K
Bering Sea Environmental, LLCAnchorage0$0
Very Good ConstructionAnchorage2$17K
Dept. of Natural Resources, AK State ParksAnchorage0$0
Roy Briley, INCAnchorage2$17K
Anchorage School DistrictAnchorage13$17K
Southeast Stevedoring INC.Ketchikan4$17K
Chugach Electric Association INCTyonek - Beluga River2$17K
Ocean Beauty Seafoods LLCCordova2$17K
Triple B CorporationAnchorage5$17K
Anchorage SheratonAnchorage3$17K
Alaska Packaging Lumber, LLCAnchorage2$17K
Pacific Stevedoring, LLCDutch Harbor13$16K
Shelford's Boat, LTDDutch Harbor7$16K
Ketchikan Soda WorksKetchikan2$16K
Chenega Base & Logistics Services, LLCFort Wainwright2$16K
Vigor Alaska Seward, LLCSeward6$16K
Central Peninsula General Hospital, INCSoldotna5$16K
Unimak Vessel LLCDutch Harbor4$16K
Wildfish Cannery LLCKlawock2$16K
Skagway City ofSkagway2$16K
Fred Meyer Stores, INCAnchorage2$16K
Peter Pan Seafoods INC.Dillingham2$16K
Golden Alaska Seafoods LLCDutch Harbor7$16K
International Seafoods of Alaska INCKodiak2$16K
Peak Construction, INC.Juneau3$16K
Nana Management ServicesAnchorage3$16K
Apl Limited, KodiakKodiak2$16K
Lowpete Construction INCJuneau2$15K
TD Support ServicesJber0$0
Eni PetroleumPrudhoe Bay7$15K
The Fishing Company of Alaska, INCDutch Harbor2$15K
Piston & Rudder Service INCPetersburg4$15K
Pegasus Aviation Services, LLCAnchorage4$15K
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Industries in Alaska

Enforcement and wage-compliance data broken out by industry sector within Alaska.

Accommodation & Food ServicesAdministrative & Waste ServicesAgriculture, Forestry, Fishing & HuntingArts, Entertainment & RecreationConstructionEducational ServicesHealthcare & Social AssistanceInformationManufacturingMining, Quarrying, Oil & GasOtherOther ServicesProfessional & Technical ServicesPublic AdministrationReal Estate & RentalRetail TradeTransportation & WarehousingUtilitiesWholesale Trade

Top Cities in Alaska

The 20 cities with the most employers in the federal enforcement record within Alaska (of 37 total).

Anchorage (440)Dutch Harbor (107)Fairbanks (98)Juneau (73)Kodiak (57)Ketchikan (45)Wasilla (44)Palmer (41)Prudhoe Bay (38)Kenai (19)Jber (18)Sitka (16)Nikiski (16)Seward (15)Eagle River (15)Soldotna (14)Cordova (13)Fort Greely (13)Valdez (12)Fort Wainwright (12)

View all 37 cities in Alaska →

Nationwide states with similar OSHA penalties or violation rates

Two enforcement-record peer sets for Alaska: nearest jurisdictions by total assessed OSHA penalties and by violations per inspection. These are cross-state neighborhoods, not the employer-book peers above.

Similar total OSHA penalties

Nearest jurisdictions by total assessed OSHA penalties ($12.0M here).

Washington $12.2M Hawaii $12.7M Mississippi $11.2M Maryland $13.1M

Similar violations per inspection

States with similarly high violations-per-inspection rates (2.86 here vs 2.26 US average).

New Jersey 2.97/insp Michigan 2.73/insp Georgia 2.64/insp Maine 3.14/insp

Source: OSHA Enforcement Data, U.S. Department of Labor · Verify with OSHA establishment search →
Source: Wage & Hour Division Compliance Actions, U.S. Department of Labor · DOL WHD data →