PlainWorker
States › Alaska

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
Fairbanks North Star BoroughFairbanks11$15K
Ahtna Technical Services, Inc.Anchorage0$0
Providence Health & Services AlaskaAnchorage3$15K
Jae & Tracy Enterprises, Inc.Kotzebue0$0
Jay-Brant General Contractors, LLCKodiak7$15K
Exxel BuildersFairbanks0$0
Choctaw Defense Services, INC.Kodiak6$15K
Silver Bay Seafoods Metlakatla LLCMetlakatla2$15K
American MechanicalFairbanks0$0
AHTNA Professional Services, Inc.Anchorage0$0
Resolve Marine Group, INC.Dutch Harbor2$15K
Titan, LLCAnchorage0$0
Reach INCJuneau6$15K
Abc-K-9-Fun, INC.Fairbanks2$15K
U-Haul Moving & Storage of South FairbanksFairbanks3$15K
Bristol Leader Fisheries LLCDutch Harbor4$14K
Alpha Welding & Boat Repair, INC.Dutch Harbor5$14K
Quantum Management Services INCPalmer2$14K
Alaska West Express, INC.Anchorage2$14K
BP Exploration (Alaska) INCPrudhoe Bay7$14K
Alaska Marine TruckingJuneau5$14K
Haskell Corporation/Davis Construction JVAnchorage0$0
Mat-Su Regional Medical CenterPalmer3$14K
GMG General INC.Anchorage3$14K
Golden Valley Electric Association, INC.Healy4$14K
Paul WeltonFairbanks2$14K
Donald Mathiason, Drew Mathiason, Dam Construction & Roofing, LLCSoldotna2$14K
Denali Universal ServicesAnchorage0$0
Tilmo Painting, LLCAnchorage0$0
Bristol Bay Area Health CorporationDillingham2$14K
Glacier Fish Company LLCDutch Harbor15$14K
Alaska Marine Trucking, LLCDutch Harbor8$14K
Cornerstone General Contractors, INC.Anchorage3$14K
Seward FisheriesSeward3$14K
Catalyst Marine Engineering, LLCSeward2$14K
Alaska General SeafoodsNaknek4$14K
Certified RoofingAnchorage3$14K
Gallo's Mexican RestaurantAnchorage0$0
City of Wales AlaskaWales0$0
Doyon Drilling INCPrudhoe Bay6$13K
Ketchikan City of Public Works - Solid Waste DisposalKetchikan2$13K
Doyon/Aramark Joint VentureDenali National Park4$13K
Matson Navigation Company of Alaska, LLCKodiak2$13K
American Fast FreightAnchorage2$13K
Neeser Construction, INC.Anchorage4$13K
Alaska Central ExpressDutch Harbor2$13K
Tvi INC.Anchorage2$13K
Inter-Con Security SystemsAnchorage0$0
Chaz LimitedAnchorage3$13K
Jungle Jim's Floor Covering, LLCAnchorage2$13K
← Previous Page 6 of 26 Next →

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 →