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
This rank counts 59% of the penalty dollars recorded for Alaska: only employers with at least two OSHA inspections or $1,000 or more in Wage & Hour back wages. On every recorded penalty dollar it would rank #41 of 56.
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
- AK (this)
Alaska
$12,023,264 penalties
- ME
Maine
$9,952,570 penalties
- NH
New Hampshire
$7,666,712 penalties
- ID
Idaho
$7,148,821 penalties
- WV
West Virginia
$7,045,836 penalties
- NM
New Mexico
$5,345,339 penalties
What this shows Alaska carries $12.0M in assessed OSHA penalties, ranked #27 of 56 jurisdictions.
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
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.
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.
| # | Employer | Inspections | Violations | Penalty + wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trailboss Enterprises, Inc Anchorage | 0 | 0 | $791K |
| 2 | Doyon/ARAMARK Joint Venture Anchorage | 0 | 0 | $399K |
| 3 | Teya Enterprises, LLC Anchorage | 0 | 0 | $340K |
| 4 | Alaska Directional, LLC Palmer | 2 | 7 | $251K |
| 5 | Municipality of Anchorage Anchorage | 27 | 109 | $245K |
| 6 | Trident Seafoods Corporation Akutan | 11 | 66 | $242K |
| 7 | Bset, LLC Anchorage | 0 | 0 | $234K |
| 8 | Peter Pan Seafoods, Inc. Dillingham | 0 | 0 | $231K |
| 9 | East West Seafoods LLC Kodiak | 3 | 32 | $219K |
| 10 | Alaska Railroad Corporation Anchorage | 33 | 177 | $204K |
| 11 | ProForest Reforestation Sitka | 0 | 0 | $202K |
| 12 | Pollard Construction Juneau | 5 | 24 | $185K |
| 13 | Taco King Anchorage | 0 | 0 | $180K |
| 14 | Alyeska Pipeline Service Company Valdez | 6 | 79 | $180K |
| 15 | Katmai Government Services Anchorage | 0 | 0 | $172K |
| 16 | Wallboard Solutions, LLC Anchorage | 0 | 0 | $159K |
| 17 | Silver Bay Seafoods LLC Sitka | 4 | 21 | $151K |
| 18 | Hilcorp Alaska, LLC Prudhoe Bay | 13 | 30 | $148K |
| 19 | Alaska Demolition, LLC Girdwood | 3 | 36 | $146K |
| 20 | Ward Cove Dock Group, LLC Ketchikan | 5 | 11 | $144K |
All employers in Alaska
Industries in Alaska
Enforcement and wage-compliance data broken out by industry sector within Alaska.
Top Cities in Alaska
The 20 cities with the most employers in the federal enforcement record within Alaska (of 37 total).
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).
Similar violations per inspection
States with similarly high violations-per-inspection rates (2.86 here vs 2.26 US average).
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 →