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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
Specialty Renovations LLCJuneau2$13K
Temsco Helicopters, Inc.Ketchikan0$0
Bristol Wave Seafoods, LLCDutch Harbor2$13K
Pizza ParadisosKenai0$0
Trucano Construction CompanyJuneau5$13K
Northern Powerline ConstructorsAnchorage2$13K
Miranda Electric Inc.North Pole0$0
Golden Heart Utilities, INC.Fairbanks2$12K
DLM PaintingAnchorage2$12K
Watterson ConstructionAnchorage3$9K
Mosesian Farms of Alaska, INCAnchorage1$4K
Duran Construction Company LLCJuneau2$12K
Icicle Seafoods INCNaknek4$12K
Alaska Pacific Leasing CompanyAnchorage2$12K
Signco, INC.Anchorage2$12K
Hard Rock Construction LLCSitka3$12K
Petro Star Valdez RefineryValdez4$12K
Wrangell Boatshop LLCWrangell4$12K
Mat-Su Senior Services Adult Day ServicesPalmer2$12K
Alpha Welding & Boat Repair, INC.Unalaska5$12K
GMC Contracting, INCAnchorage4$12K
Coastal Villages Pollock, LLCDutch Harbor4$12K
Sweet Home Construction, INC.Anchorage2$12K
Black Diamond Resort CompanyHealy0$0
Alaska DocAnchorage5$12K
Ahtna Environmental IncorporatedKodiak3$12K
Alaska Dot&PFDillingham4$12K
Blue North Fisheries, INC.Dutch Harbor4$12K
Polar SeafoodsSeward2$12K
Independent Steel Erectors INCWasilla3$11K
Alaska DocEagle River3$11K
Uic Science, LLCBarrow0$0
Matanuska Susitna BoroughPalmer5$11K
Alaska DocSeward4$11K
Zenith Alaska LLCDutch Harbor2$11K
SmithsonsAnchorage2$11K
Fike Industrial Construction, LLC.Anchorage2$11K
Builders Choice, INC.Anchorage2$11K
D & L Construction Company, Inc.Cooper Landing0$0
Southeast Alaska Regional Health ConsortiumSitka3$11K
Samson Tug & Barge Company, INC.Sitka2$11K
Dimond Xpress Lube and Tire ServiceAnchorage2$11K
Don Jose's Mexican RestaurantAnchorage1$0
Dawson Construction, LLCKetchikan2$11K
Southeast Alaska Backcountry Adventures LLCHaines2$11K
KLR Northern JVKetchikan3$11K
Akulurak LLCDutch Harbor4$11K
Fullford Electric, INCFairbanks4$11K
Carlile Transportation Systems, INC.Anchorage2$10K
American Seafoods Company, LLC.Dutch Harbor2$10K
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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 →