State enforcement profile · #30 of 56 by penalties · ABOVE-US
Arkansas — high violations-per-inspection rate
Arkansas cites 2.45 violations per inspection vs a 2.26 national inspection-weighted average — 3,343 violations across 1,364 inspections.
- 1,788
- Employers
- 1,364
- Inspections
- $10.5M
- OSHA penalties
- $20.2M
- Back wages
The state in one line
Arkansas ranks #30 of 56 U.S. jurisdictions by total OSHA penalties, with 3,343 violations cited across 1,364 inspections and $20.2M in wages recovered for workers.
- #30
- of 56 states by penalties
- 2.45
- violations per inspection
- $6K
- avg penalty per employer
- 1,435
- WHD wage-theft cases
This rank counts 40% of the penalty dollars recorded for Arkansas: 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 #37 of 56.
OSHA citation docket
State IMIS book AR · Arkansas ABOVE-US · MID-PPE
#30/56 · 1,364 insp · $10.5M
- BOOK 1,788 employers
- INSP 1,364 inspections
- RANK #30 of 56
- PEN $10.5M
- RATE 2.45 viol/insp
- VS-US ABOVE-US
- WHD $20.2M
- PHOTO Kentucky
Nearest employer-book peer: Kentucky ($4.8M penalty gap)
Arkansas ranks #30 of 56 U.S. jurisdictions by total OSHA penalties, with 3,343 violations cited across 1,364 inspections and $20.2M 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 →
Arkansas in the OSHA-penalty neighbourhood
Total assessed OSHA penalties among this state and nearest employer-book peers
- NE
Nebraska
$16,165,542 penalties
- HI
Hawaii
$12,747,010 penalties
- AR (this)
Arkansas
$10,542,867 penalties
- IN $6,042,679
Indiana
$6,042,679 penalties
- KY $5,711,590
Kentucky
$5,711,590 penalties
- NM $5,345,339
New Mexico
$5,345,339 penalties
What this shows Arkansas carries $10.5M in assessed OSHA penalties, ranked #30 of 56 jurisdictions.
Where Arkansas ranks nationally
Average OSHA penalty per tracked employer, vs all 56 U.S. jurisdictions
$5,896 Top 48% most affordable more affordable than 52% 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 Arkansas.
Top OSHA & wage enforcement actions in Arkansas
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 | WRS Leachville | 0 | 0 | $709K |
| 2 | Arkansas Support Network Springdale | 0 | 0 | $543K |
| 3 | Jefferson County Pine Bluff | 0 | 0 | $539K |
| 4 | Rock-It-Natural Stone, Inc. Clarksville #1 Hartman | 0 | 0 | $444K |
| 5 | R & R Solutions Gravette | 0 | 0 | $423K |
| 6 | Nu-Way Products Company West Memphis | 5 | 75 | $418K |
| 7 | D&H Contracting, Inc. Imboden | 0 | 0 | $378K |
| 8 | Quality Investigations Inc. Bryant | 0 | 0 | $348K |
| 9 | Great River Medical Center Blytheville | 0 | 0 | $345K |
| 10 | Welspun Tubular LLC Little Rock | 23 | 90 | $335K |
| 11 | Rock-It Natural Stone, Inc. Lamar | 0 | 0 | $304K |
| 12 | Pace Industries Harrison | 0 | 0 | $271K |
| 13 | Abilities Unlimited of Jonesboro, Inc. Jonesboro | 0 | 0 | $230K |
| 14 | Saf-Holland, INC. Dumas | 3 | 30 | $227K |
| 15 | Morrilton Packing Company, INC. Morrilton | 2 | 4 | $207K |
| 16 | Kleenco Centerton | 0 | 0 | $184K |
| 17 | Arkansas Baptist College Little Rock | 0 | 0 | $178K |
| 18 | Maxwell Hardwood Flooring INC. Monticello | 3 | 15 | $169K |
| 19 | Great Lakes Chemical Corporation El Dorado | 2 | 29 | $159K |
| 20 | CDI Central Office Russellville | 0 | 0 | $158K |
All employers in Arkansas
Industries in Arkansas
Enforcement and wage-compliance data broken out by industry sector within Arkansas.
Top Cities in Arkansas
The 20 cities with the most employers in the federal enforcement record within Arkansas (of 66 total).
Nationwide states with similar OSHA penalties or violation rates
Two enforcement-record peer sets for Arkansas: 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 ($10.5M here).
Similar violations per inspection
States with similarly high violations-per-inspection rates (2.45 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 →