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State enforcement profile · #20 of 56 by penalties · AT/BELOW-US

Workplace enforcement in Colorado

According to OSHA enforcement records (2010–2026), Colorado has 3,986 employers in the federal enforcement record, with 6,496 OSHA inspections and $22.8M in penalties assessed. The state's Wage and Hour Division has recovered $28.2M in back wages across 1,488 enforcement cases.

3,986
Employers
6,496
Inspections
$22.8M
OSHA penalties
$28.2M
Back wages

The state in one line

Colorado ranks #20 of 56 U.S. jurisdictions by total OSHA penalties, with 11,833 violations cited across 6,496 inspections and $28.2M in wages recovered for workers.

#20
of 56 states by penalties
1.82
violations per inspection
$6K
avg penalty per employer
1,488
WHD wage-theft cases

OSHA citation docket

State IMIS book CO · Colorado AT/BELOW-US · MID-PPE

#20/56 · 6,496 insp · $22.8M

  • BOOK 3,986 employers
  • INSP 6,496 inspections
  • RANK #20 of 56
  • PEN $22.8M
  • RATE 1.82 viol/insp
  • VS-US AT/BELOW-US
  • WHD $28.2M
  • PHOTO Missouri

Nearest employer-book peer: Missouri ($7.9M penalty gap)

Colorado ranks #20 of 56 U.S. jurisdictions by total OSHA penalties, with 11,833 violations cited across 6,496 inspections and $28.2M 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 →

Colorado in the OSHA-penalty neighbourhood

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

penalties

What this shows Colorado carries $22.8M in assessed OSHA penalties, ranked #20 of 56 jurisdictions.

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

Where Colorado ranks nationally

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

$5,716 Bottom 45% least affordable more affordable than 45% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $6,000–$8,000: 10 U.S. jurisdictions (18%). Above this entry. $8,000–$10,000: 5 U.S. jurisdictions (9%). Above this entry. $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. Colorado $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 Colorado.

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 violationAlabama, Total violations cited: 14683 · Average penalty per violation: $2955.54Alaska, Total violations cited: 11441 · Average penalty per violation: $1050.89American Samoa, Total violations cited: 829 · Average penalty per violation: $3521.93Arizona, Total violations cited: 8689 · Average penalty per violation: $523.14Arkansas, Total violations cited: 3343 · Average penalty per violation: $3153.71California, Total violations cited: 62917 · Average penalty per violation: $1931.91Colorado, Total violations cited: 11833 · Average penalty per violation: $1925.51Connecticut, Total violations cited: 23647 · Average penalty per violation: $1188.05Delaware, Total violations cited: 1884 · Average penalty per violation: $5004.52District of Columbia, Total violations cited: 2002 · Average penalty per violation: $1600.22Florida, Total violations cited: 20137 · Average penalty per violation: $2911.21Georgia, Total violations cited: 23607 · Average penalty per violation: $2424.16Guam, Total violations cited: 3356 · Average penalty per violation: $1368.12Hawaii, Total violations cited: 9120 · Average penalty per violation: $1397.7Idaho, Total violations cited: 3829 · Average penalty per violation: $1867.02Illinois, Total violations cited: 38576 · Average penalty per violation: $2518.72Indiana, Total violations cited: 4225 · Average penalty per violation: $1430.22Iowa, Total violations cited: 10267 · Average penalty per violation: $1892.75Kansas, Total violations cited: 9514 · Average penalty per violation: $2852.86Kentucky, Total violations cited: 3171 · Average penalty per violation: $1801.2Louisiana, Total violations cited: 3408 · Average penalty per violation: $2525.26Maine, Total violations cited: 8054 · Average penalty per violation: $1235.73Maryland, Total violations cited: 24360 · Average penalty per violation: $537.35Massachusetts, Total violations cited: 12091 · Average penalty per violation: $2401.87Michigan, Total violations cited: 67640 · Average penalty per violation: $671.06Minnesota, Total violations cited: 9173 · Average penalty per violation: $604.31Mississippi, Total violations cited: 4912 · Average penalty per violation: $2280.7Missouri, Total violations cited: 12358 · Average penalty per violation: $2481.04Montana, Total violations cited: 2718 · Average penalty per violation: $2076Nebraska, Total violations cited: 4514 · Average penalty per violation: $3581.2Nevada, Total violations cited: 18844 · Average penalty per violation: $1778.2New Hampshire, Total violations cited: 3281 · Average penalty per violation: $2336.7New Jersey, Total violations cited: 51588 · Average penalty per violation: $2257.14New Mexico, Total violations cited: 2690 · Average penalty per violation: $1987.11New York, Total violations cited: 79647 · Average penalty per violation: $851.4North Carolina, Total violations cited: 18017 · Average penalty per violation: $593.13North Dakota, Total violations cited: 1761 · Average penalty per violation: $4787.03Northern Mariana Islands, Total violations cited: 943 · Average penalty per violation: $1423.52Ohio, Total violations cited: 33085 · Average penalty per violation: $3209.32Oklahoma, Total violations cited: 5020 · Average penalty per violation: $2618.51Oregon, Total violations cited: 21930 · Average penalty per violation: $263.72Pennsylvania, Total violations cited: 34307 · Average penalty per violation: $2124.18Puerto Rico, Total violations cited: 11369 · Average penalty per violation: $851.43Rhode Island, Total violations cited: 3528 · Average penalty per violation: $1806.54South Carolina, Total violations cited: 5382 · Average penalty per violation: $551.38South Dakota, Total violations cited: 1901 · Average penalty per violation: $3123.16Tennessee, Total violations cited: 38865 · Average penalty per violation: $633.23Texas, Total violations cited: 37481 · Average penalty per violation: $3006.51Utah, Total violations cited: 6414 · Average penalty per violation: $1044.66Vermont, Total violations cited: 3044 · Average penalty per violation: $1498.54Virgin Islands, Total violations cited: 2592 · Average penalty per violation: $737.45Virginia, Total violations cited: 29121 · Average penalty per violation: $1651.15Washington, Total violations cited: 28812 · Average penalty per violation: $424.16West Virginia, Total violations cited: 3289 · Average penalty per violation: $2142.24Wisconsin, Total violations cited: 23614 · Average penalty per violation: $2667.32Wyoming, Total violations cited: 2936 · Average penalty per violation: $1582.38
Colorado cites 11,833 total violations at an average current penalty of $1925.51 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 Colorado

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
1AerotekEnglewood10$1.0M
2ADC Management ServicesDenver00$664K
3Production Control ServicesErie00$532K
4Parkside LandscapingLittleton00$524K
5Energy Inspection ServicesBayfield00$446K
6Maintenance Resources, Inc.Denver00$442K
7Colorado Department of Public SafetyDenver00$411K
8CF&I Steel, L.P.Pueblo1337$374K
9Clear Creek Skiing CorporationGeorgetown529$365K
10Tagawa Greenhouse EnterprisesBrighton00$339K
11Safeway, INC.Denver422$307K
12ARP Construction LLCDenver00$303K
13Davis Paige Management System, LLCColorado Springs00$295K
14Rainbow LandscapingDenver00$292K
15Key Structures, LLCPueblo745$279K
16CD ConstructionGrand Junction00$267K
17Mountain High ApplianceLouisville00$262K
18Colorado Department of CorrectionsColorado Springs00$260K
19East Moon Asian BistroBroomfield00$243K
20Tequila's Mexican RestaurantGlenwood Springs00$241K

All employers in Colorado

EmployerCityInspectionsPenalty
Rocky Mountain Metal ContainerGolden5$55K
Il MulinoAspen0$0
Tip Top Construction, LLCColorado Springs0$0
Pro-Ex Contractors, INC.Colorado Springs2$55K
Silver & Blue ConcreteColorado Springs0$0
Atlas Metal & Iron CorporationDenver4$55K
JCF Roofing LLCThornton2$55K
Josephine ConstructionAurora0$0
Paonia, Inc.Colorado Springs0$0
Mountain Reload LLC.Denver2$54K
Los Dos Potrillos Mexican Restaurant IILittleton0$0
Jimmy's An American Restaurant and BarAspen0$0
Hoier Excavating LLCColorado Springs6$52K
Grand Hyatt - DenverDenver0$0
Idaho Pacific Colorado CorporationCenter4$52K
Cargill Meat Solutions CorporationFort Morgan6$52K
Los Dos Potrillos Mexican RestaurantCentennial0$0
The Lakewood Brick and Tile CompanyLakewood2$51K
CBT LogisticsEnglewood0$0
Brewery Bar IIILone Tree0$0
Colorado Better Kitchens CORPDenver3$50K
Serta Simmons Bedding, LLCAurora2$50K
All Recycling, INC.Englewood6$50K
Alquist 3d, LLCGreeley2$50K
SwissportDenver0$0
Carestream Health, INC.Windsor2$50K
Cutting Edge WoodworkingLeadville1$3K
Denver Transit Construction GroupDenver2$0
Mid-West Machine Products, INC.Golden10$50K
Omerta Storm Water ManagementAurora0$0
RGA Home Health ServicesAurora0$0
Environmental Materials LLCDenver2$49K
Rainbow Collision & Auto GlassFountain0$0
Peak View ConstructionFort Collins0$0
Ames Construction Inc.Aurora0$0
Manko Window Systems, INC.Aurora4$48K
Wagner's LLCFlagler4$48K
Johnson Storage & MovingEnglewood0$0
Opal Foods, LLCRoggen3$47K
American Engineering ManufacturingColorado Springs0$0
Pueblo Diversified IndustriesPueblo0$0
Amc LLCGreenwood Village0$0
Pioneer Sand, Inc.Colorado Springs0$0
Nabors Drilling USA, LPParachute4$46K
IQorPueblo0$0
Princeton Investments, INC.Colorado Springs2$46K
Reliance Precast Systems, INC.Dacono2$46K
Colorado Timber Resources LLCParshall3$46K
Huckleberry Roasters LLCDenver2$46K
JRM Landscape & DesignLittleton0$0
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Industries in Colorado

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

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

Top Cities in Colorado

The 20 cities with the most employers in the federal enforcement record within Colorado (of 80 total).

Denver (876)Colorado Springs (566)Aurora (197)Englewood (142)Fort Collins (133)Commerce City (111)Pueblo (102)Littleton (91)Greeley (83)Grand Junction (80)Boulder (69)Thornton (65)Longmont (63)Parker (57)Lakewood (56)Loveland (54)Aspen (53)Broomfield (51)Arvada (48)Castle Rock (45)

View all 80 cities in Colorado →

Nationwide states with similar OSHA penalties or violation rates

Two enforcement-record peer sets for Colorado: 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 ($22.8M here).

Tennessee $24.6M Iowa $19.4M Kansas $27.1M Connecticut $28.1M

Similar violations per inspection

States with lower inspection-weighted violation rates near Colorado's 1.82 per inspection.

Oregon 1.83/insp Florida 1.80/insp Idaho 1.85/insp Oklahoma 1.78/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 →