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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 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
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
Colorado Premium FoodsGreeley3$6K
Frei & Frei, INC.Colorado Springs4$37K
Zayo Group, LLCBoulder0$0
Rocla Concrete Tie, INC.Pueblo5$37K
First CallDenver0$0
Food Service Warehouse.com, LLCGreenwood Village0$0
Styro-Tech LLCDenver2$36K
Denny's - HavanaAurora0$0
United Rotorcraft, a Division of Air Methods CorporationEnglewood2$36K
US Transport - Corporate OfficeDenver0$0
Colorado Roofing Products, LLCAurora3$36K
Suncor Energy, INC.Commerce City5$36K
Walker Manufacturing CompanyFort Collins3$36K
Medical Logistic Solutions - Big Spring, TXEnglewood0$0
Retreat at Harbor CoveGrand Junction0$0
The Ute & YetiColorado Springs0$0
CrestviewColorado Springs0$0
Yuma Ethanol LLCYuma5$35K
Accelerated Career TechnologyGreenwood Village0$0
Medical Logistics SolutionsEnglewood0$0
Olinger Crown Hill Mortuary & CemetaryWheat Ridge0$0
Many C.M.G.Parker3$35K
C.a.R.E. INC,Pueblo0$0
Uhs of Centennial Peaks LLCLouisville3$35K
Bankrate, IncDenver0$0
JRS JanatorialSedalia0$0
5280 Productions LLCLakewood2$35K
Embrey Builders LLCDenver2$35K
Upslope, LLCBoulder2$35K
L.B. Foster COPueblo2$35K
National Wood Products, INC.Denver2$34K
Outlaw RestaurantOuray0$0
Newton ConstructionGrand Junction0$0
RGN IncPueblo0$0
Pristine Green CleanersDenver0$0
Dionisio Produce & FarmsPueblo0$0
Transcom Worldwide NADenver0$0
C&M Construction, INCParker2$34K
Deep Water Emergency Services & RestorationsColorado Springs0$0
High PlainsWindsor0$0
Coorstek, INC.Golden3$34K
Diamond Spas, INC.Frederick2$34K
Protein for Pets Opco, LLCGreeley2$34K
Rendon RoofingAurora2$33K
Taipei TokyoGlenwood Springs0$0
Genesis Hospitality CorporationLoveland4$33K
Wall ConceptsColorado Springs0$0
Mountain City Meat CO., INC.Denver2$33K
La MeriseDenver0$0
Future Foam INC.Denver4$33K
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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 →