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Connecticut — top-third OSHA penalty rollup

Connecticut ranks #17 of 56 by assessed OSHA penalties ($28.1M), with 5,627 inspections on 2,349 tracked employers.

2,349
Employers
5,627
Inspections
$28.1M
OSHA penalties
$21.8M
Back wages

The state in one line

Connecticut ranks #17 of 56 U.S. jurisdictions by total OSHA penalties, with 23,647 violations cited across 5,627 inspections and $21.8M in wages recovered for workers.

#17
of 56 states by penalties
4.20
violations per inspection
$12K
avg penalty per employer
806
WHD wage-theft cases

OSHA citation docket

State IMIS book CT · Connecticut ABOVE-US · HIGH-PPE

#17/56 · 5,627 insp · $28.1M

  • BOOK 2,349 employers
  • INSP 5,627 inspections
  • RANK #17 of 56
  • PEN $28.1M
  • RATE 4.20 viol/insp
  • VS-US ABOVE-US
  • WHD $21.8M
  • PHOTO Louisiana

Nearest employer-book peer: Louisiana ($19.5M penalty gap)

Connecticut ranks #17 of 56 U.S. jurisdictions by total OSHA penalties, with 23,647 violations cited across 5,627 inspections and $21.8M 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 →

Connecticut in the OSHA-penalty neighbourhood

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

penalties

What this shows Connecticut carries $28.1M in assessed OSHA penalties, ranked #17 of 56 jurisdictions.

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

Where Connecticut ranks nationally

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

$11,960 Top 12% most affordable more affordable than 88% 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%). Below this entry. $10,000–$12,000: 4 U.S. jurisdictions (7%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Connecticut $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 Connecticut.

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
Connecticut cites 23,647 total violations at an average current penalty of $1188.05 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 Connecticut

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
1Keystone Construction & MaintenanceMiddletown3112$6.5M
2CT Handivan, Inc.North Haven00$1.7M
3O&G Industries, INC, Heavy /Civil Power DivisionMiddletown4143$1.2M
4Bluewater Energy Solutions, INC.Middletown224$706K
5Family Care PlusStratford00$627K
6Euro HomecarePlainville00$605K
7Rocky Hill State Home and HospitalRocky Hill00$424K
8United RentalsStamford00$407K
9LasershipMeriden00$304K
10Concrete Superstructures IncSeymour00$294K
11Ultimate Services Professional Grounds MGMTWolcott00$280K
12Richardson GypsumStamford00$278K
13Companions ForeverNewington00$258K
14SD Transportation Services, LLCBerlin00$250K
15Stay At HomeManchester00$247K
16Plaza Azteca NewingtonNewington00$236K
17Area Cooperative Educational Services/CRPHamden00$231K
18Scena Wine Bar & RestaurantDarien00$225K
19Fiesta CoveStamford00$213K
20Cesar M. MendozaBridgeport233$196K

All employers in Connecticut

EmployerCityInspectionsPenalty
Gilliam Company,LLCNorth Franklin0$0
Tradebe Treatment and Recycling of Bridgeport, LLCBridgeport4$124K
Vinny's Ale HouseFairfield0$0
Diversified Building ServicesWallingford0$0
Hubbell, Inc.Shelton0$0
Priddae TruckingEast Hartford0$0
D. DuBaldo Electric Co.Manchester0$0
Associated Spring - Barnes Group, INC.Bristol5$115K
The Nuway Tobacco CompanySouth Windsor4$113K
Phoenix Products CompanyTerryville5$112K
Gobi Mongolian Grill Inc.Southington0$0
Natural Country Farms, INC.Ellington5$105K
Aware Recovery Care CenterNorth Haven0$0
Forever 21 Retail, INC., Store #101Farmington2$103K
F.W. Webb (Waterbury CT #70)Waterbury0$0
5n Plus INC.Fairfield2$99K
The Jewish Home for the Elderly of Fairfield County, INC.Bridgeport2$99K
Directional Technologies Inc.Wallingford0$0
F.W. Webb (New Haven CT #45)New Haven0$0
Ole Dog TavernStratford0$0
Carla's Pasta, INC.South Windsor3$97K
DynataShelton0$0
Assisted Living Services, Inc.Cheshire0$0
Reilly Green Mountain Platform Tennis CourtsOrange0$0
Cambridge Marine Construction IncNew London0$0
Stop & Go Traffic Control ServicesBridgeport0$0
Lane ConstructionCheshire0$0
Flexo Converters USA, INC.Meriden4$91K
Har-Conn Chrome CompanyWest Hartford3$90K
The Gilman Brothers CompanyGilman3$90K
Loos & Company, INC.Pomfret2$89K
Oak and AlmondNorwalk0$0
New Milford Block & Supply CorporationNew Milford3$87K
Blackstones SteakhouseNorwalk0$0
Quattro Pazzi - StamfordStamford0$0
Rea Magnet Wire Company, INC.Guilford8$86K
American TruckingJewett City0$0
Damato LandscapingNorwalk0$0
Nunez TruckingMeriden0$0
TLD Ace CorporationWindsor12$84K
Rudy's Executive TransportationStamford0$0
Scapa North America, LLCWindsor2$83K
MH1 Construction, LLCWaterbury2$83K
Plaza Azteca EnfieldEnfield0$0
Instrument Sciences and TechnologyMiddletown2$80K
Eldercare ServicesOrange0$0
Toast & Co.Litchfield0$0
Benchmark Senior Living/EdgehillStamford0$0
JP Carroll Roofing LLCWest Hartford3$79K
Pallflex CompanyPutnam2$79K
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Industries in Connecticut

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

Accommodation & Food ServicesAdministrative & Waste ServicesAgriculture, Forestry, Fishing & HuntingArts, Entertainment & RecreationConstructionEducational ServicesFinance & InsuranceHealthcare & Social AssistanceInformationManufacturingOtherOther ServicesProfessional & Technical ServicesPublic AdministrationReal Estate & RentalRetail TradeTransportation & WarehousingUtilitiesWholesale Trade

Top Cities in Connecticut

The 20 cities with the most employers in the federal enforcement record within Connecticut (of 97 total).

Hartford (103)New Haven (79)Stamford (70)Bridgeport (66)Waterbury (55)Norwalk (55)Middletown (54)Manchester (51)Bristol (49)West Hartford (48)New Britain (46)Wallingford (41)Milford (40)Stratford (39)Danbury (39)Enfield (37)Bloomfield (36)Meriden (36)East Hartford (36)Cheshire (35)

View all 97 cities in Connecticut →

Nationwide states with similar OSHA penalties or violation rates

Two enforcement-record peer sets for Connecticut: 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

Other top-third penalty states outside Connecticut's employer-book footprint — matched by total assessed OSHA penalties ($28.1M here).

Massachusetts $29.0M Kansas $27.1M Missouri $30.7M Tennessee $24.6M

Similar violations per inspection

States with similarly high violations-per-inspection rates (4.20 here vs 2.26 US average).

Maryland 4.48/insp Maine 3.14/insp New Jersey 2.97/insp Alaska 2.86/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 →