State enforcement profile · #17 of 56 by penalties · ABOVE-US
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
This rank counts 39% of the penalty dollars recorded for Connecticut: 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 #18 of 56.
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
- CT (this)
Connecticut
$28,093,932 penalties
- HI
Hawaii
$12,747,010 penalties
- MS $11,202,780
Mississippi
$11,202,780 penalties
- LA $8,606,071
Louisiana
$8,606,071 penalties
- UT $6,700,454
Utah
$6,700,454 penalties
- IN $6,042,679
Indiana
$6,042,679 penalties
What this shows Connecticut carries $28.1M in assessed OSHA penalties, ranked #17 of 56 jurisdictions.
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
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.
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.
| # | Employer | Inspections | Violations | Penalty + wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keystone Construction & Maintenance Middletown | 3 | 112 | $6.5M |
| 2 | CT Handivan, Inc. North Haven | 0 | 0 | $1.7M |
| 3 | O&G Industries, INC, Heavy /Civil Power Division Middletown | 4 | 143 | $1.2M |
| 4 | Bluewater Energy Solutions, INC. Middletown | 2 | 24 | $706K |
| 5 | Family Care Plus Stratford | 0 | 0 | $627K |
| 6 | Euro Homecare Plainville | 0 | 0 | $605K |
| 7 | Rocky Hill State Home and Hospital Rocky Hill | 0 | 0 | $424K |
| 8 | United Rentals Stamford | 0 | 0 | $407K |
| 9 | Lasership Meriden | 0 | 0 | $304K |
| 10 | Concrete Superstructures Inc Seymour | 0 | 0 | $294K |
| 11 | Ultimate Services Professional Grounds MGMT Wolcott | 0 | 0 | $280K |
| 12 | Richardson Gypsum Stamford | 0 | 0 | $278K |
| 13 | Companions Forever Newington | 0 | 0 | $258K |
| 14 | SD Transportation Services, LLC Berlin | 0 | 0 | $250K |
| 15 | Stay At Home Manchester | 0 | 0 | $247K |
| 16 | Plaza Azteca Newington Newington | 0 | 0 | $236K |
| 17 | Area Cooperative Educational Services/CRP Hamden | 0 | 0 | $231K |
| 18 | Scena Wine Bar & Restaurant Darien | 0 | 0 | $225K |
| 19 | Fiesta Cove Stamford | 0 | 0 | $213K |
| 20 | Cesar M. Mendoza Bridgeport | 2 | 33 | $196K |
All employers in Connecticut
Industries in Connecticut
Enforcement and wage-compliance data broken out by industry sector within Connecticut.
Top Cities in Connecticut
The 20 cities with the most employers in the federal enforcement record within Connecticut (of 97 total).
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).
Similar violations per inspection
States with similarly high violations-per-inspection rates (4.20 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 →