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State enforcement profile · #33 of 56 by penalties · ABOVE-US

Delaware — high violations-per-inspection rate

Delaware cites 2.61 violations per inspection vs a 2.26 national inspection-weighted average — 1,884 violations across 721 inspections.

464
Employers
721
Inspections
$9.4M
OSHA penalties
$6.1M
Back wages

The state in one line

Delaware ranks #33 of 56 U.S. jurisdictions by total OSHA penalties, with 1,884 violations cited across 721 inspections and $6.1M in wages recovered for workers.

#33
of 56 states by penalties
2.61
violations per inspection
$20K
avg penalty per employer
190
WHD wage-theft cases

OSHA citation docket

State IMIS book DE · Delaware ABOVE-US · HIGH-PPE

#33/56 · 721 insp · $9.4M

  • BOOK 464 employers
  • INSP 721 inspections
  • RANK #33 of 56
  • PEN $9.4M
  • RATE 2.61 viol/insp
  • VS-US ABOVE-US
  • WHD $6.1M
  • PHOTO Virgin Islands

Nearest employer-book peer: Virgin Islands ($7.5M penalty gap)

Delaware ranks #33 of 56 U.S. jurisdictions by total OSHA penalties, with 1,884 violations cited across 721 inspections and $6.1M 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 →

Delaware in the OSHA-penalty neighbourhood

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

penalties

What this shows Delaware carries $9.4M in assessed OSHA penalties, ranked #33 of 56 jurisdictions.

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

Where Delaware ranks nationally

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

$20,320 Top 2% most affordable more affordable than 98% 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%). Below this entry. $12,000–$14,000: 2 U.S. jurisdictions (4%). Below this entry. $14,000–$16,000: 3 U.S. jurisdictions (5%). Below this entry. $16,000–$18,000: 0 U.S. jurisdictions (0%). Below this entry. $18,000–$20,000: 0 U.S. jurisdictions (0%). Below this entry. $20,000–$22,000: 1 U.S. jurisdictions (2%). This entry sits in this band. $22,000–$24,000: 0 U.S. jurisdictions (0%). Above this entry. Delaware $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 Delaware.

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
Delaware cites 1,884 total violations at an average current penalty of $5004.52 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 Delaware

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
1James T. Vaughn Correctional CenterDover00$697K
2Miguel NunezDover317$618K
3Delaware City Refining Company, LLCDelaware City729$551K
4SCI - Sussex Correctional InstitutionDover00$469K
5Delaware Transit Corporation/DART First StateDover00$441K
6Howard R. Young Correctional InstitutionDover00$431K
7Road Contractor CORPMiddletown327$422K
8Trinity Home Health, LLC & Trinity HealthcareMiddletown00$361K
9Enstructure Wilmington Holdings LLCWilmington212$347K
10Tri-State DrywallClaymont00$320K
11Industrial Services Group, INC.Wilmington213$300K
12United Parcel Service, INC.Newark28$289K
13United States Postal ServiceNew Castle616$277K
14Enerfab Process Solutions & Fabricated Products, INC.Wilmington210$276K
15GT USA Wilmington, LLC a Subsidiary of Gulftainer Company LimitedWilmington532$276K
16Hanover Foods CorporationClayton1050$238K
17Allen Harim Foods, LLCHarbeson1350$235K
18Delaware Department of TransportationDover00$176K
19United Parcel Service, INC.Harrington24$162K
20Taqueria La Sierra Mexican RestaurantSelbyville00$150K

All employers in Delaware

EmployerCityInspectionsPenalty
Hosting.comNewark0$0
Perdue Farms, INC.Milford6$30K
Foxfire Printing and Packaging, Inc.Newark0$0
Crescent ManagmentWilmington0$0
Ecoservices, LLCWilmington2$29K
Mountaire Farms of DelmarvaSelbyville5$28K
Fifer OrchardsCamden Wyoming0$0
Fairville Management Company LLCHockessin0$0
Hibachi Grill & Supreme BuffetNewark0$0
Helmark Steel, INC.Wilmington2$28K
Underground Utilities CORP.Millsboro3$28K
Hoberg Contracting, INC.Lewes2$28K
Mid-Atlantic CareDover0$0
Port to Port InternationalNew Castle0$0
Dde Construction, LLCMillsboro2$27K
Evraz INC. NAClaymont2$27K
Richard y. Johnson & Son, INC.Lewes4$27K
Aj Carpentry LLCMiddletown3$27K
Vanguard Cleaning ServicesWilmington0$0
Hirsh Industries LLCDover2$26K
Potts Welding & Boiler Repair Company IncorporatedNewark3$26K
Kohl's Department Stores, INC.Wilmington3$26K
Genuine Parts CompanyMiddletown2$26K
Comfort Inn - Inn of King of PrussiaNewark0$0
Peninsula GlassDover0$0
Vossloh North AmericaBear2$25K
Let US Lift IT, INC.Wilmington2$25K
L&R Total Construction, LLCFelton2$25K
Booker Smith DBA Triple a MaintenanceWilmington2$25K
Ollie's Bargain Outlet, INC.Dover2$25K
Grassbuster's LandscapingNewark0$0
Suzuki FarmsDelmar0$0
Pineda Home Business Construction LLCWilmington2$25K
Amtrak Human Capital Service CenterWilmington0$0
ServiceXpress StaffingGeorgetown0$0
Sussex Protection Service, LLCWilmington3$24K
Pablo Rocael Enriquez PerezMiddletown3$24K
Damarques Construction LLCMilford2$23K
Solid Walls, LLCLewes2$23K
First American Contracting LLCDover0$0
Access LaborNew Castle0$0
Hanesbrands INC.Dover3$22K
Schell Brothers LLCLewes3$22K
Hmaap, LLCDover2$22K
Formosa Plastics Corporation DEDelaware City2$22K
Romer Labs, INC.Newark2$21K
KF Remodeling, LLCNew Castle2$21K
Diversified Maintenance Systems, LLCWilmington2$21K
Wohlsen Construction CompanyWilmington2$21K
BPGS Construction, LLCWilmington4$21K
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Industries in Delaware

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

Accommodation & Food ServicesAdministrative & Waste ServicesAgriculture, Forestry, Fishing & HuntingConstructionHealthcare & Social AssistanceInformationManufacturingOtherOther ServicesProfessional & Technical ServicesReal Estate & RentalRetail TradeTransportation & WarehousingWholesale Trade

Top Cities in Delaware

The 16 cities with the most employers in the federal enforcement record within Delaware.

Wilmington (109)Newark (55)Dover (44)New Castle (34)Middletown (31)Lewes (21)Milford (18)Rehoboth Beach (15)Bear (14)Smyrna (14)Georgetown (11)Millsboro (10)Selbyville (9)Bridgeville (7)Delaware City (6)Seaford (6)

Nationwide states with similar OSHA penalties or violation rates

Two enforcement-record peer sets for Delaware: 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 ($9.4M here).

Puerto Rico $9.7M Maine $10.0M Louisiana $8.6M North Dakota $8.4M

Similar violations per inspection

States with similarly high violations-per-inspection rates (2.61 here vs 2.26 US average).

Georgia 2.64/insp Ohio 2.57/insp North Carolina 2.53/insp Washington 2.53/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 →