State enforcement profile · #49 of 56 by penalties · AT/BELOW-US
Guam — lower-penalty enforcement profile
According to OSHA enforcement records (2010–2026), Guam has 783 employers in the federal enforcement record, with 1,642 OSHA inspections and $4.6M in penalties assessed. The state's Wage and Hour Division has recovered $10.9M in back wages across 214 enforcement cases.
- 783
- Employers
- 1,642
- Inspections
- $4.6M
- OSHA penalties
- $10.9M
- Back wages
The state in one line
Guam ranks #49 of 56 U.S. jurisdictions by total OSHA penalties, with 3,356 violations cited across 1,642 inspections and $10.9M in wages recovered for workers.
- #49
- of 56 states by penalties
- 2.04
- violations per inspection
- $6K
- avg penalty per employer
- 214
- WHD wage-theft cases
This rank counts 64% of the penalty dollars recorded for Guam: 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 #53 of 56.
OSHA citation docket
State IMIS book GU · Guam AT/BELOW-US · MID-PPE
#49/56 · 1,642 insp · $4.6M
- BOOK 783 employers
- INSP 1,642 inspections
- RANK #49 of 56
- PEN $4.6M
- RATE 2.04 viol/insp
- VS-US AT/BELOW-US
- WHD $10.9M
- PHOTO Vermont
Nearest employer-book peer: Vermont ($30K penalty gap)
Guam ranks #49 of 56 U.S. jurisdictions by total OSHA penalties, with 3,356 violations cited across 1,642 inspections and $10.9M 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 →
Guam in the OSHA-penalty neighbourhood
Total assessed OSHA penalties among this state and nearest employer-book peers
- ND
North Dakota
$8,429,953 penalties
- SD
South Dakota
$5,937,133 penalties
- MT
Montana
$5,642,557 penalties
- GU (this)
Guam
$4,591,405 penalties
- VT
Vermont
$4,561,541 penalties
- DC $3,203,644
District of Columbia
$3,203,644 penalties
What this shows Guam carries $4.6M in assessed OSHA penalties, ranked #49 of 56 jurisdictions.
Where Guam ranks nationally
Average OSHA penalty per tracked employer, vs all 56 U.S. jurisdictions
$5,864 Top 50% most affordable more affordable than 50% 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 Guam.
Top OSHA & wage enforcement actions in Guam
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 | Guam Department of Corrections Hagatna | 0 | 0 | $2.1M |
| 2 | Department of Corrections, Government of Guam Hagatna | 0 | 0 | $1.5M |
| 3 | Guam Police Department Barrigada | 0 | 0 | $1.4M |
| 4 | Pacsea Barrigada | 0 | 0 | $962K |
| 5 | Giant Construction Corporation Barrigada | 2 | 16 | $503K |
| 6 | Cabras Marine Santa Rita | 0 | 0 | $493K |
| 7 | Ian Construction Barrigada | 0 | 0 | $306K |
| 8 | Pepsi Guam Bottling Tamuning | 4 | 20 | $249K |
| 9 | Global Pacific Design Builders (GPDB JV) Barrigada | 0 | 0 | $229K |
| 10 | Cabras Marine Corporation Piti | 10 | 51 | $209K |
| 11 | Asian Construction Development Corporation Tamuning | 1 | 3 | $208K |
| 12 | Guam Industrial Services, INC. Santa Rita | 7 | 72 | $191K |
| 13 | Able Industries of the Pacific Tamuning | 0 | 0 | $191K |
| 14 | GC Gozum Construction Hagatna | 0 | 0 | $184K |
| 15 | Pacific Rim Barrigada | 0 | 0 | $165K |
| 16 | Subway Barrigada | 0 | 0 | $162K |
| 17 | MVP (Mark V. Pangilinan) Tamuning | 0 | 0 | $156K |
| 18 | Guam Dry Cleaners Barrigada | 0 | 0 | $150K |
| 19 | Citi Development & Construction, INC. Tamuning | 4 | 4 | $147K |
| 20 | RMV Garcia Dededo | 0 | 0 | $118K |
All employers in Guam
Industries in Guam
Enforcement and wage-compliance data broken out by industry sector within Guam.
Top Cities in Guam
The 19 cities with the most employers in the federal enforcement record within Guam.
Nationwide states with similar OSHA penalties or violation rates
Two enforcement-record peer sets for Guam: 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
Lower-penalty jurisdictions nationwide with similar inspection-weighted violation rates to Guam.
Similar violations per inspection
Nearest states by inspection-weighted violation rate (2.04 here).
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 →