State enforcement profile · #37 of 56 by penalties · AT/BELOW-US
Workplace enforcement in Idaho
According to OSHA enforcement records (2010–2026), Idaho has 1,348 employers in the federal enforcement record, with 2,073 OSHA inspections and $7.1M in penalties assessed. The state's Wage and Hour Division has recovered $12.0M in back wages across 560 enforcement cases.
- 1,348
- Employers
- 2,073
- Inspections
- $7.1M
- OSHA penalties
- $12.0M
- Back wages
The state in one line
Idaho ranks #37 of 56 U.S. jurisdictions by total OSHA penalties, with 3,829 violations cited across 2,073 inspections and $12.0M in wages recovered for workers.
- #37
- of 56 states by penalties
- 1.85
- violations per inspection
- $5K
- avg penalty per employer
- 560
- WHD wage-theft cases
This rank counts 38% of the penalty dollars recorded for Idaho: 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 #44 of 56.
OSHA citation docket
State IMIS book ID · Idaho AT/BELOW-US · MID-PPE
#37/56 · 2,073 insp · $7.1M
- BOOK 1,348 employers
- INSP 2,073 inspections
- RANK #37 of 56
- PEN $7.1M
- RATE 1.85 viol/insp
- VS-US AT/BELOW-US
- WHD $12.0M
- PHOTO Maine
Nearest employer-book peer: Maine ($2.8M penalty gap)
Idaho ranks #37 of 56 U.S. jurisdictions by total OSHA penalties, with 3,829 violations cited across 2,073 inspections and $12.0M 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 →
Idaho in the OSHA-penalty neighbourhood
Total assessed OSHA penalties among this state and nearest employer-book peers
- NE
Nebraska
$16,165,542 penalties
- AK
Alaska
$12,023,264 penalties
- ME
Maine
$9,952,570 penalties
- ID (this)
Idaho
$7,148,821 penalties
- WV
West Virginia
$7,045,836 penalties
- NM $5,345,339
New Mexico
$5,345,339 penalties
What this shows Idaho carries $7.1M in assessed OSHA penalties, ranked #37 of 56 jurisdictions.
Where Idaho ranks nationally
Average OSHA penalty per tracked employer, vs all 56 U.S. jurisdictions
$5,303 Bottom 39% least affordable more affordable than 39% 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 Idaho.
Top OSHA & wage enforcement actions in Idaho
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 | Vtcu, CORP. Pocatello | 4 | 78 | $1.2M |
| 2 | Northern Stone Supply, Inc. Oakley | 0 | 0 | $610K |
| 3 | H2O Environmental, Inc Boise | 0 | 0 | $413K |
| 4 | Forge Building Co. LLC Boise | 0 | 0 | $359K |
| 5 | Timberline Helicopters Sandpoint | 0 | 0 | $310K |
| 6 | Winspear Construction Boise | 0 | 0 | $286K |
| 7 | Dickinson Frozen Foods, INC. Sugar City | 4 | 43 | $248K |
| 8 | Gabe's Painting and Property Restoration Caldwell | 0 | 0 | $216K |
| 9 | Big D Builders, INC. Boise | 3 | 12 | $202K |
| 10 | Power Engineers, Inc. Meridian | 0 | 0 | $190K |
| 11 | Dollar Tree Stores, INC. Caldwell | 2 | 3 | $188K |
| 12 | Tamarack Mill, LLC New Meadows | 6 | 38 | $183K |
| 13 | Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Boise | 0 | 0 | $180K |
| 14 | First Class Cleaning, LLC Nampa | 0 | 0 | $175K |
| 15 | Knife River Corporation - Mountain West Boise | 2 | 11 | $168K |
| 16 | Jorgensen Management, Inc. Bancroft | 0 | 0 | $159K |
| 17 | Eclipse Traffic Control and Flagging Hayden | 0 | 0 | $142K |
| 18 | Inclusion, Inc. Meridian | 0 | 0 | $141K |
| 19 | Cementation USA Inc.-Lucky Friday Mine Mullan | 0 | 0 | $141K |
| 20 | Mackenzie River Pizza Idaho Falls | 0 | 0 | $140K |
All employers in Idaho
Industries in Idaho
Enforcement and wage-compliance data broken out by industry sector within Idaho.
Top Cities in Idaho
The 20 cities with the most employers in the federal enforcement record within Idaho (of 32 total).
Nationwide states with similar OSHA penalties or violation rates
Two enforcement-record peer sets for Idaho: 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 ($7.1M here).
Similar violations per inspection
States with lower inspection-weighted violation rates near Idaho's 1.85 per inspection.
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 →