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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

penalties

What this shows Idaho carries $7.1M in assessed OSHA penalties, ranked #37 of 56 jurisdictions.

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

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

$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%). This entry sits in this band. $6,000–$8,000: 10 U.S. jurisdictions (18%). Above this entry. $8,000–$10,000: 5 U.S. jurisdictions (9%). Above this entry. $10,000–$12,000: 4 U.S. jurisdictions (7%). Above this entry. $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. Idaho $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 Idaho.

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
Idaho cites 3,829 total violations at an average current penalty of $1867.02 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 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 InspectionsViolationsPenalty + 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

Employer CityInspectionsPenalty
Lakeside Residential Care, Inc Lewiston 0 $0
Kasco of Idaho Rathdrum 0 $0
Central Produce Distributors, INC. Payette 2 $38K
Packaging Corporation of America Nampa 2 $38K
RC Concrete Hayden 0 $0
Esi Meridian 0 $0
Edstrom Construction, INC. Rexburg 5 $36K
Grove City Wine Garden Blackfoot 0 $0
Rocky Mountain Welding, Inc. Wendell 0 $0
Unitech Composites, INC. Hayden 3 $36K
McCain Foods USA, INC. Burley 4 $36K
Whitehead Landscaping Hailey 0 $0
Idaho-Pacific Corporation Ririe 5 $35K
Sushi Time Idaho Falls 0 $0
Colter's Creek Winery and Restaurant Juliaetta 0 $0
Spruce It Up Landscaping Rexburg 0 $0
Street Masonry, Inc. Ketchum 0 $0
Rust Tile & Stone Kootenai 0 $0
Rants and Raves Brewery Moscow 0 $0
Rock Supremacy LLC Council 2 $33K
Cupp Contracting, LLC Meridian 0 $0
Ideal Demolition Services, LLC Boise 4 $33K
Clearwater Paper Corporation Lewiston 5 $32K
Total System Services Inc Boise 0 $0
Idaho Timber of Boise, LLC Boise 3 $32K
Sorrento Lactalis, INC. Nampa 3 $32K
Roof Rescue Idaho Falls 0 $0
Marv's Insulation Meridian 0 $0
Aspire Human Services, LLC - Idaho Falls/Poca Idaho Falls 0 $0
Cook and Sons Construction Grangeville 0 $0
Corral Ag Labor Inc. Nampa 0 $0
Howell Machine, INC. Lewiston 4 $31K
NWR Inc Post Falls 0 $0
Csdi Construction, INC. McCall 2 $31K
Freightliner of Idaho Jerome 0 $0
RowLandscape, LLC Nampa 0 $0
Rite Stuff Foods, INC Jerome 2 $31K
Gem State Processing, LLC Heyburn 3 $31K
Micron Technology, INC Boise 2 $31K
Superior Steel Products, INC Caldwell 5 $31K
T- E Cattle, LLC Grace 2 $9K
Kit Homebuilders West, LLC Caldwell 3 $30K
Romio's Pizza and Pasta Boise 0 $0
Davisco Foods International, INC.DBA Jerome Cheese Jerome 2 $30K
Chapala Mexican Restaurant - Vista Boise 0 $0
J.R. Simplot Company Caldwell 7 $29K
All Wall Contracting, Inc Post Falls 0 $0
Lysi Bishop Real Estate Boise 0 $0
Young's Heavy Equipment, Inc. Boise 0 $0
Gale Contractor Services Nampa 0 $0
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Industries in Idaho

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

Accommodation & Food ServicesAdministrative & Waste ServicesAgriculture, Forestry, Fishing & HuntingArts, Entertainment & RecreationConstructionFinance & InsuranceHealthcare & Social AssistanceInformationManufacturingMining, Quarrying, Oil & GasOtherOther ServicesProfessional & Technical ServicesPublic AdministrationReal Estate & RentalRetail TradeTransportation & WarehousingWholesale Trade

Top Cities in Idaho

The 20 cities with the most employers in the federal enforcement record within Idaho (of 32 total).

Boise (298)Meridian (148)Nampa (83)Idaho Falls (72)Coeur D Alene (66)Twin Falls (59)Caldwell (46)Post Falls (44)Pocatello (42)Lewiston (27)Hayden (27)Eagle (23)Jerome (19)Burley (17)Rexburg (17)Blackfoot (16)Garden City (15)Moscow (14)Mountain Home (12)Sandpoint (12)

View all 32 cities in Idaho →

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).

West Virginia $7.0M Utah $6.7M New Hampshire $7.7M Rhode Island $6.4M

Similar violations per inspection

States with lower inspection-weighted violation rates near Idaho's 1.85 per inspection.

Oregon 1.83/insp Colorado 1.82/insp Florida 1.80/insp South Carolina 1.90/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 →