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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

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.

#EmployerInspectionsViolationsPenalty + wages
1Vtcu, CORP.Pocatello478$1.2M
2Northern Stone Supply, Inc.Oakley00$610K
3H2O Environmental, IncBoise00$413K
4Forge Building Co. LLCBoise00$359K
5Timberline HelicoptersSandpoint00$310K
6Winspear ConstructionBoise00$286K
7Dickinson Frozen Foods, INC.Sugar City443$248K
8Gabe's Painting and Property RestorationCaldwell00$216K
9Big D Builders, INC.Boise312$202K
10Power Engineers, Inc.Meridian00$190K
11Dollar Tree Stores, INC.Caldwell23$188K
12Tamarack Mill, LLCNew Meadows638$183K
13Wells Fargo Bank N.A.Boise00$180K
14First Class Cleaning, LLCNampa00$175K
15Knife River Corporation - Mountain WestBoise211$168K
16Jorgensen Management, Inc.Bancroft00$159K
17Eclipse Traffic Control and FlaggingHayden00$142K
18Inclusion, Inc.Meridian00$141K
19Cementation USA Inc.-Lucky Friday MineMullan00$141K
20Mackenzie River PizzaIdaho Falls00$140K

All employers in Idaho

EmployerCityInspectionsPenalty
Jimenez Grading LLCCaldwell0$0
Hammerheads, LLCBoise2$12K
La Ranchera MarketNampa0$0
Flying Pie Pizzaria-StateBoise0$0
Sonbyrd Industries, INC.Emmett3$11K
Boise Hotel Holding, LLCBoise2$11K
Vasquez Framing LLCBoise2$11K
River Edge Metals RecyclingBurley0$0
Personnel Plus, IncTwin Falls0$0
Spears Manufacturing CO.Jerome3$11K
Headwaters Construction CompanyRexburg18$11K
Lewis Roofing, INC.Twin Falls3$11K
Whitewater Creek, INC.Sandpoint4$11K
Advanced Care NorthwestSandpoint0$0
O.C. Construction, LLCBoise2$11K
Fodge Pulp, INC.Bonners Ferry2$11K
Titan Spring, Inc.Hayden0$0
City of Twin FallsTwin Falls1$0
The Palouse InnMoscow0$0
Action Cycles and SledsTwin Falls0$0
An Angel's TouchTwin Falls0$0
Todd Erickson StoneAlmo0$0
Vision Investments DBA Elite Roofing Systems, LLCIdaho Falls2$10K
Woodgrain Millwork, INC.Nampa3$10K
Lewis Clark Recyclers, INC.Lewiston2$10K
Track UtilitiesMeridian0$0
Classic Kitchens, INC.Meridian5$10K
Blue North Forest Products, LLCKamiah4$10K
Any Weather Exteriors, LLCBoise3$10K
Daum ConstructionHayden0$0
All Service ElectricCoeur d Alene0$0
Advanced Marble and GraniteMeridian2$10K
TLC Home Health Care & Nursing, Inc.Nampa0$0
Bates Framing, INCBoise3$10K
JitterzCoeur d Alene0$0
McAlvain Concrete, INC.Boise6$10K
Cowboy Construction & Framing, LLCRexburg2$10K
Lea ElectricMeridian0$0
Pacific West Builders, INC.Meridian2$10K
Coma Farms, LLCAberdeen2$10K
Skidmore, INC.Idaho Falls4$10K
Van Dam Construction, LLCMiddleton2$10K
Quality Truss & Lumber, INC.Filer2$10K
Crist & Sons ContractorsWendell0$0
W.W. Clyde & CompanyTwin Falls2$10K
Edwards-Smith Construction, LLCCoeur D Alene2$10K
Green Gold Development, LLCAberdeen1$0
Five Guys - Boise FairviewBoise0$0
Idaho Concrete and Excavation, LLCBoise2$10K
Peking RestaurantTwin Falls0$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 →