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State enforcement profile · #18 of 56 by penalties · AT/BELOW-US

Kansas — top-third OSHA penalty rollup

Kansas ranks #18 of 56 by assessed OSHA penalties ($27.1M), with 5,361 inspections on 3,329 tracked employers.

3,329
Employers
5,361
Inspections
$27.1M
OSHA penalties
$25.4M
Back wages

The state in one line

Kansas ranks #18 of 56 U.S. jurisdictions by total OSHA penalties, with 9,514 violations cited across 5,361 inspections and $25.4M in wages recovered for workers.

#18
of 56 states by penalties
1.77
violations per inspection
$8K
avg penalty per employer
1,430
WHD wage-theft cases

OSHA citation docket

State IMIS book KS · Kansas AT/BELOW-US · MID-PPE

#18/56 · 5,361 insp · $27.1M

  • BOOK 3,329 employers
  • INSP 5,361 inspections
  • RANK #18 of 56
  • PEN $27.1M
  • RATE 1.77 viol/insp
  • VS-US AT/BELOW-US
  • WHD $25.4M
  • PHOTO Puerto Rico

Nearest employer-book peer: Puerto Rico ($17.5M penalty gap)

Kansas ranks #18 of 56 U.S. jurisdictions by total OSHA penalties, with 9,514 violations cited across 5,361 inspections and $25.4M 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 →

Kansas in the OSHA-penalty neighbourhood

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

penalties

What this shows Kansas carries $27.1M in assessed OSHA penalties, ranked #18 of 56 jurisdictions.

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

Where Kansas ranks nationally

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

$8,153 Top 27% most affordable more affordable than 73% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Kansas $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 Kansas.

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
Kansas cites 9,514 total violations at an average current penalty of $2852.86 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 Kansas

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
1Nisou Enterprises, IncFort Riley00$784K
2Mortgage Lenders of AmericaLeawood00$492K
3Brent LawrenzWichita935$466K
4Epic Landscape ProductionsGardner00$450K
5Northern AgOverland Park00$388K
6Gavilon Grain, LLCWichita615$369K
7Best Choice Home Health Agency, IncorporatedKansas City00$335K
8Spirit Aerosystems, INC.Wichita3040$331K
9Horton Community HospitalHorton00$310K
10Great Lakes Polymer Technologies LLCKingman411$292K
11Onsite Dealer SolutionsMission00$292K
12TEK SystemsWichita00$271K
13Hernandez Construction and More LLCOlathe24$264K
14Best Harvest BakeriesKansas City511$253K
15Fort Riley Utility ServicesFort Riley00$253K
16Daimaru Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi BarSalina00$236K
17Stix RestaurantKansas City00$226K
18Canyon Stone, Inc.Olathe00$223K
19M Con, LLCWathena00$221K
20Jose BarrientosDerby211$202K

All employers in Kansas

EmployerCityInspectionsPenalty
Coco Bolo'sManhattan0$0
All American Roofing, INC.Overland Park2$50K
La Carreta Mexican RestaurantOlathe0$0
KVC Health SystemsTopeka0$0
Custom Alloy Sales 34p, LLCPrescott5$49K
Wilbert Funeral Services, INC.Wichita2$49K
Ever Favela-PerezWichita3$49K
Stacy's RestaurantJunction City0$0
Cobalt Boats LLCNeodesha5$49K
Metal Finishing CO. INC.Wichita6$48K
Central Care, IncorporatedFort Riley0$0
Osaka Sushi & SteakhouseGarden City0$0
OricaColumbus2$48K
Community Living OpportunitiesOverland Park0$0
Cactus of Kansas, INC.Ulysses2$48K
La Carreta Mexican RestaurantLansing0$0
Martha Daniela AbarcaWichita3$48K
Eugene HickeyDerby3$47K
Country Fresh FoodsNewton0$0
Bradken, INC.Atchison6$47K
Ichiban Japanese RestaurantLeavenworth0$0
Rice Precision ManufacturingBaldwin City0$0
Andrews International Private SecurityCoffeyville0$0
Dereck Construction LLCLenexa2$46K
SprintOverland Park1$0
Martin SandovalWichita2$46K
Reser's Fine Foods, INC.Topeka3$46K
Panda KitchenHesston0$0
Jaime TorresWichita4$46K
Shorts Travel ManagementOverland Park0$0
Blu Rock Concrete, LLCWichita0$0
Garden City Truck Wash, IncGarden City0$0
Great Plains Manufacturing, INC.Abilene2$45K
Ferguson Production INCMcPherson7$45K
Seaboard Foods LLCLeoti2$45K
Voestalpine Nortrak, INC.Newton3$45K
Moridge Manufacturing, INC.Moundridge2$45K
Americold Logistics LLC.Garden City2$45K
Venture CorporationDresden2$45K
Las Islas MariasKansas City0$0
Boyles Joyland Flea MarketTopeka0$0
Mission Plumbing Heating and CoolingShawnee0$0
City of WichitaWichita0$0
PachamamasLawrence0$0
Manufacturing Solutions INCNewton4$43K
All Around ChildOverland Park0$0
Framing Construction New Generation LLCWichita2$43K
Hallcon CorporationKansas City0$0
Presbyterian ManorParsons0$0
El Pueblito Mexican Restaurant - IndependenceIndependence0$0
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Industries in Kansas

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

Accommodation & Food ServicesAdministrative & Waste ServicesAgriculture, Forestry, Fishing & HuntingArts, Entertainment & RecreationConstructionEducational ServicesFinance & InsuranceHealthcare & Social AssistanceInformationManagement of CompaniesManufacturingMining, Quarrying, Oil & GasOtherOther ServicesProfessional & Technical ServicesPublic AdministrationReal Estate & RentalRetail TradeTransportation & WarehousingUnknownUtilitiesWholesale Trade

Top Cities in Kansas

The 20 cities with the most employers in the federal enforcement record within Kansas (of 107 total).

Wichita (715)Overland Park (241)Kansas City (182)Olathe (161)Topeka (150)Lenexa (123)Lawrence (84)Shawnee (75)Salina (63)Manhattan (55)Hutchinson (40)Leawood (38)Garden City (32)Fort Riley (32)Newton (30)Leavenworth (28)Derby (27)Goddard (25)Dodge City (25)Junction City (24)

View all 107 cities in Kansas →

Nationwide states with similar OSHA penalties or violation rates

Two enforcement-record peer sets for Kansas: 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

Other top-third penalty states outside Kansas's employer-book footprint — matched by total assessed OSHA penalties ($27.1M here).

Connecticut $28.1M Massachusetts $29.0M Tennessee $24.6M Missouri $30.7M

Similar violations per inspection

States with lower inspection-weighted violation rates near Kansas's 1.77 per inspection.

Oklahoma 1.78/insp Florida 1.80/insp California 1.73/insp Colorado 1.82/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 →