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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

This rank counts 52% of the penalty dollars recorded for Kansas: 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 #21 of 56.

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.

# Employer InspectionsViolationsPenalty + wages
1 Nisou Enterprises, Inc Fort Riley 0 0 $784K
2 Mortgage Lenders of America Leawood 0 0 $492K
3 Brent Lawrenz Wichita 9 35 $466K
4 Epic Landscape Productions Gardner 0 0 $450K
5 Northern Ag Overland Park 0 0 $388K
6 Gavilon Grain, LLC Wichita 6 15 $369K
7 Best Choice Home Health Agency, Incorporated Kansas City 0 0 $335K
8 Spirit Aerosystems, INC. Wichita 30 40 $331K
9 Horton Community Hospital Horton 0 0 $310K
10 Great Lakes Polymer Technologies LLC Kingman 4 11 $292K
11 Onsite Dealer Solutions Mission 0 0 $292K
12 TEK Systems Wichita 0 0 $271K
13 Hernandez Construction and More LLC Olathe 2 4 $264K
14 Best Harvest Bakeries Kansas City 5 11 $253K
15 Fort Riley Utility Services Fort Riley 0 0 $253K
16 Daimaru Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar Salina 0 0 $236K
17 Stix Restaurant Kansas City 0 0 $226K
18 Canyon Stone, Inc. Olathe 0 0 $223K
19 M Con, LLC Wathena 0 0 $221K
20 Jose Barrientos Derby 2 11 $202K

All employers in Kansas

Employer CityInspectionsPenalty
Steak House Motel Wellington 0 $0
Cedar Creek Pet Hospital Olathe 0 $0
Village Villa Nortonville 0 $0
All Star Auto Shawnee 0 $0
City of Minneapolis Kansas Minneapolis 0 $0
Garage LLC Wichita 0 $0
Wendy's Store #3509 Wichita 0 $0
Oseas Framing LLC Overland Park 2 $2K
Nelson Hernandez Overland Park 2 $2K
Ken Albert Wichita 2 $2K
Norton's Brewing Company Wichita 0 $0
Trieb Sheet Metal CO. Kansas City 4 $2K
Twin Oaks Industries Salina 2 $2K
Full Vision INC. Newton 4 $2K
Westchester Village of Lenexa Lenexa 0 $0
Chanute Manufacturing, a Division of Optimus CORP. Chanute 2 $2K
Paradigm Contracting Wichita 0 $0
University of Kansas (KU) Leawood 0 $0
KMT Waterjet Baxter Springs 0 $0
Skyline Corporation Arkansas City 2 $2K
Peggy's Tax and Accounting, d/b/a CLI, LLC Topeka 0 $0
S&G Family Denistry Leawood 0 $0
DGBS INC. Overland Park 0 $0
Ninnescah Drilling LLC Beaver 2 $2K
Charlie's Car Wash Wichita 0 $0
Grandpa's Best, LLC Belleville 0 $0
Super 8 Motel Leawood 0 $0
Ihop # 3377 Overland Park 0 $0
Midwest Healthcare Services (MHS) Overland Park 0 $0
Torgeson Trenching, INC. Topeka 2 $2K
Modern Consulting Wichita 0 $0
Rustin Wettstein Liberal 0 $0
Jorge Sanchez Flores Wichita 2 $2K
Kansas Department of Health and Environment Topeka 0 $0
Farmers CO-Op Grain Assn. Conway Springs 2 $2K
Alexander Motors Wichita 0 $0
KBP Foods, LLC (KFC, Taco Bell Overland Park 0 $0
Mid West Air Traffic Control Services Inc. Overland Park 0 $0
OrangeTheory Fitness Overland Park 0 $0
Pawnee County Cooperative Association Garfield 2 $2K
Great Plains FCU McPherson 0 $0
Beachner Grain, INC. Fredonia 2 $2K
T G Construction Wichita 2 $2K
Gordo's Restaurante Mexicano Manhattan 0 $0
El Potro Mexican Cafe Lawrence 0 $0
State of Kansas - DCFS Kansas City 0 $0
Internantional House of Pancakes #5319 Wichita 0 $0
JC Transportation Fort Riley 0 $0
Connies Mexico Cafe Wichita 0 $0
Mid American Credit Union Wichita 0 $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 & WarehousingUtilitiesWholesale 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 →