State enforcement profile · #44 of 56 by penalties · AT/BELOW-US
Kentucky — lower-penalty enforcement profile
According to OSHA enforcement records (2010–2026), Kentucky has 1,613 employers in the federal enforcement record, with 1,881 OSHA inspections and $5.7M in penalties assessed. The state's Wage and Hour Division has recovered $24.8M in back wages across 993 enforcement cases.
- 1,613
- Employers
- 1,881
- Inspections
- $5.7M
- OSHA penalties
- $24.8M
- Back wages
The state in one line
Kentucky ranks #44 of 56 U.S. jurisdictions by total OSHA penalties, with 3,171 violations cited across 1,881 inspections and $24.8M in wages recovered for workers.
- #44
- of 56 states by penalties
- 1.69
- violations per inspection
- $4K
- avg penalty per employer
- 993
- WHD wage-theft cases
This rank counts 12% of the penalty dollars recorded for Kentucky: 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 #24 of 56.
OSHA citation docket
State IMIS book KY · Kentucky AT/BELOW-US · LOW-PPE
#44/56 · 1,881 insp · $5.7M
- BOOK 1,613 employers
- INSP 1,881 inspections
- RANK #44 of 56
- PEN $5.7M
- RATE 1.69 viol/insp
- VS-US AT/BELOW-US
- WHD $24.8M
- PHOTO Nebraska
Nearest employer-book peer: Nebraska ($10.5M penalty gap)
Kentucky ranks #44 of 56 U.S. jurisdictions by total OSHA penalties, with 3,171 violations cited across 1,881 inspections and $24.8M 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 →
Kentucky in the OSHA-penalty neighbourhood
Total assessed OSHA penalties among this state and nearest employer-book peers
- NE
Nebraska
$16,165,542 penalties
- AR
Arkansas
$10,542,867 penalties
- ME
Maine
$9,952,570 penalties
- ID
Idaho
$7,148,821 penalties
- KY (this) $5,711,590
Kentucky
$5,711,590 penalties
- NM $5,345,339
New Mexico
$5,345,339 penalties
What this shows Kentucky carries $5.7M in assessed OSHA penalties, ranked #44 of 56 jurisdictions.
Where Kentucky ranks nationally
Average OSHA penalty per tracked employer, vs all 56 U.S. jurisdictions
$3,541 Bottom 16% least affordable more affordable than 16% 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 Kentucky.
Top OSHA & wage enforcement actions in Kentucky
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 | United Eletric Company Louisville | 0 | 0 | $2.0M |
| 2 | New Model Logistics, LLC Simpsonville | 0 | 0 | $1.2M |
| 3 | United Electric Co. Louisville | 0 | 0 | $1.0M |
| 4 | Winit America, Inc. Hebron | 0 | 0 | $1.0M |
| 5 | FCI Federal, Inc. Williamsburg | 0 | 0 | $810K |
| 6 | FCI Federal, Inc. Williamsburg | 0 | 0 | $804K |
| 7 | Senture London | 0 | 0 | $615K |
| 8 | Krispy Kreme Louisville | 0 | 0 | $594K |
| 9 | Fiesta Time Amigos, Inc. Prospect | 0 | 0 | $577K |
| 10 | Dauenhauer Plumbing Louisville | 0 | 0 | $362K |
| 11 | American Security Program Covington | 0 | 0 | $277K |
| 12 | TechFlyte, LLC Louisville | 0 | 0 | $269K |
| 13 | Coalburg Enterprises, Inc. Lovely | 0 | 0 | $263K |
| 14 | First Marine, LLC, a Division of Western Rivers Boat Management, INC., Assumed Name for WRBM, LLC Calvert City | 2 | 35 | $247K |
| 15 | Steve Asmussen Louisville | 0 | 0 | $234K |
| 16 | Asian Buffet Shelbyville | 0 | 0 | $234K |
| 17 | El Nopal Louisville | 0 | 0 | $234K |
| 18 | Cumberland Behavior Group Somerset | 0 | 0 | $226K |
| 19 | B & F Contracting, Inc. Ashland | 0 | 0 | $213K |
| 20 | West Sixth Nulu Louisville | 0 | 0 | $204K |
All employers in Kentucky
Industries in Kentucky
Enforcement and wage-compliance data broken out by industry sector within Kentucky.
Top Cities in Kentucky
The 20 cities with the most employers in the federal enforcement record within Kentucky (of 61 total).
Nationwide states with similar OSHA penalties or violation rates
Two enforcement-record peer sets for Kentucky: 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
Lower-penalty jurisdictions nationwide with similar inspection-weighted violation rates to Kentucky.
Similar violations per inspection
States with lower inspection-weighted violation rates near Kentucky's 1.69 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 →