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State enforcement profile · #16 of 56 by penalties · AT/BELOW-US

Massachusetts — top-third OSHA penalty rollup

Massachusetts ranks #16 of 56 by assessed OSHA penalties ($29.0M), with 5,934 inspections on 4,105 tracked employers.

4,105
Employers
5,934
Inspections
$29.0M
OSHA penalties
$60.3M
Back wages

The state in one line

Massachusetts ranks #16 of 56 U.S. jurisdictions by total OSHA penalties, with 12,091 violations cited across 5,934 inspections and $60.3M in wages recovered for workers.

#16
of 56 states by penalties
2.04
violations per inspection
$7K
avg penalty per employer
1,825
WHD wage-theft cases

OSHA citation docket

State IMIS book MA · Massachusetts AT/BELOW-US · MID-PPE

#16/56 · 5,934 insp · $29.0M

  • BOOK 4,105 employers
  • INSP 5,934 inspections
  • RANK #16 of 56
  • PEN $29.0M
  • RATE 2.04 viol/insp
  • VS-US AT/BELOW-US
  • WHD $60.3M
  • PHOTO Wisconsin

Nearest employer-book peer: Wisconsin ($33.9M penalty gap)

Massachusetts ranks #16 of 56 U.S. jurisdictions by total OSHA penalties, with 12,091 violations cited across 5,934 inspections and $60.3M 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 →

Massachusetts in the OSHA-penalty neighbourhood

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

penalties

What this shows Massachusetts carries $29.0M in assessed OSHA penalties, ranked #16 of 56 jurisdictions.

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

Where Massachusetts ranks nationally

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

$7,075 Top 37% most affordable more affordable than 63% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Massachusetts $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 Massachusetts.

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 violationAlabama, Total violations cited: 14683 · Average penalty per violation: $2955.54Alaska, Total violations cited: 11441 · Average penalty per violation: $1050.89American Samoa, Total violations cited: 829 · Average penalty per violation: $3521.93Arizona, Total violations cited: 8689 · Average penalty per violation: $523.14Arkansas, Total violations cited: 3343 · Average penalty per violation: $3153.71California, Total violations cited: 62917 · Average penalty per violation: $1931.91Colorado, Total violations cited: 11833 · Average penalty per violation: $1925.51Connecticut, Total violations cited: 23647 · Average penalty per violation: $1188.05Delaware, Total violations cited: 1884 · Average penalty per violation: $5004.52District of Columbia, Total violations cited: 2002 · Average penalty per violation: $1600.22Florida, Total violations cited: 20137 · Average penalty per violation: $2911.21Georgia, Total violations cited: 23607 · Average penalty per violation: $2424.16Guam, Total violations cited: 3356 · Average penalty per violation: $1368.12Hawaii, Total violations cited: 9120 · Average penalty per violation: $1397.7Idaho, Total violations cited: 3829 · Average penalty per violation: $1867.02Illinois, Total violations cited: 38576 · Average penalty per violation: $2518.72Indiana, Total violations cited: 4225 · Average penalty per violation: $1430.22Iowa, Total violations cited: 10267 · Average penalty per violation: $1892.75Kansas, Total violations cited: 9514 · Average penalty per violation: $2852.86Kentucky, Total violations cited: 3171 · Average penalty per violation: $1801.2Louisiana, Total violations cited: 3408 · Average penalty per violation: $2525.26Maine, Total violations cited: 8054 · Average penalty per violation: $1235.73Maryland, Total violations cited: 24360 · Average penalty per violation: $537.35Massachusetts, Total violations cited: 12091 · Average penalty per violation: $2401.87Michigan, Total violations cited: 67640 · Average penalty per violation: $671.06Minnesota, Total violations cited: 9173 · Average penalty per violation: $604.31Mississippi, Total violations cited: 4912 · Average penalty per violation: $2280.7Missouri, Total violations cited: 12358 · Average penalty per violation: $2481.04Montana, Total violations cited: 2718 · Average penalty per violation: $2076Nebraska, Total violations cited: 4514 · Average penalty per violation: $3581.2Nevada, Total violations cited: 18844 · Average penalty per violation: $1778.2New Hampshire, Total violations cited: 3281 · Average penalty per violation: $2336.7New Jersey, Total violations cited: 51588 · Average penalty per violation: $2257.14New Mexico, Total violations cited: 2690 · Average penalty per violation: $1987.11New York, Total violations cited: 79647 · Average penalty per violation: $851.4North Carolina, Total violations cited: 18017 · Average penalty per violation: $593.13North Dakota, Total violations cited: 1761 · Average penalty per violation: $4787.03Northern Mariana Islands, Total violations cited: 943 · Average penalty per violation: $1423.52Ohio, Total violations cited: 33085 · Average penalty per violation: $3209.32Oklahoma, Total violations cited: 5020 · Average penalty per violation: $2618.51Oregon, Total violations cited: 21930 · Average penalty per violation: $263.72Pennsylvania, Total violations cited: 34307 · Average penalty per violation: $2124.18Puerto Rico, Total violations cited: 11369 · Average penalty per violation: $851.43Rhode Island, Total violations cited: 3528 · Average penalty per violation: $1806.54South Carolina, Total violations cited: 5382 · Average penalty per violation: $551.38South Dakota, Total violations cited: 1901 · Average penalty per violation: $3123.16Tennessee, Total violations cited: 38865 · Average penalty per violation: $633.23Texas, Total violations cited: 37481 · Average penalty per violation: $3006.51Utah, Total violations cited: 6414 · Average penalty per violation: $1044.66Vermont, Total violations cited: 3044 · Average penalty per violation: $1498.54Virgin Islands, Total violations cited: 2592 · Average penalty per violation: $737.45Virginia, Total violations cited: 29121 · Average penalty per violation: $1651.15Washington, Total violations cited: 28812 · Average penalty per violation: $424.16West Virginia, Total violations cited: 3289 · Average penalty per violation: $2142.24Wisconsin, Total violations cited: 23614 · Average penalty per violation: $2667.32Wyoming, Total violations cited: 2936 · Average penalty per violation: $1582.38
Massachusetts cites 12,091 total violations at an average current penalty of $2401.87 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 Massachusetts

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
1Hampden County Sheriff's DepartmentLudlow33$2.1M
2Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc.Norwell00$1.7M
3Atlantic Drain Service Company, INC.Boston339$1.5M
4Atlantic Coast Utilities, LLC, Advanced Utilities, IncorporatedBoston232$1.4M
5Force CorporationLunenburg00$1.2M
6Triad AssociatesHaverhill00$771K
7CPAC Contracting ServicesDorchester Center00$759K
8Tesco, Inc.Woburn00$657K
9CDM SmithBoston00$620K
10Bostik, INC.Middleton456$615K
11Tribe Mediterranean Foods, IncorporatedTaunton218$540K
12Alternative Transportation Systems, LLCArlington00$516K
13Middlesex Auto CleaningStoneham00$503K
14RELCO 2Y06 Atlantic City NJ ANGBSouth Easton00$477K
15UnwrappedLowell00$445K
16Ramirez Drywall Inc.New Bedford00$428K
17Westwood Cartage, Inc.Needham Heights00$401K
18R&F TransportationTaunton00$350K
19Greenscape Inc.East Taunton00$346K
20Unified Cleaning SolutionsAvon00$338K

All employers in Massachusetts

EmployerCityInspectionsPenalty
Broadway PizzaBoston0$0
Dollar Tree Stores INC.Roslindale2$101K
Cedar's Mediterranean Foods, INC.Haverhill7$101K
Abf Freight System, INC.Seekonk3$100K
Chutneys, Harvard SquareCambridge0$0
Devon Plumbing and HeatingMattapan0$0
Horn Packaging CorporationLancaster2$98K
Artisan Chef Manufacturing, LLCLawrence2$97K
Jam Plastics, Inc.Leominster0$0
Costa's Cash ExpressNew Bedford0$0
Delta Search Labs, Inc.Cambridge0$0
Cape Cod Marble & GraniteHyannis0$0
Advanced Cable Ties, INC.Gardner1$0
Target CorporationHyannis2$95K
Ack Cleaning and General ServicesNantucket0$0
Boundary Fence & Railing Systems, INC.Marlborough4$94K
Marlboro Hills MA SNF LLCMarlborough2$94K
Metro Air ServicesBoston0$0
State Road RestaurantWest Tisbury0$0
National Fish and SeafoodGloucester0$0
IntershellGloucester1$0
U.S. Postal ServiceNorth Reading7$92K
Lobsta LandGloucester0$0
Bomco, INC.Gloucester5$92K
Plantation Products, LLCNorton5$89K
Bostonean, IncEverett0$0
Moonshine 152South Boston0$0
Privatus Care SolutionsLexington0$0
dB Cable Construction, Inc.Buckland0$0
Bartlett's Ocean View FarmNantucket0$0
Blue Matrix, LLCAttleboro0$0
Softworld LLCWaltham0$0
The Portland Group, INC.N Billerica2$86K
Papantoniadis Pizza, Inc.Westwood0$0
Windy City PizzaSouth Weymouth0$0
La Cascia Bakery - BurlingtonBurlington0$0
Advanced Green Insulations, Inc.East Weymouth0$0
Pizza Peddler & Deli (Wellesley)Wellesley Hills0$0
Floramos RestaurantChelsea0$0
Goldthread LLCSpringfield3$84K
Vitoria Meat Market - PeabodyPeabody0$0
R.S. NazarianBoston0$0
Stalco, Inc.Lowell0$0
Home Depot USA INCDanvers2$83K
Pizza Etc.Brighton0$0
TCT RoofingFramingham0$0
Strega PrimeWoburn0$0
PS Tree ServiceHolbrook0$0
Lafayette HouseFoxboro1$4K
Pongal IISudbury0$0
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Industries in Massachusetts

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

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

Top Cities in Massachusetts

The 20 cities with the most employers in the federal enforcement record within Massachusetts (of 204 total).

Boston (393)Springfield (119)Worcester (99)New Bedford (78)Cambridge (76)Fall River (71)Brockton (56)Haverhill (52)Norwood (50)Taunton (48)Lowell (46)Waltham (46)Braintree (44)Woburn (43)Everett (41)West Springfield (40)Attleboro (38)Methuen (38)Holyoke (37)Hyannis (37)

View all 204 cities in Massachusetts →

Nationwide states with similar OSHA penalties or violation rates

Two enforcement-record peer sets for Massachusetts: 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 Massachusetts's employer-book footprint — matched by total assessed OSHA penalties ($29.0M here).

Connecticut $28.1M Missouri $30.7M Kansas $27.1M Tennessee $24.6M

Similar violations per inspection

Nearest states by inspection-weighted violation rate (2.04 here).

Guam 2.04/insp Arizona 2.06/insp Texas 2.01/insp Nebraska 2.06/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 →