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State enforcement profile · #31 of 56 by penalties · ABOVE-US

Maine — high violations-per-inspection rate

Maine cites 3.14 violations per inspection vs a 2.26 national inspection-weighted average — 8,054 violations across 2,569 inspections.

1,295
Employers
2,569
Inspections
$10.0M
OSHA penalties
$5.8M
Back wages

The state in one line

Maine ranks #31 of 56 U.S. jurisdictions by total OSHA penalties, with 8,054 violations cited across 2,569 inspections and $5.8M in wages recovered for workers.

#31
of 56 states by penalties
3.14
violations per inspection
$8K
avg penalty per employer
390
WHD wage-theft cases

This rank counts 36% of the penalty dollars recorded for Maine: 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 #32 of 56.

OSHA citation docket

State IMIS book ME · Maine ABOVE-US · MID-PPE

#31/56 · 2,569 insp · $10.0M

  • BOOK 1,295 employers
  • INSP 2,569 inspections
  • RANK #31 of 56
  • PEN $10.0M
  • RATE 3.14 viol/insp
  • VS-US ABOVE-US
  • WHD $5.8M
  • PHOTO Alaska

Nearest employer-book peer: Alaska ($2.1M penalty gap)

Maine ranks #31 of 56 U.S. jurisdictions by total OSHA penalties, with 8,054 violations cited across 2,569 inspections and $5.8M 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 →

Maine in the OSHA-penalty neighbourhood

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

penalties

What this shows Maine carries $10.0M in assessed OSHA penalties, ranked #31 of 56 jurisdictions.

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

Where Maine ranks nationally

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

$7,685 Top 32% most affordable more affordable than 68% 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. Maine $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 Maine.

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
Maine cites 8,054 total violations at an average current penalty of $1235.73 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 Maine

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 Lessard Brothers Construction, INC. Lewiston 2 15 $531K
2 Backyard Farms Madison 0 0 $280K
3 The SHYFT Group Duramag LLC Waterville 4 23 $238K
4 Twin Rivers Paper Company Madawaska 5 64 $220K
5 F.W. Webb (Augusta ME #10) Augusta 0 0 $192K
6 General Dynamics Bath Iron Works Bath 2 34 $190K
7 Columbia Forest Products, INC. Presque Isle 4 27 $177K
8 Downeast Construction Corporation Wilton 5 49 $176K
9 Blyth & Burrows Portland 0 0 $167K
10 ND Paper INC. Rumford 13 26 $157K
11 F.W. Webb (S.Portland ME #9) South Portland 0 0 $155K
12 Somerset County Jail Madison 0 0 $136K
13 Patten Grounds Care Ogunquit 0 0 $132K
14 Savilinx LLC Brunswick 0 0 $126K
15 F.W. Webb (Lewiston ME #21) Lewiston 0 0 $125K
16 David's Restaurant Portland 0 0 $125K
17 Cives Steel Company Augusta 3 14 $115K
18 Target Corporation Bangor 5 4 $101K
19 Arp Renovation LLC/a.R.P. Roofing & Siding LLC Hampden 2 9 $100K
20 Hanscom Construction, INC. Marshfield 2 22 $96K

All employers in Maine

Employer CityInspectionsPenalty
Lessard Brothers Construction, INC. Lewiston 2 $531K
Backyard Farms Madison 0 $0
The SHYFT Group Duramag LLC Waterville 4 $238K
Twin Rivers Paper Company Madawaska 5 $220K
F.W. Webb (Augusta ME #10) Augusta 0 $0
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works Bath 2 $190K
Columbia Forest Products, INC. Presque Isle 4 $177K
Downeast Construction Corporation Wilton 5 $176K
Blyth & Burrows Portland 0 $0
ND Paper INC. Rumford 13 $157K
F.W. Webb (S.Portland ME #9) South Portland 0 $0
Somerset County Jail Madison 0 $0
Patten Grounds Care Ogunquit 0 $0
Savilinx LLC Brunswick 0 $0
F.W. Webb (Lewiston ME #21) Lewiston 0 $0
David's Restaurant Portland 0 $0
Cives Steel Company Augusta 3 $115K
Target Corporation Bangor 5 $101K
Arp Renovation LLC/a.R.P. Roofing & Siding LLC Hampden 2 $100K
Hanscom Construction, INC. Marshfield 2 $96K
Antonia's Pizzeria Freeport 0 $0
Woodland Pulp, LLC Baileyville 14 $89K
Stratton Lumber, INC. Stratton 4 $87K
Flemish Master Weavers Sanford 3 $86K
F.W. Webb (Bangor ME #12) Bangor 0 $0
VM General Contractor INC Elliottsville TWP 2 $85K
Alcom, LLC Winslow 9 $84K
Casco Bay Steel Structures, INC. South Portland 7 $82K
Nelson Property Services, INC Brunswick 2 $80K
GHM Giri Hotel Management Freeport 2 $77K
Walpole Outdoors, LLC Pittsfield 5 $77K
Environmental Solutions Yarmouth 0 $0
Keeley Construction Company. Inc. Portland 0 $0
Luchador Tacos (North Conway) South Paris 0 $0
Louisiana Pacific Corporation New Limerick 4 $74K
Harmac Rebar & Steel CORP Fryeburg 2 $74K
F.W. Webb (Winslow ME #62) Waterville 0 $0
Northeast Agricultural Sales, INC. Detroit 3 $70K
Qaisi Home Care Saco 0 $0
The Baker Company Sanford 3 $68K
El Dorado Steel Erectors, LLC. Biddeford 2 $66K
Dicaperl Minerals CORP. Thomaston 2 $65K
Bruns Bros Process Equip. Gray 0 $0
Duckfat Portland 0 $0
Southern Maine Homecare Portland 0 $0
Ross Express LLC Hermon 2 $61K
Felix Palencia Pittsfield 0 $0
Goodall Landscaping Topsham 1 $30K
Moody's Collision Centers Gorham 0 $0
DSM Metal Fabrication Biddeford 3 $57K
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Industries in Maine

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

Accommodation & Food ServicesAdministrative & Waste ServicesAgriculture, Forestry, Fishing & HuntingArts, Entertainment & RecreationConstructionEducational ServicesHealthcare & Social AssistanceManufacturingOtherOther ServicesProfessional & Technical ServicesPublic AdministrationReal Estate & RentalRetail TradeTransportation & WarehousingUtilitiesWholesale Trade

Top Cities in Maine

The 20 cities with the most employers in the federal enforcement record within Maine (of 58 total).

Portland (105)Bangor (94)Lewiston (36)South Portland (35)Westbrook (29)Augusta (28)Biddeford (26)Kittery (22)Auburn (21)Scarborough (19)Waterville (18)Brewer (18)Brunswick (17)Sanford (16)Ellsworth (16)Bar Harbor (16)Ogunquit (16)Belfast (15)Gorham (15)Orono (15)

View all 58 cities in Maine →

Nationwide states with similar OSHA penalties or violation rates

Two enforcement-record peer sets for Maine: 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 ($10.0M here).

Puerto Rico $9.7M Arkansas $10.5M North Carolina $10.7M Mississippi $11.2M

Similar violations per inspection

States with similarly high violations-per-inspection rates (3.14 here vs 2.26 US average).

New Jersey 2.97/insp Alaska 2.86/insp Tennessee 3.44/insp Michigan 2.73/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 →