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State enforcement profile · #24 of 56 by penalties · ABOVE-US

Maryland — high violations-per-inspection rate

Maryland cites 4.48 violations per inspection vs a 2.26 national inspection-weighted average — 24,360 violations across 5,438 inspections.

3,268
Employers
5,438
Inspections
$13.1M
OSHA penalties
$99.3M
Back wages

The state in one line

Maryland ranks #24 of 56 U.S. jurisdictions by total OSHA penalties, with 24,360 violations cited across 5,438 inspections and $99.3M in wages recovered for workers.

#24
of 56 states by penalties
4.48
violations per inspection
$4K
avg penalty per employer
1,288
WHD wage-theft cases

OSHA citation docket

State IMIS book MD · Maryland ABOVE-US · MID-PPE

#24/56 · 5,438 insp · $13.1M

  • BOOK 3,268 employers
  • INSP 5,438 inspections
  • RANK #24 of 56
  • PEN $13.1M
  • RATE 4.48 viol/insp
  • VS-US ABOVE-US
  • WHD $99.3M
  • PHOTO Puerto Rico

Nearest employer-book peer: Puerto Rico ($3.4M penalty gap)

Maryland ranks #24 of 56 U.S. jurisdictions by total OSHA penalties, with 24,360 violations cited across 5,438 inspections and $99.3M 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 →

Maryland in the OSHA-penalty neighbourhood

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

penalties

What this shows Maryland carries $13.1M in assessed OSHA penalties, ranked #24 of 56 jurisdictions.

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

Where Maryland ranks nationally

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

$4,005 Bottom 25% least affordable more affordable than 25% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $6,000–$8,000: 10 U.S. jurisdictions (18%). Above this entry. $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. Maryland $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 Maryland.

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
Maryland cites 24,360 total violations at an average current penalty of $537.35 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 Maryland

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
1MD Dept. Of Public Safety and CorrectionsBaltimore00$22.5M
2Westat, IncRockville00$4.3M
3First Impression StaffingClarksville00$2.0M
4Coastal International Security - 131 M St NEUpper Marlboro00$1.7M
5Trojan Horse, LTDJessup00$1.4M
6Gaver Technologies, Inc. dba GTI FederalFrederick00$1.3M
7ProForce Personnel GroupGambrills00$1.2M
8Potomac Home Support Inc.Rockville00$1.1M
9LLM Placements, LLCGreenbelt00$1.1M
10Destiny's Group HomeCatonsville00$928K
11Genesis Engineering Solutions Inc.Lanham00$849K
12Complete Agri Services of Maryland, Inc.Salisbury00$658K
13Coastal International Security - DEA HQUpper Marlboro00$647K
14SodexoGaithersburg00$638K
15Baker, Jr WilsonBeltsville00$599K
16SEMI USA CorporationBethesda00$588K
17A Plus Personal Home CarePikesville00$569K
18Frontline Security Services - SSA UrbanaRockville00$563K
19Frontline Security Services - 1800 F St NWHyattsville00$538K
20HMW, LLCClinton00$531K

All employers in Maryland

EmployerCityInspectionsPenalty
Bowings & Huber LLCColumbia2$675
Merritt Construction Services, LLCBaltimore2$675
A & a Tree Experts, INC.Baltimore2$662
Cam Construction CO., INC.Baltimore6$662
The Bartley CorporationBaltimore2$650
Upper Crust Bakery Limited PartnershipBeltsville3$650
Eric HarveyEaston2$650
McGuire INCBaltimore2$650
Eastern Stair Builders of Maryland INCJessup2$650
Julian OlivarriaGlen Burnie2$649
Valladares Painting, LLCClarksburg2$640
Tito Contractors INCDerwood2$625
The Crown Electric CompanyDundalk2$612
Glen Arm Building CO., LLCJessup2$612
Blastech Enterprises INCAnnapolis3$612
Blue Mountain Woodworks INCHagerstown3$605
Lillys Printing LLCAnnapolis2$600
Cleartree, LLCNottingham3$600
Winchester Homes INC.Clarksburg3$600
Southern Maryland Crane Rental, INC.LA Plata2$596
Colt Builders CORP.Hyattsville2$585
Willow Construction, LLCBerlin2$570
Wohlsen Construction CompanyElkton2$568
Hancock and Son Plumbing LLCOcean City2$565
American Plant Food CO., INC.Bethesda2$563
Nastos Construction, INC.Germantown2$562
Harkins Contracting, INC.Princess Anne2$551
Advance Moisture Protection, INC.Baltimore2$550
JF Fischer INCBaltimore2$550
Applied Coatings Tech INC.Odenton2$540
A.L.L. Construction, INC.Baltimore2$540
Pro Builder Contracting, LLCBaltimore2$540
Tuckman-Barbee Construction CO., INC.Hyattsville2$540
Osmar FloresAbingdon2$537
C.L. McCoy Framing CompanyBaltimore4$525
M.S. Johnston CO., INC.Hagerstown2$525
D. W. Burt Concrete Construction, INC.Ocean City2$525
The Cotten Construction CompanyBaltimore2$525
J L Edwards Enterprises, LLCLaytonsville2$525
Columbia Park Contractors, INCBaltimore2$525
Gooseworks INCElkton2$525
Serbelio LopezWhite Marsh2$522
Hagerstown Metal Fabricators INCHagerstown2$520
Maryland Car Care, INC. DBA MidasWestminster2$520
Thrush Automotive of Ellicott City, INC.Ellicott City2$500
Second Century Homes, LLCBaltimore2$500
Malstrom Electric INCBaltimore2$500
Waynesboro Construction CO INCHagerstown2$495
Technigraphics of Maryland INCHunt Valley2$490
Thomas BunkleySparrows Point2$487
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Industries in Maryland

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

Accommodation & Food ServicesAdministrative & Waste ServicesAgriculture, Forestry, Fishing & HuntingArts, Entertainment & RecreationConstructionEducational ServicesFinance & InsuranceHealthcare & Social AssistanceInformationManagement of CompaniesManufacturingOtherOther ServicesProfessional & Technical ServicesPublic AdministrationReal Estate & RentalRetail TradeTransportation & WarehousingUtilitiesWholesale Trade

Top Cities in Maryland

The 20 cities with the most employers in the federal enforcement record within Maryland (of 119 total).

Baltimore (454)Hagerstown (157)Frederick (153)Silver Spring (80)Rockville (76)Upper Marlboro (67)Gaithersburg (66)Laurel (64)Hyattsville (62)Salisbury (57)Jessup (54)Hanover (53)Ocean City (52)Columbia (52)Glen Burnie (50)Easton (48)Annapolis (48)Beltsville (39)Ellicott City (38)Bel Air (38)

View all 119 cities in Maryland →

Nationwide states with similar OSHA penalties or violation rates

Two enforcement-record peer sets for Maryland: 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 ($13.1M here).

Oklahoma $13.1M Hawaii $12.7M Washington $12.2M Alaska $12.0M

Similar violations per inspection

States with similarly high violations-per-inspection rates (4.48 here vs 2.26 US average).

Connecticut 4.20/insp Tennessee 3.44/insp Maine 3.14/insp New Jersey 2.97/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 →