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
This rank counts 26% of the penalty dollars recorded for Massachusetts: 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 #12 of 56.
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
- WI
Wisconsin
$62,986,079 penalties
- AL
Alabama
$43,396,138 penalties
- NV
Nevada
$33,508,424 penalties
- MO
Missouri
$30,660,654 penalties
- MA (this)
Massachusetts
$29,041,068 penalties
- CO $22,784,552
Colorado
$22,784,552 penalties
What this shows Massachusetts carries $29.0M in assessed OSHA penalties, ranked #16 of 56 jurisdictions.
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
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.
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.
| # | Employer | Inspections | Violations | Penalty + wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hampden County Sheriff's Department Ludlow | 3 | 3 | $2.1M |
| 2 | Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc. Norwell | 0 | 0 | $1.7M |
| 3 | Atlantic Drain Service Company, INC. Boston | 3 | 39 | $1.5M |
| 4 | Atlantic Coast Utilities, LLC, Advanced Utilities, Incorporated Boston | 2 | 32 | $1.4M |
| 5 | Force Corporation Lunenburg | 0 | 0 | $1.2M |
| 6 | Triad Associates Haverhill | 0 | 0 | $771K |
| 7 | CPAC Contracting Services Dorchester Center | 0 | 0 | $759K |
| 8 | Tesco, Inc. Woburn | 0 | 0 | $657K |
| 9 | CDM Smith Boston | 0 | 0 | $620K |
| 10 | Bostik, INC. Middleton | 4 | 56 | $615K |
| 11 | Tribe Mediterranean Foods, Incorporated Taunton | 2 | 18 | $540K |
| 12 | Alternative Transportation Systems, LLC Arlington | 0 | 0 | $516K |
| 13 | Middlesex Auto Cleaning Stoneham | 0 | 0 | $503K |
| 14 | RELCO 2Y06 Atlantic City NJ ANGB South Easton | 0 | 0 | $477K |
| 15 | Unwrapped Lowell | 0 | 0 | $445K |
| 16 | Ramirez Drywall Inc. New Bedford | 0 | 0 | $428K |
| 17 | Westwood Cartage, Inc. Needham Heights | 0 | 0 | $401K |
| 18 | R&F Transportation Taunton | 0 | 0 | $350K |
| 19 | Greenscape Inc. East Taunton | 0 | 0 | $346K |
| 20 | Unified Cleaning Solutions Avon | 0 | 0 | $338K |
All employers in Massachusetts
Industries in Massachusetts
Enforcement and wage-compliance data broken out by industry sector within Massachusetts.
Top Cities in Massachusetts
The 20 cities with the most employers in the federal enforcement record within Massachusetts (of 204 total).
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).
Similar violations per inspection
Nearest states by inspection-weighted violation rate (2.04 here).
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 →