State enforcement profile · #46 of 56 by penalties · AT/BELOW-US
Minnesota — lower-penalty enforcement profile
According to OSHA enforcement records (2010–2026), Minnesota has 2,844 employers in the federal enforcement record, with 4,594 OSHA inspections and $5.5M in penalties assessed. The state's Wage and Hour Division has recovered $30.5M in back wages across 917 enforcement cases.
- 2,844
- Employers
- 4,594
- Inspections
- $5.5M
- OSHA penalties
- $30.5M
- Back wages
The state in one line
Minnesota ranks #46 of 56 U.S. jurisdictions by total OSHA penalties, with 9,173 violations cited across 4,594 inspections and $30.5M in wages recovered for workers.
- #46
- of 56 states by penalties
- 2.00
- violations per inspection
- $2K
- avg penalty per employer
- 917
- WHD wage-theft cases
This rank counts 12% of the penalty dollars recorded for Minnesota: 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 #25 of 56.
OSHA citation docket
State IMIS book MN · Minnesota AT/BELOW-US · LOW-PPE
#46/56 · 4,594 insp · $5.5M
- BOOK 2,844 employers
- INSP 4,594 inspections
- RANK #46 of 56
- PEN $5.5M
- RATE 2.00 viol/insp
- VS-US AT/BELOW-US
- WHD $30.5M
- PHOTO Oklahoma
Nearest employer-book peer: Oklahoma ($7.6M penalty gap)
Minnesota ranks #46 of 56 U.S. jurisdictions by total OSHA penalties, with 9,173 violations cited across 4,594 inspections and $30.5M 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 →
Minnesota in the OSHA-penalty neighbourhood
Total assessed OSHA penalties among this state and nearest employer-book peers
- IA
Iowa
$19,432,909 penalties
- OK
Oklahoma
$13,144,940 penalties
- UT $6,700,454
Utah
$6,700,454 penalties
- MN (this) $5,543,325
Minnesota
$5,543,325 penalties
- AZ $4,545,552
Arizona
$4,545,552 penalties
- SC $2,967,546
South Carolina
$2,967,546 penalties
What this shows Minnesota carries $5.5M in assessed OSHA penalties, ranked #46 of 56 jurisdictions.
Where Minnesota ranks nationally
Average OSHA penalty per tracked employer, vs all 56 U.S. jurisdictions
$1,949 Bottom 7% least affordable more affordable than 7% 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 Minnesota.
Top OSHA & wage enforcement actions in Minnesota
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 | Baywood Home Care Fairmont | 0 | 0 | $800K |
| 2 | ATRIO Home Health Care Saint Paul | 0 | 0 | $787K |
| 3 | Svihel Vegetable Farm Foley | 0 | 0 | $776K |
| 4 | Circle of Life Home Care Minneapolis | 0 | 0 | $660K |
| 5 | Ceres Caribe, Inc. Minneapolis | 0 | 0 | $500K |
| 6 | Life Time Fitness Chanhassen | 0 | 0 | $476K |
| 7 | Midwest Quality Home Care Inc. Minneapolis | 0 | 0 | $457K |
| 8 | Plaza Garbaldi Authentic Mexican Restaurant New Ulm | 0 | 0 | $390K |
| 9 | CWS Lonsdale | 0 | 0 | $370K |
| 10 | All Temporaries Midwest Minneapolis | 0 | 0 | $359K |
| 11 | Lifetime Fitness Chanhassen | 0 | 0 | $355K |
| 12 | El Mazatlan Mexican Restaurant Mankato | 0 | 0 | $355K |
| 13 | Arnzen Construction, Inc. Freeport | 0 | 0 | $325K |
| 14 | Brainz Minneapolis | 0 | 0 | $323K |
| 15 | Mlaskoch Excavating & Utility Willow River | 0 | 0 | $320K |
| 16 | Midwest Home Health Care Minneapolis | 0 | 0 | $317K |
| 17 | Allegiance Ability Assistance Saint Paul | 0 | 0 | $301K |
| 18 | Allina Health System Minneapolis | 0 | 0 | $297K |
| 19 | Deli Express Eden Prairie | 0 | 0 | $262K |
| 20 | Andale Taqueria Y Mercado Minneapolis | 0 | 0 | $254K |
All employers in Minnesota
Industries in Minnesota
Enforcement and wage-compliance data broken out by industry sector within Minnesota.
Top Cities in Minnesota
The 20 cities with the most employers in the federal enforcement record within Minnesota (of 123 total).
Nationwide states with similar OSHA penalties or violation rates
Two enforcement-record peer sets for Minnesota: 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 Minnesota.
Similar violations per inspection
Nearest states by inspection-weighted violation rate (2.00 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 →