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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

penalties

What this shows Minnesota carries $5.5M in assessed OSHA penalties, ranked #46 of 56 jurisdictions.

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

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

$0–$2,000: 5 U.S. jurisdictions (9%). This entry sits in this band. $2,000–$4,000: 9 U.S. jurisdictions (16%). Above this entry. $4,000–$6,000: 17 U.S. jurisdictions (30%). Above this entry. $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. Minnesota $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 Minnesota.

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
Minnesota cites 9,173 total violations at an average current penalty of $604.31 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 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 InspectionsViolationsPenalty + 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

Employer CityInspectionsPenalty
Divine House Willmar 0 $0
La Perla Minneapolis 0 $0
Rise Inc Minneapolis 0 $0
Absolute Drywall Burnsville 0 $0
Bombay Bistro Minneapolis 0 $0
North Central Service, Inc Clearbrook 0 $0
Accra Hopkins 0 $0
Minnesota, State of Saint Paul 0 $0
Valdes Lawncare & Snow Removal LLC Hastings 0 $0
Berwald Roofing Company INC Minneapolis 3 $118K
NexGen Exteriors Anoka 0 $0
ACME Tuckpointing & Restoration Minneapolis 0 $0
Hibachi Buffet Minneapolis 0 $0
La Vaquita - LV2 Minneapolis 0 $0
William Bunn Masonry, Inc. Waconia 0 $0
Supermercado Loma Bonita Savage 0 $0
Minnesota Limited Big Lake 0 $0
TLC Home Care of the twin cities Saint Paul 0 $0
Nexus-Gerard Family Healing Austin 0 $0
Los Sanchez Taqueria Minneapolis 0 $0
NAC Mechanical & Electrical Services Vadnais Heights 0 $0
CustomCare Minneapolis 0 $0
Sun Foods I Minneapolis 0 $0
M & M Home Contractors, Inc. Cologne 0 $0
LBI Companies Ham Lake 0 $0
Meisa Transportation Services Minneapolis 0 $0
North Metro Companies LLC Hamel 0 $0
Supermercado Loma Bonita Minneapolis 0 $0
Bemidji Ambulance Service, Inc. Bemidji 0 $0
Hydroswing INC Cottonwood 1 $0
T-Ray Construction Minneapolis 0 $0
Ability Building Center Rochester 0 $0
Epic Homes Minneapolis 0 $0
Progressive Building Systems Saint Michael 0 $0
U.S. Postal Service - Isanti Isanti 2 $85K
Becker County Workshop Detroit Lakes 0 $0
Tribitt Ag Construction Hillman 0 $0
La Vaquita - Short Stop Minneapolis 0 $0
Curfman Trucking and Repair Inc. Norwood Young America 0 $0
Episcopal Church Home- The Gardens Saint Paul 0 $0
B's Homecare Cambridge 0 $0
El Tequila Mexican Restaurant Baxter 0 $0
Legacy Home Health Care Inc. Minneapolis 0 $0
Totally Tan Elk River 0 $0
Melkezedek Care LLC Minneapolis 0 $0
Bright Path Homes Minneapolis 0 $0
Cinco de Mayo Mercado Minneapolis 0 $0
Masu Sushi & Robata Minneapolis 0 $0
Hancock Concrete;Subsidiary Superior Industri Hancock 0 $0
Afro Deli - Washington Ave Minneapolis 0 $0
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Industries in Minnesota

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

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

Top Cities in Minnesota

The 20 cities with the most employers in the federal enforcement record within Minnesota (of 123 total).

Minneapolis (432)Saint Paul (112)Duluth (99)ST Paul (82)Rochester (73)Mankato (56)Plymouth (55)Burnsville (44)ST Cloud (39)Blaine (35)Eden Prairie (35)Winona (34)Alexandria (33)Lakeville (33)Maple Grove (30)Eagan (28)Willmar (27)Fridley (27)Brooklyn Park (27)Shakopee (24)

View all 123 cities in Minnesota →

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.

Montana $5.6M Kentucky $5.7M New Mexico $5.3M Oregon $5.8M

Similar violations per inspection

Nearest states by inspection-weighted violation rate (2.00 here).

Virginia 1.99/insp Texas 2.01/insp West Virginia 1.96/insp Massachusetts 2.04/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 →