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State enforcement profile · #28 of 56 by penalties · AT/BELOW-US

Workplace enforcement in Mississippi

According to OSHA enforcement records (2010–2026), Mississippi has 2,212 employers in the federal enforcement record, with 2,311 OSHA inspections and $11.2M in penalties assessed. The state's Wage and Hour Division has recovered $28.9M in back wages across 1,385 enforcement cases.

2,212
Employers
2,311
Inspections
$11.2M
OSHA penalties
$28.9M
Back wages

The state in one line

Mississippi ranks #28 of 56 U.S. jurisdictions by total OSHA penalties, with 4,912 violations cited across 2,311 inspections and $28.9M in wages recovered for workers.

#28
of 56 states by penalties
2.13
violations per inspection
$5K
avg penalty per employer
1,385
WHD wage-theft cases

OSHA citation docket

State IMIS book MS · Mississippi AT/BELOW-US · MID-PPE

#28/56 · 2,311 insp · $11.2M

  • BOOK 2,212 employers
  • INSP 2,311 inspections
  • RANK #28 of 56
  • PEN $11.2M
  • RATE 2.13 viol/insp
  • VS-US AT/BELOW-US
  • WHD $28.9M
  • PHOTO Hawaii

Nearest employer-book peer: Hawaii ($1.5M penalty gap)

Mississippi ranks #28 of 56 U.S. jurisdictions by total OSHA penalties, with 4,912 violations cited across 2,311 inspections and $28.9M 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 →

Mississippi in the OSHA-penalty neighbourhood

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

penalties

What this shows Mississippi carries $11.2M in assessed OSHA penalties, ranked #28 of 56 jurisdictions.

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

Where Mississippi ranks nationally

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

$5,065 Bottom 38% least affordable more affordable than 38% 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. Mississippi $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 Mississippi.

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
Mississippi cites 4,912 total violations at an average current penalty of $2280.70 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 Mississippi

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
1Tupelo Police Department/City of TupeloTupelo00$857K
2L-3 Communications Integrated Sys - Ft BraggMadison00$714K
3Southern Tire Mart, LLCColumbia00$683K
4Complete AutomationFulton00$513K
5Jindal Tubular USA LLCBay Saint Louis1138$510K
6North Sunflower Medical CenterRuleville00$491K
7Hinds County Sheriff DepartmentJackson00$487K
8GsiPascagoula00$475K
9Quality HealthcareFlowood00$407K
10Winston InternationalPascagoula00$390K
11Phenix TransportationForest00$358K
12Phoenix Labor GroupOcean Springs00$346K
13Parker Hannifin CorporationBatesville238$340K
14Lewis M. Bailey IV FarmsBruce00$326K
15Louisville IndustriesLouisville00$309K
16Medical Systems, Inc.Hattiesburg00$287K
17Cooper Tire & Rubber CompanyTupelo824$257K
18Edwards Electric Service, LLCMeridian00$240K
19Camellia Home Health of the Gulf Coast, LLCGulfport00$222K
20Mar-Jac Poultry MS, LLCHattiesburg525$214K

All employers in Mississippi

EmployerCityInspectionsPenalty
Tupelo Police Department/City of TupeloTupelo0$0
L-3 Communications Integrated Sys - Ft BraggMadison0$0
Southern Tire Mart, LLCColumbia0$0
Complete AutomationFulton0$0
Jindal Tubular USA LLCBay Saint Louis11$510K
North Sunflower Medical CenterRuleville0$0
Hinds County Sheriff DepartmentJackson0$0
GsiPascagoula0$0
Quality HealthcareFlowood0$0
Winston InternationalPascagoula0$0
Phenix TransportationForest0$0
Phoenix Labor GroupOcean Springs0$0
Parker Hannifin CorporationBatesville2$340K
Lewis M. Bailey IV FarmsBruce0$0
Louisville IndustriesLouisville0$0
Medical Systems, Inc.Hattiesburg0$0
Cooper Tire & Rubber CompanyTupelo8$257K
Edwards Electric Service, LLCMeridian0$0
Camellia Home Health of the Gulf Coast, LLCGulfport0$0
Mar-Jac Poultry MS, LLCHattiesburg5$214K
Greenbriar Digging ServiceBrookhaven0$0
Home Health Care Systems, Inc.Hattiesburg0$0
Noxubee County Sheriffs DepartmentMacon0$0
Loving Health CareBatesville0$0
Heart2heart Homecare Services, INC.Flowood0$0
Mississippi Phosphates CorporationPascagoula6$168K
A & B FoodsPelahatchie0$0
BCI 2Y06 Meridian MS ANGBRidgeland0$0
Medgar Evers Personal Care and RespiteFayette0$0
Von Drehle CorporationNatchez4$159K
West Mississippi Home Health Services, Inc.Vicksburg0$0
Prime Care NursingGreenville0$0
Sofidel AmericaHattiesburg2$156K
Mallory Community Health CenterCanton0$0
Affordable DenturesGulfport0$0
Omega Protein, INC.Moss Point4$149K
Noxubee County School DistrictMacon0$0
T. L. Wallace Construction, Inc.Columbia0$0
Dixie FarmsVance0$0
Super King BuffetHattiesburg0$0
Grace & Mercy Personal Care (Clinton Office)Clinton0$0
Quality Care Home HealthHattiesburg0$0
Covington County Sheriff's DepartmentCollins0$0
Claiborne County HospitalPort Gibson0$0
Vertex AerospaceMadison0$0
Panda Palace BuffetGulfport0$0
Huntington Ingalls IncorporatedPascagoula5$124K
Southern Hens, INC.Moselle7$123K
AirSouth Cooling Heating, Plumbling & Elect.Mendenhall0$0
Pilot Travel CenterJackson0$0
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Industries in Mississippi

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

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 Mississippi

The 20 cities with the most employers in the federal enforcement record within Mississippi (of 100 total).

Jackson (163)Gulfport (106)Hattiesburg (96)Tupelo (60)Biloxi (60)Meridian (55)Columbus (47)Flowood (45)Pearl (45)Olive Branch (41)Madison (41)Oxford (40)Laurel (38)Vicksburg (36)Pascagoula (35)Brandon (35)Ridgeland (34)Southaven (33)Ocean Springs (27)Greenville (27)

View all 100 cities in Mississippi →

Nationwide states with similar OSHA penalties or violation rates

Two enforcement-record peer sets for Mississippi: 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 ($11.2M here).

North Carolina $10.7M Arkansas $10.5M Alaska $12.0M Washington $12.2M

Similar violations per inspection

Nearest states by inspection-weighted violation rate (2.13 here).

Pennsylvania 2.13/insp Illinois 2.12/insp Vermont 2.11/insp Rhode Island 2.15/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 →