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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
Singing River IndustriesGautier0$0
Greenwood Police DepartmentGreenwood0$0
TC ExpressColumbus0$0
Pilot Travel Center LLCPearl0$0
Arellano's ContractorRichland0$0
Universal Transportation Solutions, LLCWiggins0$0
Quality Inn and SuitesClinton0$0
Heritage Plastics, INC.Picayune3$70K
Ccsi, INCJackson0$0
Heart2Heart Home Care Services Inc.Natchez0$0
Total Health Care Services Inc.Greenwood0$0
Mississippi Polymers, INC.Corinth4$68K
Smith Industrial ServicesLucedale0$0
City of Jackson Court ServicesJackson0$0
Quality Welding & Fabrication, INC.Columbia4$67K
Tate County Sheriff's DepartmentSenatobia0$0
Westhaven Memorial Funeral HomeJackson0$0
Professional Lawn SprinklersDrew0$0
Sterling Medical Associates IncorporatedCamp Shelby0$0
Hinds County Sheriff's DepartmentJackson0$0
Timbos ConstructionCleveland0$0
Independent Furniture Supply Company, INC.Tupelo5$64K
West Point Texaco - North End Plaza StoreWest Point0$0
Picayune Urgent Care (Maxem Health)Picayune0$0
ACT CenterColumbus0$0
Pike County Sheriff's OfficeMagnolia0$0
Paul's Discount Glass & Tire, IncLaurel0$0
Pro Nurse Staffing AgencyJackson0$0
Lampa City ConstructionBrandon0$0
Unipres Southeast U.S.a., INC.Forest2$62K
BBF PartnershipCalhoun City0$0
L-3 Communications Vertex AerospaceMadison0$0
Art Horizons, INC.Batesville15$60K
Lexington Police DepartmentLexington0$0
Tunica County Sheriff's DepartmentTunica0$0
Little TokyoBrookhaven0$0
Buckhorn Farms PartnersSchlater0$0
Wayne Farms, LLCLaurel2$56K
Ajinomoto Foods North America, INC.Oakland4$56K
W.S. Red Hancock INC.Bentonia2$56K
Delta Oil MillGreenwood3$54K
Vicksburg Healthcare, LLCVicksburg4$54K
Merit Health CentralJackson0$0
S/W ElectricGreenwood0$0
Mississippi Goodworks. Inc.Gulfport0$0
Jones County -E911Laurel0$0
Westlake ChemicalGallman2$52K
Acy MechanicalWinona0$0
Simpson County Sheriff DepartmentMendenhall0$0
Traxys Processing INCBurnsville2$51K
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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 →