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State enforcement profile · #35 of 56 by penalties · AT/BELOW-US

Workplace enforcement in North Dakota

According to OSHA enforcement records (2010–2026), North Dakota has 631 employers in the federal enforcement record, with 1,298 OSHA inspections and $8.4M in penalties assessed. The state's Wage and Hour Division has recovered $4.2M in back wages across 136 enforcement cases.

631
Employers
1,298
Inspections
$8.4M
OSHA penalties
$4.2M
Back wages

The state in one line

North Dakota ranks #35 of 56 U.S. jurisdictions by total OSHA penalties, with 1,761 violations cited across 1,298 inspections and $4.2M in wages recovered for workers.

#35
of 56 states by penalties
1.36
violations per inspection
$13K
avg penalty per employer
136
WHD wage-theft cases

This rank counts 41% of the penalty dollars recorded for North Dakota: 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 #40 of 56.

OSHA citation docket

State IMIS book ND · North Dakota AT/BELOW-US · HIGH-PPE

#35/56 · 1,298 insp · $8.4M

  • BOOK 631 employers
  • INSP 1,298 inspections
  • RANK #35 of 56
  • PEN $8.4M
  • RATE 1.36 viol/insp
  • VS-US AT/BELOW-US
  • WHD $4.2M
  • PHOTO District of Columbia

Nearest employer-book peer: District of Columbia ($5.2M penalty gap)

North Dakota ranks #35 of 56 U.S. jurisdictions by total OSHA penalties, with 1,761 violations cited across 1,298 inspections and $4.2M 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 →

North Dakota in the OSHA-penalty neighbourhood

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

penalties

What this shows North Dakota carries $8.4M in assessed OSHA penalties, ranked #35 of 56 jurisdictions.

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

Where North Dakota ranks nationally

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

$13,360 Top 9% most affordable more affordable than 91% 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%). Below this entry. $6,000–$8,000: 10 U.S. jurisdictions (18%). Below this entry. $8,000–$10,000: 5 U.S. jurisdictions (9%). Below this entry. $10,000–$12,000: 4 U.S. jurisdictions (7%). Below this entry. $12,000–$14,000: 2 U.S. jurisdictions (4%). This entry sits in this band. $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. North Dakota $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 North Dakota.

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
North Dakota cites 1,761 total violations at an average current penalty of $4787.03 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 North Dakota

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 Nesi Williston 0 0 $829K
2 Wyoming Casing Dickinson 0 0 $688K
3 Abel Cunyas Cabrera Mandan 4 9 $512K
4 Wagner Construction, INC. Bismarck 3 16 $380K
5 Abel Cunyas Cabrera Bismarck 8 10 $324K
6 Kamphuis Pipeline CO. Dawson 3 11 $321K
7 Bowers Excavating LLC Bismarck 9 12 $310K
8 Mario Construction Bismarck 6 11 $281K
9 Lolandiz Construction, LLC Bismarck 6 9 $262K
10 Cunyas Roofing LLC Bismarck 4 6 $260K
11 Watco Terminal & Port Services Stanley 0 0 $249K
12 Red River Commodities, INC. Fargo 2 14 $225K
13 Sanford Health Bismarck 2 0 $190K
14 The Jamar Company Center 2 9 $189K
15 Kamphuis Pipeline CO. Tappen 2 10 $188K
16 Dollar General Corporation/ DG Retail, LLC Minot 2 12 $187K
17 10 Code LLC Bismarck 0 0 $186K
18 Jomax Construction Company, INC. Williston 2 4 $175K
19 Weisz & Sons, INC. Mandan 3 13 $166K
20 NexTier Dickinson 0 0 $152K

All employers in North Dakota

Employer CityInspectionsPenalty
Wisco, INC. Williston 3 $22K
Gladen Construction, INC. West Fargo 3 $22K
Master Construction Company, INC. Fargo 2 $21K
Prairie Field Services Watford City 0 $0
Capital City Construction, INC. Bismarck 6 $21K
Izumi Japanese Restaurant Fargo 0 $0
Edge Builders LLC Horace 2 $21K
Mid America Transport LLC Belfield 0 $0
Three Oaks Construction West Fargo 2 $20K
Plains Trucking LLC Ross 2 $20K
Dakota Ag Cooperative Kindred 2 $20K
Bilin Construction LLC Mandan 2 $19K
Dirt Dynamics, LLC Bismarck 2 $19K
JJ Star Construction LLC Mandan 4 $19K
Bek Consulting, LLC Bismarck 3 $19K
CD Communications, Inc Grand Forks 0 $0
Laura Dorado Bismarck 3 $18K
Baker Boy Bake Shop, INC. Dickinson 2 $18K
Dakota Underground Fargo 3 $18K
All Finish Concrete Fargo 2 $18K
Plecity Kowalski Construction, INC. Fargo 3 $18K
L & L Brendel Construction, LLC. Bismarck 3 $18K
ZKM Roofing & Remodeling LLC Bismarck 2 $17K
Healthy Food Ingredients, LLC Valley City 3 $17K
Scherbenske, INC. Jamestown 2 $17K
Rodeway Inn, Wahpeton Wahpeton 0 $0
Truenorth Steel Fargo 2 $17K
Affinity Builders LLC Grand Forks 3 $17K
Sun Well Service, INC. Killdeer 3 $17K
Prinsco Fargo 3 $16K
Gil Haugan Construction Steele 2 $16K
Watco Terminal & Port Services Tioga 0 $0
Weisz & Sons, INC. Bismarck 4 $15K
Wcco Belting, INC. Wahpeton 4 $15K
King Roofing Construction Lincoln 2 $15K
Sea View Farm LLP Linton 2 $15K
R.J. Zavoral & Sons, INC. Grand Forks 4 $15K
Basaraba Excavating Bismarck 6 $15K
Heartland Automotive, LLC Fargo 2 $15K
Meinecke-Johnson Company Fargo 4 $15K
Parksite Fargo 2 $15K
Waldos Construction Bismarck 2 $15K
Newman Signs, INC. Jamestown 2 $15K
Clark Equipment Company Gwinner 4 $14K
King Roofing Construction Bismarck 2 $14K
Sioux Manufacturing Corporation Fort Totten 2 $14K
Conocophillips Company Watford City 2 $14K
Simplot Foods Grand Forks 2 $14K
CC Motors LLC Fargo 2 $14K
C Guerrero, LLC Bismarck 3 $14K
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Industries in North Dakota

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

Accommodation & Food ServicesAdministrative & Waste ServicesAgriculture, Forestry, Fishing & HuntingConstructionHealthcare & Social AssistanceManufacturingMining, Quarrying, Oil & GasOther ServicesPublic AdministrationReal Estate & RentalRetail TradeTransportation & WarehousingWholesale Trade

Top Cities in North Dakota

The 17 cities with the most employers in the federal enforcement record within North Dakota.

Bismarck (144)Fargo (116)Grand Forks (42)Minot (36)Williston (34)Mandan (31)West Fargo (28)Dickinson (24)Watford City (23)Jamestown (14)Wahpeton (8)Killdeer (8)Valley City (6)New Town (6)Horace (5)Alexander (5)Tioga (5)

Nationwide states with similar OSHA penalties or violation rates

Two enforcement-record peer sets for North Dakota: 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 ($8.4M here).

Louisiana $8.6M New Hampshire $7.7M Puerto Rico $9.7M Idaho $7.1M

Similar violations per inspection

States with lower inspection-weighted violation rates near North Dakota's 1.36 per inspection.

District of Columbia 1.32/insp Montana 1.52/insp New Mexico 1.60/insp Indiana 1.63/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 →