State enforcement profile · #47 of 56 by penalties · AT/BELOW-US
New Mexico — lower-penalty enforcement profile
According to OSHA enforcement records (2010–2026), New Mexico has 1,425 employers in the federal enforcement record, with 1,685 OSHA inspections and $5.3M in penalties assessed. The state's Wage and Hour Division has recovered $24.7M in back wages across 922 enforcement cases.
- 1,425
- Employers
- 1,685
- Inspections
- $5.3M
- OSHA penalties
- $24.7M
- Back wages
The state in one line
New Mexico ranks #47 of 56 U.S. jurisdictions by total OSHA penalties, with 2,690 violations cited across 1,685 inspections and $24.7M in wages recovered for workers.
- #47
- of 56 states by penalties
- 1.60
- violations per inspection
- $4K
- avg penalty per employer
- 922
- WHD wage-theft cases
This rank counts 37% of the penalty dollars recorded for New Mexico: 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 #47 of 56.
OSHA citation docket
State IMIS book NM · New Mexico AT/BELOW-US · LOW-PPE
#47/56 · 1,685 insp · $5.3M
- BOOK 1,425 employers
- INSP 1,685 inspections
- RANK #47 of 56
- PEN $5.3M
- RATE 1.60 viol/insp
- VS-US AT/BELOW-US
- WHD $24.7M
- PHOTO Nebraska
Nearest employer-book peer: Nebraska ($10.8M penalty gap)
New Mexico ranks #47 of 56 U.S. jurisdictions by total OSHA penalties, with 2,690 violations cited across 1,685 inspections and $24.7M 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 →
New Mexico in the OSHA-penalty neighbourhood
Total assessed OSHA penalties among this state and nearest employer-book peers
- NE
Nebraska
$16,165,542 penalties
- AK
Alaska
$12,023,264 penalties
- ME
Maine
$9,952,570 penalties
- ID
Idaho
$7,148,821 penalties
- WV
West Virginia
$7,045,836 penalties
- NM (this) $5,345,339
New Mexico
$5,345,339 penalties
What this shows New Mexico carries $5.3M in assessed OSHA penalties, ranked #47 of 56 jurisdictions.
Where New Mexico ranks nationally
Average OSHA penalty per tracked employer, vs all 56 U.S. jurisdictions
$3,751 Bottom 21% least affordable more affordable than 21% 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 New Mexico.
Top OSHA & wage enforcement actions in New Mexico
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 | Southwest Valley Constructors Albuquerque | 0 | 0 | $4.2M |
| 2 | Allsups Convenience Stores Clovis | 0 | 0 | $2.7M |
| 3 | Lessons of Life, LLC Las Cruces | 0 | 0 | $1.1M |
| 4 | Molina Healthcare Albuquerque | 0 | 0 | $702K |
| 5 | B&D Industries Albuquerque | 0 | 0 | $698K |
| 6 | Nova Mud Hobbs | 1 | 6 | $507K |
| 7 | Hearts of Hope Las Cruces | 0 | 0 | $473K |
| 8 | Navajo Refining Company, LLC Artesia | 5 | 27 | $409K |
| 9 | Morco Geological Carlsbad | 0 | 0 | $393K |
| 10 | StrongBuilt Plumbing Air and Solar Albuquerque | 0 | 0 | $331K |
| 11 | Northridge Electric Albuquerque | 1 | 0 | $331K |
| 12 | City of Albuquerque Albuquerque | 7 | 8 | $322K |
| 13 | Hardy Hole Drilling Chaparral | 0 | 0 | $296K |
| 14 | Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen Albuquerque | 0 | 0 | $284K |
| 15 | Il Vicino Albuquerque | 0 | 0 | $235K |
| 16 | Albuquerque Police Department -Police Academy Albuquerque | 0 | 0 | $229K |
| 17 | O'reilly Automotive Stores, INC. Santa Fe | 2 | 5 | $217K |
| 18 | Nova Hardbanding Hobbs | 0 | 0 | $209K |
| 19 | Santa Fe, City of Santa Fe | 9 | 21 | $209K |
| 20 | Siertek Kirtland AFB | 0 | 0 | $190K |
All employers in New Mexico
Industries in New Mexico
Enforcement and wage-compliance data broken out by industry sector within New Mexico.
Top Cities in New Mexico
The 20 cities with the most employers in the federal enforcement record within New Mexico (of 35 total).
Nationwide states with similar OSHA penalties or violation rates
Two enforcement-record peer sets for New Mexico: 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 New Mexico.
Similar violations per inspection
States with lower inspection-weighted violation rates near New Mexico's 1.60 per inspection.
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 →