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New Jersey — top-third OSHA penalty rollup

New Jersey ranks #2 of 56 by assessed OSHA penalties ($116.4M), with 17,373 inspections on 9,221 tracked employers.

9,221
Employers
17,373
Inspections
$116.4M
OSHA penalties
$108.1M
Back wages

The state in one line

New Jersey ranks #2 of 56 U.S. jurisdictions by total OSHA penalties, with 51,588 violations cited across 17,373 inspections and $108.1M in wages recovered for workers.

#2
of 56 states by penalties
2.97
violations per inspection
$13K
avg penalty per employer
3,206
WHD wage-theft cases

OSHA citation docket

State IMIS book NJ · New Jersey ABOVE-US · HIGH-PPE

#2/56 · 17,373 insp · $116.4M

  • BOOK 9,221 employers
  • INSP 17,373 inspections
  • RANK #2 of 56
  • PEN $116.4M
  • RATE 2.97 viol/insp
  • VS-US ABOVE-US
  • WHD $108.1M
  • PHOTO Pennsylvania

Nearest employer-book peer: Pennsylvania ($43.6M penalty gap)

New Jersey ranks #2 of 56 U.S. jurisdictions by total OSHA penalties, with 51,588 violations cited across 17,373 inspections and $108.1M 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 Jersey in the OSHA-penalty neighbourhood

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

penalties

What this shows New Jersey carries $116.4M in assessed OSHA penalties, ranked #2 of 56 jurisdictions.

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

Where New Jersey ranks nationally

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

$12,628 Top 11% most affordable more affordable than 89% 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. New Jersey $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 New Jersey.

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
New Jersey cites 51,588 total violations at an average current penalty of $2257.14 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 New Jersey

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
122nd Century TechnologiesSomerset00$2.6M
2Indecomm Global ServicesEdison00$1.7M
3Taylor Farms New Jersey, INC.Swedesboro221$1.4M
4UCP Personnel ServicesJoint Base MDL00$1.2M
5Newark Housing AuthorityNewark923$1.1M
6BluesourceMorristown00$1.1M
7BB Frame LLC DBA Frame Q LLC, AS Successor to Frame Q LLC, and Juan QuevedoCliffside Park214$926K
8Giant Farmers MarketHackensack00$917K
9Atrium Staffing LLCJoint Base MDL00$892K
10The Auto Store LLCCamden539$869K
11Samsung Electronics America, Inc.Ridgefield Park00$829K
12Deen Electrical Contractors, Inc.Jersey City00$799K
13The Chicken or The EggBeach Haven00$778K
14Atrium StaffingIselin00$684K
15Aluminum Shapes, LLC.Delair13170$663K
16BB Frame LLC DBA Frame Q LLC, AS Successor to Frame Q LLC, and Juan QuevedoPalisades Park213$645K
17J&J Snack Foods Corp.Merchantville00$630K
18Fortune Interior DismantlingRidgefield00$616K
19Guelsin Lima DBA Extreme Roofing and Siding LLCUpper Saddle River214$594K
20NFI (Cherry Hill, NJ HQ)Cherry Hill00$575K

All employers in New Jersey

EmployerCityInspectionsPenalty
Borough of Middlesex Department of Public Works - Roads & SanitationMiddlesex2$93K
Rumba CubanaRochelle Park0$0
Township of West OrangeWest Orange6$92K
Borough of Old TappanOld Tappan2$92K
City of Jersey CityJersey City2$63K
Cosmax, Cosmax USA, NuWorld CorporationCarteret0$0
City of Pleasantville Dept. of Public WorksPleasantville5$92K
Cinnaminson Township DPWCinnaminson5$92K
Thomas Controls IncEast Brunswick0$0
Medford Township Sewage Treatment PlantMedford4$92K
Ipak Group, INC.Swedesboro1$6K
Ramsey Fire DepartmentRamsey9$91K
Essex County Prosecutors OfficeBloomfield2$91K
Roxbury TownshipRoxbury Township2$91K
NJ Veterans Memorial Home at Menlo Park - Maintenance ShopEdison2$91K
City of Clifton Fire Department*Clifton16$91K
Corp2corp INCJersey City0$0
Bway CorporationLawrence Township2$91K
Towhship of LyndhurstLyndhurst5$91K
Wei-Chuan U.S.a., INC.Jersey City2$91K
Barry Callebaut USA, L.L.C.Pennsauken2$91K
Organic Basic FoodHoboken0$0
Meadowlands Hospital Medical CenterSecaucus0$0
Kearny DPWKearny3$90K
Roselle DPWRoselle2$90K
Suburban Disposal, Inc.Fairfield0$0
Officemate International CORP.Edison5$90K
Boccella Precast, LLC.Berlin3$90K
Chester Riding ClubChester0$0
Washington Township School District - Transportation DepartmentSewell2$90K
Gerard's Landscaping, LLCWatchung0$0
Adept Windows Company, LLCMarlton0$0
Midway Remarketing Inc.Hillside0$0
Borough of OaklandOakland5$89K
Schweid And SonsCarlstadt3$36K
Borough of Kinnelon Department of Public WorksKinnelon8$89K
Systemart LLCParsippany0$0
Don Julio RestaurantElizabethport0$0
Jada Plumbing & Heating LLCParsippany0$0
Silver Line Building Products, LLCNorth Brunswick3$88K
Borough of Cresskill*Cresskill4$88K
Joseph M. Sanzari INC.Newark2$88K
Houlihan's Cherry HillCherry Hill0$0
Bentley Laboratories, LLCEdison6$68K
Margate Department of Public WorksMargate City4$88K
Town of Dover Department of Public WorksDover4$88K
Lezinho SousaMedford2$87K
W&M TransportationEast Orange0$0
10-Minute Oil LubeWestwood0$0
Township of Aberdeen Department of Public WorksKeyport2$87K
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Industries in New Jersey

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

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

Top Cities in New Jersey

The 20 cities with the most employers in the federal enforcement record within New Jersey (of 439 total).

Newark (315)Jersey City (270)Paterson (187)Edison (187)Trenton (138)Lakewood (131)Elizabeth (105)Vineland (97)Clifton (91)Kearny (79)Linden (77)Camden (73)Bayonne (73)North Bergen (72)Piscataway (67)Hammonton (67)Cherry Hill (65)Parsippany (62)Paramus (62)Union (62)

View all 439 cities in New Jersey →

Nationwide states with similar OSHA penalties or violation rates

Two enforcement-record peer sets for New Jersey: 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

Other top-third penalty states outside New Jersey's employer-book footprint — matched by total assessed OSHA penalties ($116.4M here).

Texas $112.7M California $121.6M Ohio $106.2M Illinois $97.2M

Similar violations per inspection

States with similarly high violations-per-inspection rates (2.97 here vs 2.26 US average).

Alaska 2.86/insp Maine 3.14/insp Michigan 2.73/insp Georgia 2.64/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 →