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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
Ancora Psychiatric HospitalHammonton11$39K
East Windsor Department of Public WorksEast Windsor4$151K
Aquarius Seafood RestaurantFort Lee0$0
East RestaurantBerkeley Heights0$0
Integrated GroupMoonachie2$150K
Interstate Panel, LLCTrenton0$0
Garden State Bulb CompanyVineland0$0
Main Line Contractor CorporationMount Laurel3$146K
Guaranteed LandscapingMiddletown0$0
Aquamar, INC.Carteret6$145K
Sabert CorporationSayreville9$123K
Maplewood Beverage Packers LLCMaplewood9$144K
La Fortaleza RestaurantLodi0$0
Deep Foods, INC.Union10$143K
Zion Construction Co.(131 Broome)Cresskill0$0
River Vale DPWRiver Vale7$141K
Iris Energy LLCEdison0$0
Houlihan's ParamusParamus0$0
Piscataway Department of Public WorksPiscataway4$141K
Long Shot Pistol & Rifle, LLCSecaucus2$141K
Borough of Highland Park Department of Public WorksHighland Park4$140K
John Cortese Mason ContractorsMorris Plains0$0
Je & Son Construction LLCUpper Saddle River2$138K
Reliance Global ServicesSouth Plainfield0$0
MP CareParamus0$0
American Collectors Insurance LLCCherry Hill0$0
Cibovita INC.Totowa11$137K
Houlihan's Restaurant (New Brunswick NJ)Saddle Brook0$0
MPA PaintersElizabethport0$0
County of Somerset Vehicle and Equipment Maintenance DivisionBridgewater6$136K
Hackettstown Public SchoolsHackettstown8$136K
Neptune Restaurant Bar and GrillNeptune0$0
Advanced Built StructuresJersey City0$0
Comfort Hands Home HealthcareMarlton0$0
Atlantic City Department of Public WorksAtlantic City6$135K
Northwest Bergen County Utilities AuthorityWaldwick4$134K
EsmokeLakewood2$98K
Aluminum Shapes, LLC.Pennsauken3$134K
Segovia RestaurantMoonachie0$0
Rafael Holdings, INC.Newark2$133K
Exxon gas stationWest Orange0$0
Borough of Lavallette Department of Public WorksLavallette5$133K
Saddle River TrailsWallington0$0
American Addiction Centers, INC.Lafayette2$132K
City of Newark Fire DepartmentNewark20$132K
Petrillo Trucking- 070U1Lodi0$0
Citgo - CamdenCamden0$0
ApluscareEast Brunswick0$0
J & J Tires & Wheels LLCLodi0$0
Accu Reference Medical LabLinden2$36K
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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 →