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Ohio — top-third OSHA penalty rollup

Ohio ranks #4 of 56 by assessed OSHA penalties ($106.2M), with 12,879 inspections on 6,993 tracked employers.

6,993
Employers
12,879
Inspections
$106.2M
OSHA penalties
$68.2M
Back wages

The state in one line

Ohio ranks #4 of 56 U.S. jurisdictions by total OSHA penalties, with 33,085 violations cited across 12,879 inspections and $68.2M in wages recovered for workers.

#4
of 56 states by penalties
2.57
violations per inspection
$15K
avg penalty per employer
2,724
WHD wage-theft cases

OSHA citation docket

State IMIS book OH · Ohio ABOVE-US · HIGH-PPE

#4/56 · 12,879 insp · $106.2M

  • BOOK 6,993 employers
  • INSP 12,879 inspections
  • RANK #4 of 56
  • PEN $106.2M
  • RATE 2.57 viol/insp
  • VS-US ABOVE-US
  • WHD $68.2M
  • PHOTO Georgia

Nearest employer-book peer: Georgia ($49.0M penalty gap)

Ohio ranks #4 of 56 U.S. jurisdictions by total OSHA penalties, with 33,085 violations cited across 12,879 inspections and $68.2M 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 →

Ohio in the OSHA-penalty neighbourhood

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

penalties

What this shows Ohio carries $106.2M in assessed OSHA penalties, ranked #4 of 56 jurisdictions.

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

Where Ohio ranks nationally

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

$15,184 Top 7% most affordable more affordable than 93% 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%). Below this entry. $14,000–$16,000: 3 U.S. jurisdictions (5%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Ohio $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 Ohio.

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 violationAlabama, Total violations cited: 14683 · Average penalty per violation: $2955.54Alaska, Total violations cited: 11441 · Average penalty per violation: $1050.89American Samoa, Total violations cited: 829 · Average penalty per violation: $3521.93Arizona, Total violations cited: 8689 · Average penalty per violation: $523.14Arkansas, Total violations cited: 3343 · Average penalty per violation: $3153.71California, Total violations cited: 62917 · Average penalty per violation: $1931.91Colorado, Total violations cited: 11833 · Average penalty per violation: $1925.51Connecticut, Total violations cited: 23647 · Average penalty per violation: $1188.05Delaware, Total violations cited: 1884 · Average penalty per violation: $5004.52District of Columbia, Total violations cited: 2002 · Average penalty per violation: $1600.22Florida, Total violations cited: 20137 · Average penalty per violation: $2911.21Georgia, Total violations cited: 23607 · Average penalty per violation: $2424.16Guam, Total violations cited: 3356 · Average penalty per violation: $1368.12Hawaii, Total violations cited: 9120 · Average penalty per violation: $1397.7Idaho, Total violations cited: 3829 · Average penalty per violation: $1867.02Illinois, Total violations cited: 38576 · Average penalty per violation: $2518.72Indiana, Total violations cited: 4225 · Average penalty per violation: $1430.22Iowa, Total violations cited: 10267 · Average penalty per violation: $1892.75Kansas, Total violations cited: 9514 · Average penalty per violation: $2852.86Kentucky, Total violations cited: 3171 · Average penalty per violation: $1801.2Louisiana, Total violations cited: 3408 · Average penalty per violation: $2525.26Maine, Total violations cited: 8054 · Average penalty per violation: $1235.73Maryland, Total violations cited: 24360 · Average penalty per violation: $537.35Massachusetts, Total violations cited: 12091 · Average penalty per violation: $2401.87Michigan, Total violations cited: 67640 · Average penalty per violation: $671.06Minnesota, Total violations cited: 9173 · Average penalty per violation: $604.31Mississippi, Total violations cited: 4912 · Average penalty per violation: $2280.7Missouri, Total violations cited: 12358 · Average penalty per violation: $2481.04Montana, Total violations cited: 2718 · Average penalty per violation: $2076Nebraska, Total violations cited: 4514 · Average penalty per violation: $3581.2Nevada, Total violations cited: 18844 · Average penalty per violation: $1778.2New Hampshire, Total violations cited: 3281 · Average penalty per violation: $2336.7New Jersey, Total violations cited: 51588 · Average penalty per violation: $2257.14New Mexico, Total violations cited: 2690 · Average penalty per violation: $1987.11New York, Total violations cited: 79647 · Average penalty per violation: $851.4North Carolina, Total violations cited: 18017 · Average penalty per violation: $593.13North Dakota, Total violations cited: 1761 · Average penalty per violation: $4787.03Northern Mariana Islands, Total violations cited: 943 · Average penalty per violation: $1423.52Ohio, Total violations cited: 33085 · Average penalty per violation: $3209.32Oklahoma, Total violations cited: 5020 · Average penalty per violation: $2618.51Oregon, Total violations cited: 21930 · Average penalty per violation: $263.72Pennsylvania, Total violations cited: 34307 · Average penalty per violation: $2124.18Puerto Rico, Total violations cited: 11369 · Average penalty per violation: $851.43Rhode Island, Total violations cited: 3528 · Average penalty per violation: $1806.54South Carolina, Total violations cited: 5382 · Average penalty per violation: $551.38South Dakota, Total violations cited: 1901 · Average penalty per violation: $3123.16Tennessee, Total violations cited: 38865 · Average penalty per violation: $633.23Texas, Total violations cited: 37481 · Average penalty per violation: $3006.51Utah, Total violations cited: 6414 · Average penalty per violation: $1044.66Vermont, Total violations cited: 3044 · Average penalty per violation: $1498.54Virgin Islands, Total violations cited: 2592 · Average penalty per violation: $737.45Virginia, Total violations cited: 29121 · Average penalty per violation: $1651.15Washington, Total violations cited: 28812 · Average penalty per violation: $424.16West Virginia, Total violations cited: 3289 · Average penalty per violation: $2142.24Wisconsin, Total violations cited: 23614 · Average penalty per violation: $2667.32Wyoming, Total violations cited: 2936 · Average penalty per violation: $1582.38
Ohio cites 33,085 total violations at an average current penalty of $3209.32 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 Ohio

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
1KrogerCincinnati11$7.9M
2Sunfield, INC.Hebron14160$2.6M
3Republic SteelCanton20139$1.6M
4Nox US, LLCFostoria1049$1.5M
5Zwanenberg Food Group (USA) INC.Cincinnati1041$1.3M
6ApexCleveland00$899K
7Dowa THT America, INC.Bowling Green559$835K
8AlsideCuyahoga Falls00$833K
9Timkensteel CorporationCanton2055$831K
10The Yenkin-Majestic Paint CorporationColumbus236$710K
11Champaign Residential Services, IncUrbana00$692K
12Case Farms Processing, INC.Winesburg14122$684K
13Akzo Nobel Decorative PaintsHuron00$675K
14Republic SteelMassillon853$662K
15General Aluminum MFG. CompanyRavenna639$618K
161st Choice Family ServicesColumbus00$604K
17General Aluminum MFG. CompanyWapakoneta426$594K
18Republic SteelLorain1759$586K
19FirstenergyAkron10$580K
20Napoleon Spring Works, INC.Archbold950$569K

All employers in Ohio

EmployerCityInspectionsPenalty
University of Cincinnati Medical Center, LLCCincinnati4$7K
Anthony Vince Nail SalonCleveland0$0
Wireless ConnectionCincinnati0$0
McCann Plastics INC.North Canton2$7K
Defiance Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center LLCDefiance2$7K
Hinkley Lighting, INC.Avon Lake2$7K
Wit Logistics, LLCToledo2$7K
Top Gun Sales Performance SystemsMason0$0
Cheminstruments, INC.Fairfield2$7K
IsupplyFairborn2$7K
The Wooster Brush CompanyWooster2$7K
Schaefer Box & Pallet CO.Hamilton4$7K
Bell Burial Vault CompanyHamilton2$7K
Coca-Cola Enterprises DBA Tri-State Bottling CO.Cincinnati3$7K
Gaman ConsultingLewis Center0$0
Roth Painting LLCBellaire0$0
Truck Sales & Service, INC.Norwalk2$6K
Musillo & Unkenholt Immigration LawCincinnati0$0
Cooper Tire & Rubber CompanyFindlay5$6K
Propipe Technologies, INC.Middletown2$6K
Gumercindo Lucas ChavezCanal Winchester2$6K
Mid-Ohio Mechanical, INC.Columbus2$6K
Pioneer Pipe, INC.Marietta2$6K
RF Martin Investments d/b/a Rapid Fired PizzaFranklin0$0
The Mohler Lumber Company INC.North Canton2$6K
Boc Water Hydraulics, INC.Salem2$6K
Community Care on WheelsAkron0$0
Ohio Aluminum Chemical, LLCHamilton3$6K
General Plastex, INC.Barberton2$6K
Rittal CorporationUrbana2$6K
Nease CO. LLCHarrison2$6K
Damschroder Roofing, LLCWooster2$6K
Venditti StudiosBedford0$0
Stages of Life Childcare AcademyWarrensville Heights0$0
Haywood MasonryPlain City0$0
Northwest Services, INC.Cleveland2$6K
Sandglo Glass & Mirror CO., INC.Cleveland2$6K
Crownover Lumber Company INC.MC Arthur2$6K
Pace Engineering INC.Willoughby2$6K
Ardelean Team LLCCleveland0$0
Mack Industries INC.Valley City3$6K
Vittle VillageEast Palestine2$6K
Badboy Blasters IncorporatedCanton2$6K
Spartan Contracting, LLCHubbard0$0
Tasi CafeColumbus0$0
B.P. Gas Station & Convenience StoreNorth Olmsted0$0
Spring Home Health Care, LLCColumbus0$0
Hilliard TireHilliard0$0
The Ultra-Met CompanyUrbana2$6K
Sushi 86Cleveland0$0
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Industries in Ohio

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

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

Top Cities in Ohio

The 20 cities with the most employers in the federal enforcement record within Ohio (of 246 total).

Cincinnati (629)Columbus (554)Cleveland (435)Dayton (225)Toledo (220)Akron (176)Canton (109)Youngstown (89)Mansfield (68)Fairfield (65)Warren (63)Lima (61)Hamilton (60)Massillon (57)Springfield (53)Medina (50)Findlay (49)Mentor (48)West Chester (48)Mason (47)

View all 246 cities in Ohio →

Nationwide states with similar OSHA penalties or violation rates

Two enforcement-record peer sets for Ohio: 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 Ohio's employer-book footprint — matched by total assessed OSHA penalties ($106.2M here).

Texas $112.7M Illinois $97.2M New Jersey $116.4M California $121.6M

Similar violations per inspection

States with similarly high violations-per-inspection rates (2.57 here vs 2.26 US average).

North Carolina 2.53/insp Washington 2.53/insp Georgia 2.64/insp Wisconsin 2.45/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 →