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State enforcement profile · #43 of 56 by penalties · AT/BELOW-US

Oregon — lower-penalty enforcement profile

According to OSHA enforcement records (2010–2026), Oregon has 5,103 employers in the federal enforcement record, with 11,981 OSHA inspections and $5.8M in penalties assessed. The state's Wage and Hour Division has recovered $14.7M in back wages across 595 enforcement cases.

5,103
Employers
11,981
Inspections
$5.8M
OSHA penalties
$14.7M
Back wages

The state in one line

Oregon ranks #43 of 56 U.S. jurisdictions by total OSHA penalties, with 21,930 violations cited across 11,981 inspections and $14.7M in wages recovered for workers.

#43
of 56 states by penalties
1.83
violations per inspection
$1K
avg penalty per employer
595
WHD wage-theft cases

This rank counts 12% of the penalty dollars recorded for Oregon: 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 #23 of 56.

OSHA citation docket

State IMIS book OR · Oregon AT/BELOW-US · LOW-PPE

#43/56 · 11,981 insp · $5.8M

  • BOOK 5,103 employers
  • INSP 11,981 inspections
  • RANK #43 of 56
  • PEN $5.8M
  • RATE 1.83 viol/insp
  • VS-US AT/BELOW-US
  • WHD $14.7M
  • PHOTO Washington

Nearest employer-book peer: Washington ($6.4M penalty gap)

Oregon ranks #43 of 56 U.S. jurisdictions by total OSHA penalties, with 21,930 violations cited across 11,981 inspections and $14.7M 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 →

Oregon in the OSHA-penalty neighbourhood

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

penalties

What this shows Oregon carries $5.8M in assessed OSHA penalties, ranked #43 of 56 jurisdictions.

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

Where Oregon ranks nationally

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

$1,133 Bottom 1% least affordable more affordable than 0% of 56 U.S. jurisdictions

$0–$2,000: 5 U.S. jurisdictions (9%). This entry sits in this band. $2,000–$4,000: 9 U.S. jurisdictions (16%). Above this entry. $4,000–$6,000: 17 U.S. jurisdictions (30%). Above this entry. $6,000–$8,000: 10 U.S. jurisdictions (18%). Above this entry. $8,000–$10,000: 5 U.S. jurisdictions (9%). Above this entry. $10,000–$12,000: 4 U.S. jurisdictions (7%). Above this entry. $12,000–$14,000: 2 U.S. jurisdictions (4%). Above this entry. $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. Oregon $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 Oregon.

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
Oregon cites 21,930 total violations at an average current penalty of $263.72 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 Oregon

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 G Builders Damascus 0 0 $826K
2 KinderCare Portland 0 0 $502K
3 Vigor Marine, LLC Portland 18 52 $418K
4 Buffet Palace Beaverton 0 0 $418K
5 New Tech Framers Silverton 0 0 $406K
6 Misoya Bistro Medford 0 0 $280K
7 Pizzicato Pizza Portland 0 0 $270K
8 GE Forestry Medford 0 0 $255K
9 Hawaiian Hut Central Point 0 0 $214K
10 Columbia Helicopter Portland 0 0 $211K
11 Bottomley Properties Gresham 0 0 $204K
12 Great NW Gutters, LLC Sherwood 0 0 $196K
13 Bonsai Teriyaki and Sushi Medford 0 0 $188K
14 B & G Ditchen Farm Silverton 0 0 $176K
15 Ciber, Inc. Portland 0 0 $175K
16 K.M. Nielsen Trucking, LP Beaverton 0 0 $174K
17 Energy Conservation Insulation Bend 0 0 $159K
18 Civic Construction Portland 0 0 $156K
19 U.S. Postal Service Portland 38 29 $155K
20 KL Farms Fire LLC Summerville 0 0 $152K

All employers in Oregon

Employer CityInspectionsPenalty
G Builders Damascus 0 $0
KinderCare Portland 0 $0
Vigor Marine, LLC Portland 18 $418K
Buffet Palace Beaverton 0 $0
New Tech Framers Silverton 0 $0
Misoya Bistro Medford 0 $0
Pizzicato Pizza Portland 0 $0
GE Forestry Medford 0 $0
Hawaiian Hut Central Point 0 $0
Columbia Helicopter Portland 0 $0
Bottomley Properties Gresham 0 $0
Great NW Gutters, LLC Sherwood 0 $0
Bonsai Teriyaki and Sushi Medford 0 $0
B & G Ditchen Farm Silverton 0 $0
Ciber, Inc. Portland 0 $0
K.M. Nielsen Trucking, LP Beaverton 0 $0
Energy Conservation Insulation Bend 0 $0
Civic Construction Portland 0 $0
U.S. Postal Service Portland 38 $155K
KL Farms Fire LLC Summerville 0 $0
East Side Plating, Inc. Portland 0 $0
Westside Drywall Hubbard 0 $0
Ontario Partner's, LLC Ontario 0 $0
Fred Wahl Marine Construction, INC. Reedsport 5 $135K
Pacific Health & Rehabilitation Portland 0 $0
Silva and Sons Construction, LLC Aloha 0 $0
Joshua Legacy Painting & Restoration Hillsboro 0 $0
City Center Motel, Et Al Seaside 0 $0
U. S. Postal Service Portland 30 $115K
Telles Painting Newberg 0 $0
K & O Contracting Clackamas 0 $0
Interior Focus Portland 0 $0
PR Drywall Hillsboro 0 $0
Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Salem 0 $0
TT & L Sheet Metal Inc Beaverton 0 $0
Pfeifer Roofing, Inc. Salem 0 $0
Howard S. Wright Constructors Portland 0 $0
Westwind Concrete Inc. Cloverdale 0 $0
Willamette Valley Fire and Rescue Authority Salem 0 $0
JP Pro Framing Construction Inc. Banks 0 $0
ODP Systems Sherwood 0 $0
Resource Management Associates Tigard 0 $0
Senvoy, LLC Gresham 0 $0
Quantum Innovations Inc. Central Point 0 $0
T&I Construction Woodburn 0 $0
KKOKI Korean BBQ Salem 0 $0
Columbia Empire Farms Inc Sherwood 0 $0
C2 Profressional Painting Hillsboro 0 $0
Chuckanut Products, Inc. Salem 0 $0
Bravo's Construction Services LLC Portland 3 $80K
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Industries in Oregon

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

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

Top Cities in Oregon

The 20 cities with the most employers in the federal enforcement record within Oregon (of 139 total).

Portland (997)Eugene (311)Salem (241)Bend (185)Medford (140)Hillsboro (102)Roseburg (98)Beaverton (89)Klamath Falls (83)Albany (71)Grants Pass (71)Corvallis (70)Springfield (69)Clackamas (65)Coos Bay (64)Gresham (64)Tualatin (63)Hood River (61)The Dalles (53)McMinnville (52)

View all 139 cities in Oregon →

Nationwide states with similar OSHA penalties or violation rates

Two enforcement-record peer sets for Oregon: 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 Oregon.

Kentucky $5.7M Montana $5.6M South Dakota $5.9M Minnesota $5.5M

Similar violations per inspection

States with lower inspection-weighted violation rates near Oregon's 1.83 per inspection.

Colorado 1.82/insp Idaho 1.85/insp Florida 1.80/insp Oklahoma 1.78/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 →