State enforcement profile · #3 of 56 by penalties · AT/BELOW-US
Texas — top-third OSHA penalty rollup
Texas ranks #3 of 56 by assessed OSHA penalties ($112.7M), with 18,606 inspections on 19,468 tracked employers.
- 19,468
- Employers
- 18,606
- Inspections
- $112.7M
- OSHA penalties
- $352.5M
- Back wages
The state in one line
Texas ranks #3 of 56 U.S. jurisdictions by total OSHA penalties, with 37,481 violations cited across 18,606 inspections and $352.5M in wages recovered for workers.
- #3
- of 56 states by penalties
- 2.01
- violations per inspection
- $6K
- avg penalty per employer
- 14,000
- WHD wage-theft cases
This rank counts 36% of the penalty dollars recorded for Texas: 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 #2 of 56.
OSHA citation docket
State IMIS book TX · Texas AT/BELOW-US · MID-PPE
#3/56 · 18,606 insp · $112.7M
- BOOK 19,468 employers
- INSP 18,606 inspections
- RANK #3 of 56
- PEN $112.7M
- RATE 2.01 viol/insp
- VS-US AT/BELOW-US
- WHD $352.5M
- PHOTO California
Nearest employer-book peer: California ($8.9M penalty gap)
Texas ranks #3 of 56 U.S. jurisdictions by total OSHA penalties, with 37,481 violations cited across 18,606 inspections and $352.5M 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 →
Texas in the OSHA-penalty neighbourhood
Total assessed OSHA penalties among this state and nearest employer-book peers
- CA
California
$121,550,007 penalties
- TX (this)
Texas
$112,686,990 penalties
- IL
Illinois
$97,162,064 penalties
- NY
New York
$67,811,337 penalties
- FL
Florida
$58,623,129 penalties
- MI $45,390,508
Michigan
$45,390,508 penalties
What this shows Texas carries $112.7M in assessed OSHA penalties, ranked #3 of 56 jurisdictions.
Where Texas ranks nationally
Average OSHA penalty per tracked employer, vs all 56 U.S. jurisdictions
$5,788 Bottom 48% least affordable more affordable than 48% 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 Texas.
Top OSHA & wage enforcement actions in Texas
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 | Halliburton Houston | 0 | 0 | $18.2M |
| 2 | BCFS Health and Human Services San Antonio | 0 | 0 | $5.0M |
| 3 | Fannin County Jail/Detention Center Bonham | 0 | 0 | $4.2M |
| 4 | Kinney County Detention Center Brackettville | 0 | 0 | $4.0M |
| 5 | Industrial Tent Systems Houston | 0 | 0 | $3.9M |
| 6 | NES Global Talent Houston | 0 | 0 | $2.7M |
| 7 | Harris Health System Houston | 0 | 0 | $2.0M |
| 8 | Travis County Sheriff Department Austin | 0 | 0 | $1.7M |
| 9 | Parker County Jail Weatherford | 0 | 0 | $1.7M |
| 10 | Integhearty Ambulance Services LLC Lancaster | 0 | 0 | $1.5M |
| 11 | Apex Limited, Inc. JBHH Myer-Henderson Hondo | 0 | 0 | $1.4M |
| 12 | Water Energy Services San Antonio | 0 | 0 | $1.4M |
| 13 | Texas Department of Criminal Justice Huntsville | 0 | 0 | $1.4M |
| 14 | Larsen Farms Dalhart | 0 | 0 | $1.3M |
| 15 | Blue Telecom Richardson | 0 | 0 | $1.3M |
| 16 | Vital Home Health Care Garland | 0 | 0 | $1.2M |
| 17 | Hays Electrical Services Humble | 0 | 0 | $1.2M |
| 18 | Ericsson Inc. Plano | 0 | 0 | $1.2M |
| 19 | Fesco Alice | 0 | 0 | $1.1M |
| 20 | R & R Event Solutions LLC Cypress | 0 | 0 | $1.0M |
All employers in Texas
Industries in Texas
Enforcement and wage-compliance data broken out by industry sector within Texas.
Top Cities in Texas
The 20 cities with the most employers in the federal enforcement record within Texas (of 385 total).
Nationwide states with similar OSHA penalties or violation rates
Two enforcement-record peer sets for Texas: 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 Texas's employer-book footprint — matched by total assessed OSHA penalties ($112.7M here).
Similar violations per inspection
Nearest states by inspection-weighted violation rate (2.01 here).
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 →