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State enforcement profile · #39 of 56 by penalties · AT/BELOW-US

Utah — lower-penalty enforcement profile

According to OSHA enforcement records (2010–2026), Utah has 2,434 employers in the federal enforcement record, with 3,841 OSHA inspections and $6.7M in penalties assessed. The state's Wage and Hour Division has recovered $24.4M in back wages across 1,067 enforcement cases.

2,434
Employers
3,841
Inspections
$6.7M
OSHA penalties
$24.4M
Back wages

The state in one line

Utah ranks #39 of 56 U.S. jurisdictions by total OSHA penalties, with 6,414 violations cited across 3,841 inspections and $24.4M in wages recovered for workers.

#39
of 56 states by penalties
1.67
violations per inspection
$3K
avg penalty per employer
1,067
WHD wage-theft cases

This rank counts 39% of the penalty dollars recorded for Utah: 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 #45 of 56.

OSHA citation docket

State IMIS book UT · Utah AT/BELOW-US · LOW-PPE

#39/56 · 3,841 insp · $6.7M

  • BOOK 2,434 employers
  • INSP 3,841 inspections
  • RANK #39 of 56
  • PEN $6.7M
  • RATE 1.67 viol/insp
  • VS-US AT/BELOW-US
  • WHD $24.4M
  • PHOTO Louisiana

Nearest employer-book peer: Louisiana ($1.9M penalty gap)

Utah ranks #39 of 56 U.S. jurisdictions by total OSHA penalties, with 6,414 violations cited across 3,841 inspections and $24.4M 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 →

Utah in the OSHA-penalty neighbourhood

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

penalties

What this shows Utah carries $6.7M in assessed OSHA penalties, ranked #39 of 56 jurisdictions.

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

Where Utah ranks nationally

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

$2,753 Bottom 11% least affordable more affordable than 11% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Utah $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 Utah.

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
Utah cites 6,414 total violations at an average current penalty of $1044.66 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 Utah

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 Deeproot Studios, LLC Sandy 0 0 $1.4M
2 Convergys Ogden 0 0 $1.3M
3 US Magnesium LLC Grantsville 4 56 $1.2M
4 C&E Stone Masonry Woods Cross 0 0 $603K
5 RAM Exteriors, Inc. American Fork 0 0 $566K
6 CR England, Inc. Salt Lake City 0 0 $506K
7 Diamond Wireless, LLC Sandy 0 0 $467K
8 Deseret Health Group Bountiful 0 0 $403K
9 FLSmidth Midvale 0 0 $369K
10 Simply Right, Inc. Salt Lake City 0 0 $332K
11 CoNextions Medical Corporation Salt Lake City 0 0 $319K
12 The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ Beaver 0 0 $312K
13 OMBU Hot Pot, LLC Salt Lake City 0 0 $293K
14 Kyco Services Spanish Fork 0 0 $279K
15 Solid Drywall Midvale 0 0 $275K
16 Chinatown Supermarket Salt Lake City 0 0 $239K
17 J&S Mechanical Draper 0 0 $222K
18 Management & Training Corporation Centerville 0 0 $218K
19 Wave Ipt Salt Lake City 0 0 $205K
20 Brahma Group Inc Salt Lake City 0 0 $202K

All employers in Utah

Employer CityInspectionsPenalty
Foreclosure Connection Salt Lake City 0 $0
Ace Tile & Stone, Inc. Midvale 0 $0
Eagle Rock Contracting, Inc Coalville 0 $0
Mandala Inc Apple Valley 0 $0
The La Porte Group Salt Lake City 0 $0
Keith Pulham Painting Lehi 0 $0
Phaze Concrete, Inc. Hildale 0 $0
Tepanyaki Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi Bar Lehi 0 $0
Puerto Vallarta Mexican Grill -West Jordan West Jordan 0 $0
Aber Fence and Supply Co., Inc. Saratoga Springs 0 $0
5 Star Kitchen and Bath Midvale 0 $0
Pipe Renewal Service, Inc. Vernal 0 $0
The Drywall Surgeons Orem 0 $0
Readywise, INC. Salt Lake City 4 $66K
AACE Fire Herriman 0 $0
Street tacos Salt Lake City 0 $0
Home Instead Senior Care Saint George 0 $0
Jay's Tire Pros Bountiful 0 $0
Redi Solutions, LLC Salt Lake City 0 $0
Mike Barnett Construction Hooper 0 $0
Rollins Sprinklers & Landscaping Sandy 0 $0
Makam's (Millcreek) Indian Restaurant Salt Lake City 0 $0
NeuWave Electric Ogden 0 $0
Brigham Young University Provo 15 $62K
Shields Trucking Inc Roosevelt 0 $0
Nomi Health Orem 0 $0
Frost Landscape Inc South Jordan 0 $0
Xavier Paint Contracting INC Lindon 1 $250
Citywide Home Loan Salt Lake City 0 $0
Jurassic Street Taco Provo Provo 0 $0
India Palace - South Jordan South Jordan 0 $0
David Lebaron Salt Lake City 0 $0
Plaza Mexicana Vernal 0 $0
Scott Olsen Spanish Fork 0 $0
Magleby's Fresh Provo 0 $0
Young's Engineering Services Syracuse 0 $0
RC Ornamental Heber City 0 $0
CSG Workforce Partners, LLC Provo 0 $0
General X Hurricane 0 $0
Contractor Resource Flooring Spanish Fork 0 $0
Thriller Manufacturing Inc Salt Lake City 0 $0
Pinnacle Construction, INC. Bountiful 2 $53K
Amelia's Inn & Suites Salt Lake City 0 $0
India Palace - Provo Provo 0 $0
Lemco Flooring Designs, Inc. Salt Lake City 0 $0
Professional Nursing Service South Jordan 0 $0
Overstock.com Salt Lake City 0 $0
Metal Rock Construction Salt Lake City 0 $0
Fog River LLC Salt Lake City 0 $0
Fortress Home Improvements, LLC Salt Lake City 0 $0
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Industries in Utah

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

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 Utah

The 20 cities with the most employers in the federal enforcement record within Utah (of 72 total).

Salt Lake City (621)Ogden (151)West Jordan (82)Sandy (68)Orem (63)Lehi (60)West Valley City (60)Provo (59)North Salt Lake (55)Saint George (54)Draper (48)Park City (47)Clearfield (46)South Jordan (44)Layton (43)Springville (38)Spanish Fork (37)Logan (34)Tooele (34)Midvale (32)

View all 72 cities in Utah →

Nationwide states with similar OSHA penalties or violation rates

Two enforcement-record peer sets for Utah: 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 Utah.

Rhode Island $6.4M West Virginia $7.0M Idaho $7.1M Indiana $6.0M

Similar violations per inspection

States with lower inspection-weighted violation rates near Utah's 1.67 per inspection.

Kentucky 1.69/insp Puerto Rico 1.65/insp Nevada 1.64/insp California 1.73/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 →