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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

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 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
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.

#EmployerInspectionsViolationsPenalty + wages
1Deeproot Studios, LLCSandy00$1.4M
2ConvergysOgden00$1.3M
3US Magnesium LLCGrantsville456$1.2M
4C&E Stone MasonryWoods Cross00$603K
5RAM Exteriors, Inc.American Fork00$566K
6CR England, Inc.Salt Lake City00$506K
7Diamond Wireless, LLCSandy00$467K
8Deseret Health GroupBountiful00$403K
9FLSmidthMidvale00$369K
10Simply Right, Inc.Salt Lake City00$332K
11CoNextions Medical CorporationSalt Lake City00$319K
12The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus ChristBeaver00$312K
13OMBU Hot Pot, LLCSalt Lake City00$293K
14Kyco ServicesSpanish Fork00$279K
15Solid DrywallMidvale00$275K
16Chinatown SupermarketSalt Lake City00$239K
17J&S MechanicalDraper00$222K
18Management & Training CorporationCenterville00$218K
19Wave IptSalt Lake City00$205K
20Brahma Group IncSalt Lake City00$202K

All employers in Utah

EmployerCityInspectionsPenalty
Bccu, INC.Murray0$0
BML Construction ServicesOgden0$0
ProTouch Services LLCSalt Lake City0$0
Garner and Associates Inc.Centerville0$0
Lifetime Products INCClearfield6$20K
Alphia INCOgden8$20K
Purple Innovation INCGrantsville2$20K
US Magnesium LLCNorth Skull Valley5$20K
Arrow BuildersSaratoga Springs2$20K
NPS Grocery StoreSalt Lake City0$0
Premier GroupMidvale0$0
ISCO Industries, LLCPleasant Grove0$0
MacCool's Public House (Ogden)Salt Lake City0$0
Teriyaki Grill - DraperDraper0$0
Lionheart Enterprises LLCVineyard0$0
Utns LLCHighland7$19K
Timber Ridge Landscaping IncSyracuse0$0
Guaranteed Waterproofing & ConstructionSandy0$0
On Top Roofing INCPark City6$19K
Stake Center Locating (Provo)Salt Lake City0$0
Schoonover PlumbingLehi0$0
Allegheny Technologies Industries LLCNorth Skull Valley2$19K
The Lodge at Jordan RiverSouth Jordan0$0
Daily's Premium Meats LLCSalt Lake City8$19K
Kennecott Utah CopperMagna3$19K
Arup Laboratories INCSalt Lake City5$19K
MD Property ServicesAmerican Fork0$0
Ticaboo ResortLake Powell0$0
Dawson Homes INCMidvale2$18K
Shaw Stucco & General ContractingWest Jordan2$18K
Applied ExSalt Lake City0$0
Pineae Greenhouses, INC.Ogden3$18K
Pabco Clay Products, LLCWest Jordan3$18K
Utah Mechanical Contractors, Inc.Riverton0$0
Art Glass StudioSalt Lake City0$0
Lifetime Products, INC.Clearfield9$18K
Les Olson Company (SLC)Salt Lake City0$0
Total Field Service, LLCMyton0$0
Victor's Tires & Custom Wheels (Clearfield)Clearfield0$0
Purple Innovation LLCAlpine2$18K
Grand Enterprises ConstructionLayton0$0
Rocky Mountain Trucking LLCPleasant Grove0$0
Dave's Yard BarberOgden0$0
Salt Lake Express & St. George ExpressSaint George0$0
Pinnacle Manufacturing UtahOgden3$17K
The Finish GuysAmerican Fork0$0
Best Western Plus Bryce Canyon Grand HotelBryce0$0
Le Bus (West Valley)Salt Lake City0$0
A1 International Distributors COSalt Lake City0$0
La Quinta Inn ProvoProvo0$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 →