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State enforcement profile · #55 of 56 by penalties · AT/BELOW-US

Virgin Islands — lower-penalty enforcement profile

According to OSHA enforcement records (2010–2026), Virgin Islands has 436 employers in the federal enforcement record, with 1,222 OSHA inspections and $1.9M in penalties assessed. The state's Wage and Hour Division has recovered $873K in back wages across 35 enforcement cases.

436
Employers
1,222
Inspections
$1.9M
OSHA penalties
$873K
Back wages

The state in one line

Virgin Islands ranks #55 of 56 U.S. jurisdictions by total OSHA penalties, with 2,592 violations cited across 1,222 inspections and $873K in wages recovered for workers.

#55
of 56 states by penalties
2.12
violations per inspection
$4K
avg penalty per employer
35
WHD wage-theft cases

OSHA citation docket

State IMIS book VI · Virgin Islands AT/BELOW-US · MID-PPE

#55/56 · 1,222 insp · $1.9M

  • BOOK 436 employers
  • INSP 1,222 inspections
  • RANK #55 of 56
  • PEN $1.9M
  • RATE 2.12 viol/insp
  • VS-US AT/BELOW-US
  • WHD $873K
  • PHOTO Delaware

Nearest employer-book peer: Delaware ($7.5M penalty gap)

Virgin Islands ranks #55 of 56 U.S. jurisdictions by total OSHA penalties, with 2,592 violations cited across 1,222 inspections and $873K 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 →

Virgin Islands in the OSHA-penalty neighbourhood

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

penalties

What this shows Virgin Islands carries $1.9M in assessed OSHA penalties, ranked #55 of 56 jurisdictions.

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

Where Virgin Islands ranks nationally

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

$4,384 Bottom 30% least affordable more affordable than 30% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Virgin Islands $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 Virgin Islands.

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
Virgin Islands cites 2,592 total violations at an average current penalty of $737.45 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 Virgin Islands

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
1Caribbean Professional Consultants, Inc.St Thomas00$121K
2Royal T ServicesChristiansted00$116K
3The Home Depot USA, INCST Thomas26$111K
4Bryan's ElectricSt Thomas00$84K
5High Quality ConcreteChristiansted417$76K
6US Virgin Island Department of LaborChristiansted00$68K
7Kmart CorporationChristiansted24$59K
8Food Center CorporationST Thomas218$58K
9Stop and Shop SupermarketFrederiksted520$54K
10Gec, LLCFrederiksted215$52K
11Falken USVIChristiansted00$50K
12Sugar Bay Club & Resort CORP.ST Thomas212$50K
13TSG Water Resources Usvi, INC.ST Thomas413$45K
14Government of USVI-Department of Health- USVISt Thomas00$45K
15SRS, Inc.Christiansted00$44K
16Daily News Publishing Co., Inc.St Thomas00$41K
17Pueblo Sub Base #145St Thomas00$40K
18Amspec ST. Croix, LLCChristiansted49$39K
19Bluewater Construction INC.ST Thomas47$37K
20Sugar Bay Resort & SpaST Thomas415$37K

All employers in Virgin Islands

EmployerCityInspectionsPenalty
Riley Electric, LLCST Thomas5$644
Florida WeldingST Croix2$625
VI Pool and SpaST Thomas2$459
Faba, INC.Charlotte Amalie2$372
Point Pleasant ResortST Thomas3$230
Tropical Shipping USA, LLCST Thomas2$200
Virgin Islands Emergency Management AgencyCharlotte Amalie2$0
VI Department of HealthST Croix2$0
Gov. Juan F. Luis HospitalST Croix2$0
VI Department of Human ServicesFrederiksted3$0
Tempaire International INC.ST Thomas3$0
VI Waste Management AuthorityFrederiksted2$0
VI Department of Planning and Natural ResourcesFrederiksted14$0
Faa-ST Thomas AtctST Thomas5$0
Yusuf Drinking WaterChristiansted2$0
Governor Juan F Luis Hospital and Medical CenterChristiansted4$0
U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Henry E. Rohlsen AirportKingshill2$0
VI Department of LaborChristiansted2$0
VI Department of EducationCharlotte Amalie24$0
VI Port AuthorityChristiansted2$0
VI Department of Human ServicesKingshill4$0
VI Department of EducationFrederiksted13$0
VI Internal Revenue BureauCharlotte Amalie2$0
VI Department of Human Services - ST ThomasCharlotte Amalie6$0
VI Taxi CommissionCharlotte Amalie4$0
VI Department of EducationChristiansted13$0
VI Department of EducationKingshill9$0
VI Department of HealthCharlotte Amalie12$0
Virgin Islands Department of Licensing and Consumer AffairsChristiansted4$0
VI Legislature--ST. CroixChristiansted2$0
VI Department of Public WorksChristiansted2$0
VI Department of HealthChristiansted6$0
Roy L. Schneider HospitalCharlotte Amalie3$0
Virgin Islands National GuardKingshill4$0
VI Police DepartmentFrederiksted5$0
VI Department of EducationST Thomas13$0
Virgin Islands Water and Power AuthorityChristiansted2$0
V.I. Casino Control Commission -- ST CroixChristiansted2$0
U.S. Social Security AdministrationChristiansted2$0
VI Department of EducationST John3$0
VI Department of Property and ProcurementST Thomas3$0
VI Department of Public WorksCharlotte Amalie8$0
VitemaKingshill3$0
VI Waste Management AuthorityST Thomas5$0
VI Department of Planning & Natrual ResourcesST Thomas5$0
VI Fire ServicesST John2$0
Social Security AdminsitrationST Thomas3$0
University of the Virgin Islands - ST CroixKingshill3$0
VI Internal Revenue BureauChristiansted4$0
VI Waste Management AuthorityKingshill2$0
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Industries in Virgin Islands

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

Accommodation & Food ServicesAdministrative & Waste ServicesArts, Entertainment & RecreationConstructionEducational ServicesHealthcare & Social AssistanceInformationManufacturingOther ServicesProfessional & Technical ServicesPublic AdministrationRetail TradeTransportation & WarehousingUtilitiesWholesale Trade

Top Cities in Virgin Islands

The 9 cities with the most employers in the federal enforcement record within Virgin Islands.

ST Thomas (172)Christiansted (90)ST Croix (41)Charlotte Amalie (33)Frederiksted (30)Kingshill (27)ST. Thomas (21)ST John (10)ST. Croix (8)

Nationwide states with similar OSHA penalties or violation rates

Two enforcement-record peer sets for Virgin Islands: 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 Virgin Islands.

South Carolina $3.0M District of Columbia $3.2M Arizona $4.5M Vermont $4.6M

Similar violations per inspection

Nearest states by inspection-weighted violation rate (2.12 here).

Mississippi 2.13/insp Illinois 2.12/insp Pennsylvania 2.13/insp Rhode Island 2.15/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 →