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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

This rank counts 53% of the penalty dollars recorded for Virgin Islands: 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 #54 of 56.

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.

# Employer InspectionsViolationsPenalty + wages
1 Caribbean Professional Consultants, Inc. St Thomas 0 0 $121K
2 Royal T Services Christiansted 0 0 $116K
3 The Home Depot USA, INC ST Thomas 2 6 $111K
4 Bryan's Electric St Thomas 0 0 $84K
5 High Quality Concrete Christiansted 4 17 $76K
6 US Virgin Island Department of Labor Christiansted 0 0 $68K
7 Kmart Corporation Christiansted 2 4 $59K
8 Food Center Corporation ST Thomas 2 18 $58K
9 Stop and Shop Supermarket Frederiksted 5 20 $54K
10 Gec, LLC Frederiksted 2 15 $52K
11 Falken USVI Christiansted 0 0 $50K
12 Sugar Bay Club & Resort CORP. ST Thomas 2 12 $50K
13 TSG Water Resources Usvi, INC. ST Thomas 4 13 $45K
14 Government of USVI-Department of Health- USVI St Thomas 0 0 $45K
15 SRS, Inc. Christiansted 0 0 $44K
16 Daily News Publishing Co., Inc. St Thomas 0 0 $41K
17 Pueblo Sub Base #145 St Thomas 0 0 $40K
18 Amspec ST. Croix, LLC Christiansted 4 9 $39K
19 Bluewater Construction INC. ST Thomas 4 7 $37K
20 Sugar Bay Resort & Spa ST Thomas 4 15 $37K

All employers in Virgin Islands

Employer CityInspectionsPenalty
Caribbean Professional Consultants, Inc. St Thomas 0 $0
Royal T Services Christiansted 0 $0
The Home Depot USA, INC ST Thomas 2 $111K
Bryan's Electric St Thomas 0 $0
High Quality Concrete Christiansted 4 $76K
US Virgin Island Department of Labor Christiansted 0 $0
Kmart Corporation Christiansted 2 $59K
Food Center Corporation ST Thomas 2 $58K
Stop and Shop Supermarket Frederiksted 5 $54K
Gec, LLC Frederiksted 2 $52K
Falken USVI Christiansted 0 $0
Sugar Bay Club & Resort CORP. ST Thomas 2 $50K
TSG Water Resources Usvi, INC. ST Thomas 4 $45K
Government of USVI-Department of Health- USVI St Thomas 0 $0
SRS, Inc. Christiansted 0 $0
Daily News Publishing Co., Inc. St Thomas 0 $0
Pueblo Sub Base #145 St Thomas 0 $0
Amspec ST. Croix, LLC Christiansted 4 $39K
Bluewater Construction INC. ST Thomas 4 $37K
Sugar Bay Resort & Spa ST Thomas 4 $37K
Pueblo Long Bay #111 St Thomas 0 $0
Caneel Bay ST John 5 $34K
United Corporation Christiansted 2 $34K
Lindbergh Bay Hotel and Villas ST Thomas 4 $33K
Gec, LLC ST Thomas 2 $32K
Pueblo Golden Rocks #113 Christiansted 0 $0
Simply Devine Renovation Christiansted 0 $0
The Westin ST. John Resort & Villas ST John 5 $28K
Kab Enterprises, INC. Christiansted 5 $27K
Leeward Islands Management Company ST Thomas 3 $27K
Custom Builders, INC. ST Thomas 5 $27K
Kazi Foods of the Virgin Islands, Inc. Frederiksted 0 $0
Marriott's Frenchman's Cove ST Thomas 2 $26K
Marco, ST. Croix INC. Kingshill 3 $23K
Gec, LLC ST Croix 3 $22K
Eleven Construction ST Croix 2 $22K
Secret Harbour Beach Resort ST Thomas 5 $22K
ST. Croix Gas, INC. Christiansted 2 $21K
Cost-U-Less ST. Croix Christiansted 2 $20K
Benji's Storm Protection ST Thomas 2 $20K
Roy's Construction, INC. ST Thomas 2 $19K
O'neale'S Transport, INC. Christiansted 4 $19K
J. Benton Construction, LLC ST Croix 2 $19K
Gold Coast Yachts, INC. Christiansted 2 $18K
Innovative Telephone ST Thomas 2 $18K
Fleming's Transport Company, INC. Christiansted 3 $18K
The Palms at Pelican Cove Christiansted 4 $17K
Chitolie Trucking Service Christiansted 0 $0
VI Cargo Services, INC. ST Croix 3 $16K
Windward Passage Hotel Charlotte Amalie 2 $16K
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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 →