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State enforcement profile · #48 of 56 by penalties · ABOVE-US

Wyoming — lower-penalty enforcement profile

According to OSHA enforcement records (2010–2026), Wyoming has 529 employers in the federal enforcement record, with 969 OSHA inspections and $4.6M in penalties assessed. The state's Wage and Hour Division has recovered $2.8M in back wages across 171 enforcement cases.

529
Employers
969
Inspections
$4.6M
OSHA penalties
$2.8M
Back wages

The state in one line

Wyoming ranks #48 of 56 U.S. jurisdictions by total OSHA penalties, with 2,936 violations cited across 969 inspections and $2.8M in wages recovered for workers.

#48
of 56 states by penalties
3.03
violations per inspection
$9K
avg penalty per employer
171
WHD wage-theft cases

OSHA citation docket

State IMIS book WY · Wyoming ABOVE-US · MID-PPE

#48/56 · 969 insp · $4.6M

  • BOOK 529 employers
  • INSP 969 inspections
  • RANK #48 of 56
  • PEN $4.6M
  • RATE 3.03 viol/insp
  • VS-US ABOVE-US
  • WHD $2.8M
  • PHOTO Delaware

Nearest employer-book peer: Delaware ($4.8M penalty gap)

Wyoming ranks #48 of 56 U.S. jurisdictions by total OSHA penalties, with 2,936 violations cited across 969 inspections and $2.8M 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 →

Wyoming in the OSHA-penalty neighbourhood

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

penalties

What this shows Wyoming carries $4.6M in assessed OSHA penalties, ranked #48 of 56 jurisdictions.

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

Where Wyoming ranks nationally

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

$8,782 Top 25% most affordable more affordable than 75% 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%). Below this entry. $6,000–$8,000: 10 U.S. jurisdictions (18%). Below this entry. $8,000–$10,000: 5 U.S. jurisdictions (9%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Wyoming $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 Wyoming.

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
Wyoming cites 2,936 total violations at an average current penalty of $1582.38 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 Wyoming

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
1Sinclair Wyoming Refining CompanySinclair20245$1.3M
2Blackjewel LLCGillette00$817K
3David WrightCasper820$206K
4Pegasus Optimization ManagersBuffalo00$198K
5Basin Electric Power CooperativeWheatland1452$89K
6The Western Sugar CooperativeLovell625$82K
7The Western Sugar CooperativeTorrington647$79K
8Capitol Roofing INCCheyenne1235$79K
9Teton Buildings LLCCasper440$70K
10Patel Enterprise - Motel 6 RivertonRiverton00$69K
11Inman RoofingCheyenne812$64K
12Best Western Tower West LodgeGillette00$61K
13Dyno Nobel INCCheyenne322$60K
14Process Power and Control Inc.Glenrock00$59K
15Little America CheyenneCheyenne00$57K
16Simon ContractorsCheyenne422$56K
17Saratoga Forest ManagementSaratoga332$55K
18Ridley's Family MarketsCasper318$55K
19DRM INC.Gillette217$54K
20Boreal Property ManagementJackson00$51K

All employers in Wyoming

EmployerCityInspectionsPenalty
Sinclair Wyoming Refining CompanySinclair20$1.3M
Blackjewel LLCGillette0$0
David WrightCasper8$206K
Pegasus Optimization ManagersBuffalo0$0
Basin Electric Power CooperativeWheatland14$89K
The Western Sugar CooperativeLovell6$82K
The Western Sugar CooperativeTorrington6$79K
Capitol Roofing INCCheyenne12$79K
Teton Buildings LLCCasper4$70K
Patel Enterprise - Motel 6 RivertonRiverton0$0
Inman RoofingCheyenne8$64K
Best Western Tower West LodgeGillette0$0
Dyno Nobel INCCheyenne3$60K
Process Power and Control Inc.Glenrock0$0
Little America CheyenneCheyenne0$0
Simon ContractorsCheyenne4$56K
Saratoga Forest ManagementSaratoga3$55K
Ridley's Family MarketsCasper3$55K
DRM INC.Gillette2$54K
Boreal Property ManagementJackson0$0
Wyoming Casing ServiceGillette0$0
Castle Rock ElectricRock Springs1$646
Energy Construction of WyomingCheyenne8$49K
Wyoming Sugar Company, LLCWorland4$47K
City of WorlandWorland1$0
Emit TechnologiesSheridan1$0
Williams Field Service Company LLCOpal3$45K
Custom Carbon Processing, Inc.Gillette0$0
Rockies Resources Holdings, LLCWright2$41K
Laramie LawneryLaramie0$0
ChopstixGreen River0$0
Azota Gas Processing LTDDouglas2$38K
PacificorpPoint of Rocks2$38K
Western DistributingCasper0$0
Peerless Tyre CompanyCheyenne2$37K
Matheson DrillingGillette0$0
Wyoming Casing ServiceRock Springs0$0
Sinclair Casper Refining CompanyCasper2$34K
Hurtado RoofingCheyenne2$34K
Venture Energy Services, LLCCasper0$0
TS RoofingCheyenne5$32K
Days InnSheridan0$0
Silver Eagle Refining INC.Evanston2$30K
Sweetwater RestaurantJackson0$0
Halladay Motors INC.Cheyenne1$6K
Swede's Roofing, INC.Cheyenne3$28K
Reiman CORPCheyenne13$27K
Inman Roofing INCCheyenne7$27K
Amundsen ConstructionRock Springs3$27K
Tri State Oil Reclaimers INCCheyenne2$26K
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Industries in Wyoming

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

Accommodation & Food ServicesAdministrative & Waste ServicesAgriculture, Forestry, Fishing & HuntingArts, Entertainment & RecreationConstructionEducational ServicesHealthcare & Social AssistanceManufacturingMining, Quarrying, Oil & GasOtherOther ServicesProfessional & Technical ServicesPublic AdministrationReal Estate & RentalRetail TradeTransportation & WarehousingUtilitiesWholesale Trade

Top Cities in Wyoming

The 19 cities with the most employers in the federal enforcement record within Wyoming.

Cheyenne (166)Casper (86)Gillette (46)Rock Springs (24)Sheridan (22)Laramie (19)Jackson (17)Evanston (12)Douglas (8)Torrington (7)Wright (7)Mills (7)Cody (7)Sinclair (5)Glenrock (5)Powell (5)Riverton (5)Pinedale (5)Thermopolis (5)

Nationwide states with similar OSHA penalties or violation rates

Two enforcement-record peer sets for Wyoming: 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 Wyoming.

Guam $4.6M Vermont $4.6M Arizona $4.5M New Mexico $5.3M

Similar violations per inspection

States with similarly high violations-per-inspection rates (3.03 here vs 2.26 US average).

New Jersey 2.97/insp Maine 3.14/insp Alaska 2.86/insp Michigan 2.73/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 →