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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

This rank counts 36% of the penalty dollars recorded for Wyoming: 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 #48 of 56.

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.

# Employer InspectionsViolationsPenalty + wages
1 Sinclair Wyoming Refining Company Sinclair 20 245 $1.3M
2 Blackjewel LLC Gillette 0 0 $817K
3 David Wright Casper 8 20 $206K
4 Pegasus Optimization Managers Buffalo 0 0 $198K
5 Basin Electric Power Cooperative Wheatland 14 52 $89K
6 The Western Sugar Cooperative Lovell 6 25 $82K
7 The Western Sugar Cooperative Torrington 6 47 $79K
8 Capitol Roofing INC Cheyenne 12 35 $79K
9 Teton Buildings LLC Casper 4 40 $70K
10 Patel Enterprise - Motel 6 Riverton Riverton 0 0 $69K
11 Inman Roofing Cheyenne 8 12 $64K
12 Best Western Tower West Lodge Gillette 0 0 $61K
13 Dyno Nobel INC Cheyenne 3 22 $60K
14 Process Power and Control Inc. Glenrock 0 0 $59K
15 Little America Cheyenne Cheyenne 0 0 $57K
16 Simon Contractors Cheyenne 4 22 $56K
17 Saratoga Forest Management Saratoga 3 32 $55K
18 Ridley's Family Markets Casper 3 18 $55K
19 DRM INC. Gillette 2 17 $54K
20 Boreal Property Management Jackson 0 0 $51K

All employers in Wyoming

Employer CityInspectionsPenalty
Sinclair Wyoming Refining Company Sinclair 20 $1.3M
Blackjewel LLC Gillette 0 $0
David Wright Casper 8 $206K
Pegasus Optimization Managers Buffalo 0 $0
Basin Electric Power Cooperative Wheatland 14 $89K
The Western Sugar Cooperative Lovell 6 $82K
The Western Sugar Cooperative Torrington 6 $79K
Capitol Roofing INC Cheyenne 12 $79K
Teton Buildings LLC Casper 4 $70K
Patel Enterprise - Motel 6 Riverton Riverton 0 $0
Inman Roofing Cheyenne 8 $64K
Best Western Tower West Lodge Gillette 0 $0
Dyno Nobel INC Cheyenne 3 $60K
Process Power and Control Inc. Glenrock 0 $0
Little America Cheyenne Cheyenne 0 $0
Simon Contractors Cheyenne 4 $56K
Saratoga Forest Management Saratoga 3 $55K
Ridley's Family Markets Casper 3 $55K
DRM INC. Gillette 2 $54K
Boreal Property Management Jackson 0 $0
Wyoming Casing Service Gillette 0 $0
Castle Rock Electric Rock Springs 1 $646
Energy Construction of Wyoming Cheyenne 8 $49K
Wyoming Sugar Company, LLC Worland 4 $47K
City of Worland Worland 1 $0
Emit Technologies Sheridan 1 $0
Williams Field Service Company LLC Opal 3 $45K
Custom Carbon Processing, Inc. Gillette 0 $0
Rockies Resources Holdings, LLC Wright 2 $41K
Laramie Lawnery Laramie 0 $0
Chopstix Green River 0 $0
Azota Gas Processing LTD Douglas 2 $38K
Pacificorp Point of Rocks 2 $38K
Western Distributing Casper 0 $0
Peerless Tyre Company Cheyenne 2 $37K
Matheson Drilling Gillette 0 $0
Wyoming Casing Service Rock Springs 0 $0
Sinclair Casper Refining Company Casper 2 $34K
Hurtado Roofing Cheyenne 2 $34K
Venture Energy Services, LLC Casper 0 $0
TS Roofing Cheyenne 5 $32K
Days Inn Sheridan 0 $0
Silver Eagle Refining INC. Evanston 2 $30K
Sweetwater Restaurant Jackson 0 $0
Halladay Motors INC. Cheyenne 1 $6K
Swede's Roofing, INC. Cheyenne 3 $28K
Reiman CORP Cheyenne 13 $27K
Inman Roofing INC Cheyenne 7 $27K
Amundsen Construction Rock Springs 3 $27K
Tri State Oil Reclaimers INC Cheyenne 2 $26K
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Industries in Wyoming

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

Top Cities in Wyoming

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

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.

Similar violations per inspection

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

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 →