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
- DE
Delaware
$9,428,516 penalties
- ND
North Dakota
$8,429,953 penalties
- SD
South Dakota
$5,937,133 penalties
- WY (this)
Wyoming
$4,645,862 penalties
- DC $3,203,644
District of Columbia
$3,203,644 penalties
- VI $1,911,465
Virgin Islands
$1,911,465 penalties
What this shows Wyoming carries $4.6M in assessed OSHA penalties, ranked #48 of 56 jurisdictions.
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
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.
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 | Inspections | Violations | Penalty + 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
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 →