Insights
OSHA enforcement, by the numbers
Aggregate metrics across 603,324 employers, 846,456 inspections, and 1,059,963 violations on file.
⚠ Worst by violations
States with the most OSHA violations
Total citations issued across all employers, federal + state-plan combined. Click a state to drill into its cities and employers.
1California115,519 violations2Washington89,942 violations3Michigan68,551 violations4Texas51,151 violations5Maryland49,753 violations6Illinois45,905 violations7New York42,301 violations8Tennessee42,034 violations9North Carolina38,406 violations10Oregon37,728 violations11Ohio35,760 violations12Virginia33,016 violations13New Jersey32,639 violations14Pennsylvania28,015 violations15Florida25,344 violations
💰 Worst by penalties
States with the highest OSHA penalty totals
Sum of current penalty assessments across employers in each state.
1California$226,087,1402Texas$175,526,3333Ohio$142,673,0634New Jersey$139,148,4445Illinois$128,382,6676Washington$100,976,8587Florida$97,982,4188New York$89,394,8289Pennsylvania$88,979,58810Wisconsin$70,833,23811Virginia$66,633,58212Georgia$64,411,33213Massachusetts$58,317,49514North Carolina$53,803,10115Missouri$49,777,125
By volume
States with the most inspected employers
Count of unique employers with at least one inspection in our 5-year window.
1Washington56,961 employers2California55,448 employers3Oregon38,318 employers4Texas30,893 employers5North Carolina29,224 employers6Michigan26,473 employers7New York25,754 employers8Florida20,764 employers9Illinois20,672 employers10Minnesota18,913 employers11Pennsylvania18,162 employers12Ohio16,842 employers13New Jersey16,703 employers14Virginia16,610 employers15Georgia13,117 employers
⚠ Industry hotspots
Industries with the most OSHA violations
NAICS codes ranked by total citations across all establishments.
1Roofing ContractorsNAICS 238160112,592 violations2Framing ContractorsNAICS 23813078,463 violations3Masonry ContractorsNAICS 23814027,443 violations4Commercial Building ConstructionNAICS 23622024,984 violations5New Single-Family Housing ConstructionNAICS 23611521,158 violations6Highway, Street & Bridge ConstructionNAICS 23731018,361 violations7Siding ContractorsNAICS 23817016,327 violations8Residential RemodelersNAICS 23611814,457 violations9Site Preparation ContractorsNAICS 23891013,393 violations10NAICS 922160NAICS 92216012,599 violations
By inspection volume
Most-inspected industries
Roofing Contractors72,499Commercial Building Construction44,346Framing Contractors44,205New Single-Family Housing Construction20,575Masonry Contractors16,674Electrical Contractors15,389Plumbing, Heating & Air-Conditioning Contractors14,922Site Preparation Contractors13,289Highway, Street & Bridge Construction12,721Water & Sewer Line Construction11,739
Trend
Inspection volume by year
Employers with a most-recent inspection in each calendar year.