OSHA Violations by Industry

Top industries ranked by total OSHA violations from DOL enforcement data.

#	Industry (NAICS)	Companies	Inspections	Violations	Serious	Willful	Total Penalties
1	Special Trade Contractors NAICS xx	4,720	66,692	42,625	8,287	145	$3.1M
2	Fabricated Metal Products NAICS xx	618	7,056	8,420	1,662	14	$421K
3	Primary Metal Industries NAICS xx	463	7,079	7,591	1,962	58	$739K
4	Transportation Equipment NAICS xx	364	5,323	4,929	1,238	71	$541K
5	Paper Manufacturing NAICS xx	214	2,665	4,870	1,034	6	$297K
6	Industrial Machinery NAICS xx	323	3,884	4,804	1,039	16	$246K
7	Electronic & Electrical Equipment NAICS xx	264	3,319	4,688	624	3	$182K
8	Rubber & Plastics NAICS xx	211	2,311	4,607	733	15	$206K
9	Chemical Manufacturing NAICS xx	273	3,273	4,144	1,048	72	$397K
10	Transportation NAICS xx	594	15,402	3,417	651	14	$246K
11	Food Manufacturing NAICS xx	361	4,173	3,296	567	5	$177K
12	Stone, Clay & Glass NAICS xx	179	2,185	2,939	722	32	$267K
13	Lumber & Wood Products NAICS xx	289	3,390	2,279	517	4	$137K
14	Textile Manufacturing NAICS xx	83	866	2,128	340	2	$91K
15	Educational & Social Services NAICS xx	144	2,161	2,011	1,119	0	$26K
16	Retail Trade — Building & Supplies NAICS xx	181	2,481	1,909	203	3	$78K
17	Government & Public Administration NAICS xx	137	1,742	1,425	943	1	$4K
18	Furniture Manufacturing NAICS xx	108	1,155	1,241	252	6	$72K
19	Rubber & Plastics NAICS xx	43	430	1,222	143	10	$41K
20	Misc Manufacturing NAICS xx	63	675	1,044	158	14	$56K
21	Agriculture, Crops NAICS xx	127	1,612	808	29	0	$8K
22	Personal Services NAICS xx	55	686	477	99	4	$24K
23	Petroleum & Coal Products NAICS xx	50	603	439	122	4	$49K
24	Printing & Publishing NAICS xx	40	404	412	57	0	$13K
25	Instruments & Related NAICS xx	44	519	405	57	5	$15K
26	Textile Manufacturing NAICS xx	32	349	161	38	0	$5K
27	Health Services NAICS xx	17	203	148	76	0	$350