OSHA Serious Violations by State

Compare serious OSHA violations across states. Serious citations are often one of the most important enforcement signals for consultants, trainers, and brokers evaluating where risk and demand may be concentrated.

#1

Michigan

7,639 inspections

9,530 serious violations

#2

Washington

11,468 inspections

9,485 serious violations

#3

Illinois

5,553 inspections

7,518 serious violations

#4

Texas

7,382 inspections

6,503 serious violations

#5

New York

6,509 inspections

6,310 serious violations

#6

Tennessee

3,085 inspections

6,032 serious violations

#7

Maryland

2,557 inspections

5,766 serious violations

#8

Virginia

4,778 inspections

5,373 serious violations

#9

New Jersey

4,907 inspections

4,997 serious violations

#10

Oregon

7,796 inspections

4,990 serious violations

#11

Ohio

4,201 inspections

4,725 serious violations

#12

Florida

6,112 inspections

4,633 serious violations

#13

California

15,289 inspections

4,508 serious violations

#14

Minnesota

3,126 inspections

4,505 serious violations

#15

Wisconsin

3,070 inspections

4,422 serious violations

#16

North Carolina

4,053 inspections

4,134 serious violations

#17

Pennsylvania

5,715 inspections

4,037 serious violations

#18

Connecticut

1,685 inspections

3,787 serious violations

#19

Massachusetts

3,786 inspections

3,703 serious violations

#20

Georgia

3,341 inspections

2,691 serious violations

#21

PR

2,630 inspections

2,304 serious violations

#22

Missouri

1,725 inspections

1,971 serious violations

#23

Kentucky

1,918 inspections

1,937 serious violations

#24

Alabama

1,434 inspections

1,645 serious violations

#25

Colorado

1,758 inspections

1,645 serious violations

#26

Nevada

2,806 inspections

1,553 serious violations

#27

Indiana

2,215 inspections

1,345 serious violations

#28

Iowa

1,309 inspections

1,278 serious violations

#29

Kansas

1,257 inspections

1,272 serious violations

#30

Utah

1,715 inspections

1,123 serious violations

#31

Maine

593 inspections

1,005 serious violations

#32

Nebraska

726 inspections

986 serious violations

#33

Oklahoma

1,027 inspections

932 serious violations

#34

Hawaii

998 inspections

860 serious violations

#35

Arizona

861 inspections

856 serious violations

#36

Rhode Island

938 inspections

848 serious violations

#37

South Carolina

1,214 inspections

824 serious violations

#38

Alaska

786 inspections

775 serious violations

#39

South Dakota

639 inspections

764 serious violations

#40

New Hampshire

559 inspections

727 serious violations

#41

Idaho

632 inspections

715 serious violations

#42

Delaware

470 inspections

640 serious violations

#43

New Mexico

474 inspections

518 serious violations

#44

Mississippi

529 inspections

427 serious violations

#45

Vermont

434 inspections

379 serious violations

#46

Louisiana

650 inspections

356 serious violations

#47

Arkansas

428 inspections

319 serious violations

#48

North Dakota

562 inspections

294 serious violations

#49

Montana

468 inspections

288 serious violations

#50

Wyoming

310 inspections

286 serious violations

#51

West Virginia

619 inspections

278 serious violations

#52

VI

249 inspections

243 serious violations

#53

District of Columbia

339 inspections

162 serious violations

#54

GU

167 inspections

155 serious violations

#55

MP

43 inspections

48 serious violations

#56

AS

44 inspections

39 serious violations

#57

UK

13 inspections

0 serious violations

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