Federal OSHA citations by state
Public U.S. Department of Labor and OSHA enforcement records for the jurisdictions where federal OSHA covers private-sector employers. Each one links to the most-cited standards and recent cases there.
The underlying records hold 5,814,935 public federal OSHA citation items issued March 1972 – September 2026.
Medians are computed over items with a nonzero proposed penalty; the share that ended at $0 is shown separately.
| State | Citation items | Employers | Median proposed penalty | Ended at $0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio | 605,029 | 78,483 | $750 | 53.0% |
| Texas | 599,983 | 106,389 | $1,000 | 50.4% |
| Pennsylvania | 536,056 | 71,861 | $640 | 56.2% |
| New York | 412,710 | 71,117 | $1,050 | 42.0% |
| Florida | 385,408 | 68,819 | $750 | 56.8% |
| Illinois | 336,312 | 54,851 | $1,275 | 44.8% |
| Wisconsin | 290,282 | 37,781 | $825 | 59.9% |
| Georgia | 263,415 | 42,867 | $1,250 | 53.0% |
| New Jersey | 247,802 | 48,214 | $1,125 | 36.8% |
| Missouri | 217,886 | 36,972 | $900 | 51.6% |
| Massachusetts | 216,164 | 37,543 | $1,100 | 42.6% |
| Alabama | 184,825 | 27,496 | $1,000 | 55.8% |
| Colorado | 155,474 | 29,093 | $1,200 | 52.4% |
| Connecticut | 153,703 | 20,497 | $1,250 | 48.8% |
| Oklahoma | 112,414 | 19,138 | $600 | 58.5% |
| Kansas | 108,017 | 18,481 | $900 | 53.8% |
| Arkansas | 106,033 | 14,288 | $750 | 61.2% |
| Louisiana | 102,889 | 18,394 | $500 | 53.2% |
| West Virginia | 101,896 | 13,222 | $600 | 55.5% |
| Rhode Island | 96,024 | 11,472 | $640 | 67.1% |
| New Hampshire | 92,753 | 11,370 | $750 | 59.9% |
| Mississippi | 80,470 | 14,629 | $700 | 54.7% |
| Nebraska | 76,737 | 12,105 | $1,000 | 49.4% |
| Idaho | 71,219 | 10,470 | $900 | 67.5% |
| Maine | 60,442 | 10,114 | $875 | 42.5% |
| Montana | 48,427 | 8,672 | $750 | 59.1% |
| District of Columbia | 46,923 | 9,348 | $750 | 54.3% |
| South Dakota | 39,575 | 5,985 | $500 | 69.7% |
| North Dakota | 36,624 | 6,311 | $501 | 65.8% |
| Delaware | 29,443 | 5,501 | $1,200 | 55.1% |
Why some states are missing
States that run their own OSHA-approved State Plan for private-sector employers are not listed. CitationPack covers federal OSHA only; State Plans have their own penalty reduction policies and procedures and their own system for review and appeal of citations.
Connecticut, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York run State Plans that cover only state and local government workers. Private-sector employers there are under federal OSHA, and only those federal records are counted here.
The OSHA State Plans page shows which program covers each state.
Most-cited federal OSHA standards
Guides: how OSHA penalties are calculated and reduced, the 15-working-day contest deadline, all guides.
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