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Sutter Health
OSHA: 24 insp.Injuries: 3 yrLabor: 1 caseImmigration: 32 LCAContracts: not listed
Sutter Health is an employer in Sacramento, California in Hospitals. Federal records hold 24 OSHA inspections, 1 concluded Wage and Hour Division case, 32 labor condition applications, 7 PERM applications and 3 years of injury summaries.
OSHA opened 24 inspections at Sutter Health sites in California since 2016, issuing 11 citations, 2 of them classified serious, willful or repeat. Current penalties total $30,755 (initially $49,980), $1,281 per inspection, below the national figure of $3,754. 3 inspections have at least one contested citation.
On its 2025 Form 300A summary the employer reported 6,925 employees and 38 recordable cases, a total recordable case rate of 0.7 per 100 full-time workers, lower than the pooled rate for its industry (4.6; median establishment 4.2).
The Wage and Hour Division concluded 1 compliance action involving Sutter Health, recording no back wages.
It filed 32 labor condition applications with OFLC across fiscal years 2025–2026, covering 32 worker positions. The median offered wage is $124,706 a year against a median prevailing wage of $123,198, in line with the median across all employers for its most common occupation ($138,494). The most common prevailing wage level is Level IV (66% of filings).
OFLC records 7 PERM labor certification applications from the employer with a median offered wage of $120,307; the employer reported 53,000 employees on payroll.
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Citations may be contested; the status shown reflects the record at the data date. Enforcement data through 14 Sep 2026.
Inspections by year
Compared with industry, state and nation
| Measure | This employer | NAICS 622 | California | US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citations per inspection | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| Current penalty per inspection | $1,281 | $1,972 | $3,729 | $3,754 |
| Share of inspections with a contested citation | 13% | — | 27% | 8% |
| Share of inspections with final orders on every citation | 29% | — | 59% | 56% |
Inspections with no citations count as "issued" with zero citations. Industry and state figures cover every inspection in the enforcement data since 2016, including employers without a page.
Citations by standard
| Standard | Subject | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 342(A) | — | 2 |
| 5199(J)(3)(B) | — | 2 |
| 3203(A)(4)(B) | — | 1 |
| 4300.31 | — | 1 |
| 5199(H)(6) | — | 1 |
| 5193(D)(3)(C) | — | 1 |
| 5199(D)(2) | — | 1 |
| 5120(C)(5) | — | 1 |
| 5120(C)(6) | — | 1 |
Standard numbers as the record labels them (29 CFR section; 5(a)(1) is the General Duty Clause). State-plan agencies such as Cal/OSHA cite their own codes, which appear here as recorded. Counted from the first twelve citations of each inspection.
Inspections
| Opened | Type | Scope | Citations | Current penalty | Status | Cited standards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jun 2026 | Complaint · Health | Partial | 0 | — | Case closed | |
| 18 Jul 2025 | Accident · Safety | Partial | 0 | — | Case closed | |
| 26 Mar 2024 | Accident · Safety | Partial | 0 | — | Case closed | |
| 15 Jun 2023 | Accident · Safety | Partial | 1 | $280 | Final order | 3203(A)(4)(B) |
| 30 Mar 2022 | Accident · Safety | Partial | 1 | $5,000 | Final order | 342(A) |
| 2 Jun 2021 | Referral · Health | Partial | 2 | $750 | Final order | 4300.31(b)(2), 5199(J)(3)(B) |
| 18 Dec 2020 | Accident · Health | Partial | 0 | — | Case closed | |
| 14 Dec 2020 | Accident · Health | Partial | 2 | $8,425 | Contested, final order | 5199(J)(3)(B), 5199(H)(6) |
| 3 Aug 2020 | Complaint · Health | Partial | 2 (2 S/W/R) | $10,460 | Contested, final order | 5193(D)(3)(C) (Serious), 5199(D)(2) (Serious) |
| 24 Jul 2020 | Accident · Health | Partial | 0 | — | Case closed | |
| 24 Jul 2020 | Complaint · Health | Partial | 0 | — | Open | |
| 28 Apr 2020 | Complaint · Health | Partial | 0 | — | Case closed | |
| 22 Oct 2019 | Accident · Health | Partial | 0 | — | Case closed | |
| 10 Sep 2019 | Accident · Health | Partial | 0 | — | Case closed | |
| 27 Jun 2019 | Accident · Safety | Partial | 1 | $5,000 | Contested, final order | 342(A) |
| 27 Dec 2018 | Complaint · Health | Partial | 0 | — | Case closed | |
| 3 Aug 2018 | Accident · Health | Partial | 2 | $840 | Final order | 5120(C)(5), 5120(C)(6) |
| 3 May 2018 | Complaint · Health | Partial | 0 | — | Case closed | |
| 4 Apr 2018 | Follow-up · Health | Partial | 0 | — | Case closed | |
| 12 Feb 2018 | Complaint · Health | Partial | 0 | — | Case closed | |
| 6 Oct 2017 | Complaint · Health | Partial | 0 | — | Case closed | |
| 21 Aug 2017 | Accident · Safety | Partial | 0 | — | Case closed | |
| 2 Mar 2017 | Complaint · Health | Partial | 0 | — | Case closed | |
| 5 Jan 2017 | Accident · Safety | Partial | 0 | — | Case closed |
Status is per inspection: "Contested" when any citation has a contest date and "Final order" when every citation has a final order date; "Issued" otherwise. Violation types: S serious, W willful, R repeat. Each date links to the inspection detail on osha.gov.
Injuries OSHA Injury Tracking Application, Form 300A
Establishments submit their own Form 300A summaries; OSHA publishes the data as submitted and does not verify it. Rates are per 100 full-time workers (cases × 200,000 ÷ hours worked). Calendar years 2023–2025.
Injury rate vs industry
Total recordable case rate for 2025. The industry median is the median rate across establishments with at least 20,000 hours in NAICS 622 (quartiles 2.2–6.2); "overall" rates pool all hours and cases.
By year
| Year | Establishments | Employees | Hours | Deaths | Days away | Restricted/transfer | Other | TRC rate | DART rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 129 | 4,652 | 7,531,227 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| 2024 | 137 | 5,778 | 8,798,993 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | 137 | 6,925 | 10,319,783 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
Figures sum every establishment filed under this employer name in California. Rates are blank where fewer than 2,000 hours were reported.
Labor Wage and Hour Division
The Wage and Hour Division publishes concluded compliance actions since fiscal year 2005; amounts are back wages the employer agreed to pay and civil money penalties assessed, as recorded at case conclusion. Data through 15 Jun 2026.
Back wages by year of case conclusion
Compared with state and nation
| Measure | This employer | NAICS 622 | California | US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back wages per case | $0 | $18K | $15K | $13K |
| Employees per case | 0.0 | — | 10.8 | 13.1 |
| Back wages per employee found due | — | — | $1,389 | $993 |
Acts
| Act | Violations | Back wages |
|---|
Cases
| Findings period | Violations | Back wages agreed | Employees | Penalties | Acts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jun 2019 – 14 Jun 2021 | 0 | $0 | 0 | — | — | Concluded |
Every case in the WHD file is concluded; the file does not record whether back wages were subsequently paid. Case IDs: 1942378.
Immigration Office of Foreign Labor Certification
Employer-specific case information was provided to OFLC by employers who submitted foreign labor certification applications. These are not employer responses to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' survey. Wage levels I–IV are as the employer stated on the application. LCA data through 30 Jun 2026; PERM through 30 Jun 2026.
H-1B labor condition applications
Applications by fiscal year
Prevailing wage levels
Level I 6%Level II 16%Level III 13%Level IV 66%Not stated 0%
| Measure | This employer | SOC 15-1252 | California | US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median offered wage | $124,706 | $138,494 | $156,853 | $122,221 |
| Offered wage, 25th–75th percentile | $109,054–$132,621 | $112,923–$170,239 | — | — |
| Share at Level I or II | 22% | 53% | 42% | 56% |
Wages annualised from the rate and unit on the application (hourly × 2,080). Medians use up to 400 sampled applications per employer. The occupation column is the employer's most common SOC code, Software Developers, across all employers.
Top job titles
| Job title | Filings | Median wage |
|---|---|---|
| Data Engineer | 4 | $127,962 |
| Developer III | 3 | $127,982 |
| Clinical Research Coordinator | 2 | — |
| Developer II | 2 | — |
| Data Developer 3 | 2 | — |
| Systems Engineer, 3 | 2 | — |
| Supply Chain Analyst III | 2 | — |
| Supervisor, Applications | 2 | — |
| Director, Data Reporting & Analytics | 1 | — |
| Solutions Architect II | 1 | — |
| Database Administrator III | 1 | — |
| Business Intelligence Developer IV | 1 | — |
Occupations (SOC)
| Occupation | Filings | SOC median wage |
|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | 9 | $138,494 |
| Database Architects | 7 | $139,725 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators | 4 | $97,948 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | 3 | $200,006 |
| Database Administrators | 2 | $112,690 |
| Data Scientists | 2 | $123,741 |
| Natural Sciences Managers | 2 | $125,170 |
| Logisticians | 2 | $91,098 |
Worksite states
California 28 · Texas 2 · New Jersey 2
Visa classes: H-1B 32. Applications are attributed to the employer's state on the form (California); worksites may be elsewhere.
PERM labor certification (green card sponsorship)
Top PERM job titles
| Job title | Applications |
|---|---|
| Data Developer | 2 |
| Systems Engineer, 3 | 2 |
| Software Developer 3 | 1 |
| Infrastructure Engineer III | 1 |
| Data Warehouse Developer | 1 |
PERM occupations
| Occupation | Applications |
|---|---|
| Database Architects | 2 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators | 1 |
Contracts USAspending.gov
USAspending recipient totals are federal contract obligations reported by awarding agencies for the latest twelve months; a recipient profile is a company-level record, not a per-state one. Retrieved 1 Oct 2026.
Not among the top 3,903 federal contract recipients loaded from USAspending for the latest twelve months. Smaller awards can be searched on USAspending.gov.
Questions and answers
Has OSHA inspected Sutter Health?
Yes. OSHA records 24 inspections at Sutter Health sites in California since 2016, most recently opened 16 Jun 2026.
Were there penalties, and are they final?
11 citations with current penalties totalling $30,755. 7 inspections have a final order on every citation, 3 have a contested citation and 17 are recorded as issued. Citations may be contested; the status shown reflects the record at the data date.
Did the Labor Department find back wages due from Sutter Health?
The Wage and Hour Division concluded 1 case involving the employer and recorded no back wages.
Does Sutter Health sponsor H-1B workers, and at what wages?
It filed 32 labor condition applications in fiscal years 2025–2026; 30 were certified. The median offered wage is $124,706 a year; the most common job title is Data Engineer.
Does Sutter Health sponsor green cards (PERM)?
OFLC records 7 PERM applications in fiscal years 2024–2026, 6 of them certified.
Does Sutter Health hold federal contracts?
It is not among the top federal contract recipients loaded from USAspending; smaller awards are not covered on this site.
Have there been union elections at Sutter Health?
NLRB election results are not loaded on this site at present, so this page cannot say either way. The NLRB publishes recent election results and a case search on nlrb.gov.
Is this the same company as the one I am looking for?
Records are matched by normalised name and state. Subsidiaries, franchisees and other states' entities have their own records. See the methodology for how matching works.
Provenance
OSHA inspections and violations: US Department of Labor enforcement data, data.dol.gov, through 14 Sep 2026, inspections opened since 2016. Injury summaries: OSHA Injury Tracking Application Form 300A data, calendar years 2023, 2024, 2025. Wage and Hour compliance actions: data.dol.gov, concluded cases through 15 Jun 2026. LCA and PERM: OFLC disclosure files, fiscal years 2025–2026 through 30 Jun 2026. Federal contracts: USAspending recipient API, latest twelve months at 1 Oct 2026. NLRB election results are not loaded in this build. US government works, public domain; USAspending data is released under CC0. Page built 1 Oct 2026; errors in processing are corrected at the next build (corrections). Disputes about a record go to the agency that holds it.