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Construction of Buildings
NAICS subsector 236. OSHA inspections, injury summaries, Wage and Hour cases and OFLC filings for employers classified in the subsector.
Construction of Buildings (NAICS 236) accounts for 85,522 OSHA inspections since 2016, 11% of all inspections, with $181M in current penalties ($2,121 per inspection; all industries $3,759).
Wage and Hour Division cases concluded in the industry number 12,725, with $213M in back wages agreed to pay. Employers in the industry filed 6,117 labor condition applications and 3,064 PERM applications in the fiscal years covered.
8,100 establishments reported 2025 injury summaries: a total recordable case rate of 1.7 per 100 full-time workers, below the 3.5 across all reporting establishments; the median reporting establishment has a rate of 0.0 (quartiles 0.0–3.3).
OSHA inspections and citations
Citations may be contested; the status shown reflects the record at the data date. Enforcement data through 23 Sep 2026.
| Measure | NAICS 236 | All industries |
|---|---|---|
| Citations per inspection | 1.2 | 1.9 |
| Current penalty per inspection | $2,121 | $3,759 |
| Share of all inspections | 11% | 100% |
Most-cited standards
| Standard | Subject | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1926.501 | Duty to have fall protection | 10,221 |
| 1926.451 | Scaffolds, general requirements | 5,608 |
| OAR | — | 3,609 |
| 1926.1053 | Ladders | 3,484 |
| 1926.503 | Training requirements (fall protection) | 2,536 |
| 1926.20 | General safety and health provisions | 2,182 |
| 1926.502 | Fall protection systems criteria and practices | 1,969 |
| 1926.405 | Wiring methods, components and equipment for general use | 1,860 |
| 1926.1101 | Asbestos | 1,844 |
| 1910.1200 | Hazard communication | 1,820 |
Employers with the most inspections
| Employer | City | Inspections |
|---|---|---|
| Rockford Construction Company Inc. | Grand Rapids | 85 |
| The Christman Company | Detroit | 76 |
| Lobar, Inc | Dillsburg | 73 |
| Wolverine Building Group | Grand Rapids | 73 |
| Timberworks Construction Inc | Sacramento | 60 |
| Wolgast Corporation | Saginaw | 59 |
| Swinerton Builders | Concord | 57 |
| Pioneer General Contractors, Inc. | Grand Rapids | 55 |
| Eci Construction, LLC | Lebanon | 54 |
| Granger Construction Company | Lansing | 54 |
| Exxel Pacific, Inc. | Bellingham | 51 |
| Modern building, Inc. | Chico | 51 |
| Pacific West Builders, Inc. | Gridley | 51 |
| Consigli Construction Co., Inc. | Milford | 50 |
| Absher Construction Co. | Puyallup | 49 |
| Sierra Construction Company, Inc. | Woodinville | 48 |
| Clark Construction Company Inc. | Lansing | 46 |
| Compass General Construction I LLC | Seattle | 46 |
| Summit Contracting Group, Inc. | Jacksonville | 46 |
| Lydig Construction | Spokane | 43 |
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
Injuries Form 300A summaries
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.
Injury-rate distribution, 2025
Total recordable case rates across 6,870 establishments with at least 20,000 hours worked; the pooled rate uses all 8,100 reporting establishments' hours and cases.
| Year | Establishments | Employees | Recordable cases | TRC rate | DART rate | Median establishment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8,290 | 911,023 | 13,857 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.5 |
| 2024 | 8,448 | 724,643 | 12,365 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | 8,100 | 916,252 | 11,321 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Labor Wage and Hour Division
Concluded compliance actions since fiscal year 2005; amounts are back wages the employer agreed to pay, as recorded at case conclusion. Data through 15 Jun 2026.
Acts
| Act | Violations | Back wages |
|---|---|---|
| Fair Labor Standards Act | 126,140 | $109M |
| Davis-Bacon and Related Acts | 46,762 | $96M |
| Service Contract Act | 7,682 | $2.1M |
| H-2B provisions | 1,225 | $579K |
| Family and Medical Leave Act | 15,329 | $200K |
| H-1B provisions | 42 | $195K |
| Copeland Act | 263 | $61K |
| H-2A provisions | 74 | $23K |
| Consumer Credit Protection Act | 13 | $1,722 |
| FLSA homeworker provisions | 1 | $14 |
Employers with the largest back wages
| Employer | City | Back wages |
|---|---|---|
| McC International Saipan Ltd. Co. | Saipan | $3,509,990 |
| Telos Corporation | Ashburn | $2,880,033 |
| Amentum Services Inc | Creech AFB | $2,254,489 |
| Force Corporation | Marlborough | $1,182,317 |
| Haitian Construction Group (Cnmi) Corporation | Saipan | $906,740 |
| G Builders, LLC | Happy Valley | $826,007 |
| Cpac Contracting Services, Inc. | South Boston | $759,469 |
| Gronen Restoration Inc. | Dubuque | $732,041 |
| Salazar Construction Co, Inc. | Patterson | $495,809 |
| Abr Builders LLC. | Brooklyn | $429,551 |
| Forge Building Company LLC | Boise | $358,602 |
| With Pride Air Conditioning & Heating Inc. | Oyster Bay | $341,849 |
| Woods Construction, Inc. | Sterling Heights | $311,521 |
| Jka Construction, Inc. | Revere | $307,773 |
| Nielsen Contracting, Inc. | Santee | $301,350 |
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
Immigration OFLC labor condition applications and PERM
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. Data through 30 Jun 2026.
H-1B applications by fiscal year
PERM applications by fiscal year
Employers with the most H-1B applications
| Employer | City | Applications |
|---|---|---|
| Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. | Houston | 385 |
| Core Tech Construction Corporation | Tamuning | 245 |
| DPR Construction, A General Partnership | Redwood City | 199 |
| Turner Construction Company | New York | 160 |
| Trenmor LLC | New York | 116 |
| Clayco, Inc. | St. Louis | 106 |
| Moss & Associates, LLC | Fort Lauderdale | 106 |
| W.G. Yates and Sons Construction Co. | Biloxi | 69 |
| Jacobs Project Management Company | Houston | 56 |
| Suffolk Construction Company, Inc. | Boston | 56 |
| Core Tech International Corporation | Tamuning | 47 |
| Black Construction Corporation | Barrigada | 41 |
| Sundt Construction, Inc. | Tempe | 39 |
| Lennar Corporation | Miami | 38 |
| Pacific Rim Constructors, Inc. | Tamuning | 37 |
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
Questions and answers
Which employers in Construction of Buildings have the most OSHA inspections?
Rockford Construction Company Inc. (85), The Christman Company (76), Lobar, Inc (73)
What is the injury rate in Construction of Buildings?
Establishments reporting for 2025 had a pooled total recordable case rate of 1.7 per 100 full-time workers; the median reporting establishment's rate is 0.0 with quartiles 0.0 to 3.3.
How many H-1B applications come from Construction of Buildings?
6,117 labor condition applications in fiscal years 2025–2026 and 3,064 PERM applications.
How much in back wages did the Wage and Hour Division find due in Construction of Buildings?
$212,560,485 agreed to pay across 12,725 concluded cases since fiscal year 2005.
Industry is the NAICS code on each record (the most common code where an employer's sources differ), grouped at the three-digit subsector. Sources: DOL enforcement data, OSHA ITA, OFLC disclosure data; see data sources and methodology.