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Couriers and Messengers
NAICS subsector 492. OSHA inspections, injury summaries, Wage and Hour cases and OFLC filings for employers classified in the subsector.
Couriers and Messengers (NAICS 492) accounts for 2,668 OSHA inspections since 2016, 0.3% of all inspections, with $6.3M in current penalties ($2,377 per inspection; all industries $3,754).
Wage and Hour Division cases concluded in the industry number 1,142, with $25M in back wages agreed to pay. Employers in the industry filed 2,133 labor condition applications and 421 PERM applications in the fiscal years covered.
6,145 establishments reported 2025 injury summaries: a total recordable case rate of 9.6 per 100 full-time workers, above the 3.5 across all reporting establishments; the median reporting establishment has a rate of 7.6 (quartiles 3.7–13.9).
OSHA inspections and citations
Citations may be contested; the status shown reflects the record at the data date. Enforcement data through 14 Sep 2026.
| Measure | NAICS 492 | All industries |
|---|---|---|
| Citations per inspection | 0.6 | 1.9 |
| Current penalty per inspection | $2,377 | $3,754 |
| Share of all inspections | 0% | 100% |
Most-cited standards
| Standard | Subject | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| OAR | — | 168 |
| 1910.178 | Powered industrial trucks | 107 |
| 1910.303 | Electrical, general requirements | 85 |
| 1910.37 | Maintenance, safeguards and operational features for exit routes | 83 |
| 1910.1200 | Hazard communication | 78 |
| 1910.305 | Electrical, wiring methods, components and equipment | 65 |
| 1910.22 | Walking-working surfaces, general requirements | 54 |
| 3203(A) | — | 41 |
| 1910.157 | Portable fire extinguishers | 34 |
| 1910.28 | Duty to have fall protection and falling object protection | 31 |
Employers with the most inspections
| Employer | City | Inspections |
|---|---|---|
| United Parcel Service Inc. | Los Angeles | 210 |
| United Parcel Service Inc. | Seattle | 92 |
| United Parcel Service Inc | Dallas | 60 |
| UPS | Orlando | 50 |
| United Parcel Service Inc. | Chicago | 43 |
| United Parcel Service Inc | Richmond | 34 |
| United Parcel Service Inc. | Buffalo | 31 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC | Baltimore | 27 |
| United Parcel Service Inc. | Secaucus | 27 |
| United Parcel Service Inc. | Memphis | 27 |
| United Parcel Service, Inc. | Atlanta | 26 |
| United Parcel Service Inc. | Nantucket | 24 |
| United Parcel Service Inc | Las Vegas | 24 |
| UPS | Middletown | 24 |
| United Parcel Service Inc. | Detroit | 23 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC | Nashville | 22 |
| United Parcel Service Inc | Colorado Springs | 18 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC | Atlanta | 17 |
| United Parcel Service Inc. | Salt Lake City | 16 |
| United Parcel Service Inc. | Lenexa | 15 |
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 5,743 establishments with at least 20,000 hours worked; the pooled rate uses all 6,145 reporting establishments' hours and cases.
| Year | Establishments | Employees | Recordable cases | TRC rate | DART rate | Median establishment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6,235 | 1,158,608 | 78,322 | 10.0 | 8.3 | 8.5 |
| 2024 | 6,210 | 1,224,570 | 69,016 | 9.0 | 7.4 | 8.1 |
| 2025 | 6,145 | 1,366,394 | 78,000 | 9.6 | 8.0 | 7.6 |
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 | 27,801 | $14M |
| Service Contract Act | 6,031 | $10M |
| Family and Medical Leave Act | 318,573 | $89K |
| H-1B provisions | 6 | $32K |
| H-2B provisions | 28 | $8,891 |
| Employee Polygraph Protection Act | 7 | $0 |
| FLSA child labor provisions | 96 | $0 |
| Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act | 83 | $0 |
Employers with the largest back wages
| Employer | City | Back wages |
|---|---|---|
| LaserShip, Inc. | Vienna | $2,532,445 |
| National Consolidated Couriers, Inc | San Leandro | $2,500,000 |
| Lasership | East Hartford | $304,000 |
| Lasership | Hamilton Twnshp | $293,000 |
| DoorDash, Inc. | San Francisco | $204,604 |
| On Courier 365 | West Sacramento | $115,163 |
| United Parcel Service Inc. | Chicago | $35,166 |
| United Parcel Service Inc. | Los Angeles | $33,997 |
| Orange Courier Inc. | Santa Ana | $31,424 |
| Easypak, LLC | Leominster | $23,460 |
| Granite State Shuttle Service | Dover | $16,628 |
| United Parcel Service Inc | Dallas | $11,707 |
| United Parcel Service Inc. | Buffalo | $10,705 |
| Mid-Georgia Courier, Inc. | Forest Park | $9,841 |
| United Parcel Service Inc. | Charlotte | $2,741 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| DoorDash, Inc. | San Francisco | 949 |
| Exel, Inc. | Westerville | 121 |
| United Parcel Service General Services, Co. | Atlanta | 119 |
| Uniuni Logistics Inc. | Brea | 92 |
| FedEx Supply Chain, Inc. | Warrendale | 29 |
| FedEx Logistics, Inc. | Memphis | 24 |
| Swiftx Inc | Eastvale | 23 |
| Hungrypanda US Inc. | New York | 19 |
| Yanwen Express LLC | Montebello | 19 |
| DHL Express (USA), Inc. | Plantation | 16 |
| Ny Fan Tuan Inc. | Whitestone | 15 |
| Speed Xpress, Inc. | New Hyde Park | 15 |
| Il Fantuan Ltd. | Chicago | 14 |
| Ca Fan Tuan Inc. | Irvine | 12 |
| Yuejie Inc | Los Angeles | 11 |
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 Couriers and Messengers have the most OSHA inspections?
United Parcel Service Inc. (210), United Parcel Service Inc. (92), United Parcel Service Inc (60)
What is the injury rate in Couriers and Messengers?
Establishments reporting for 2025 had a pooled total recordable case rate of 9.6 per 100 full-time workers; the median reporting establishment's rate is 7.6 with quartiles 3.7 to 13.9.
How many H-1B applications come from Couriers and Messengers?
2,133 labor condition applications in fiscal years 2025–2026 and 421 PERM applications.
How much in back wages did the Wage and Hour Division find due in Couriers and Messengers?
$24,622,095 agreed to pay across 1,142 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.