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Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries
NAICS subsector 512. OSHA inspections, injury summaries, Wage and Hour cases and OFLC filings for employers classified in the subsector.
Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries (NAICS 512) accounts for 370 OSHA inspections since 2016, 0% of all inspections, with $1.5M in current penalties ($4,182 per inspection; all industries $3,754).
Wage and Hour Division cases concluded in the industry number 312, with $1.2M in back wages agreed to pay. Employers in the industry filed 1,414 labor condition applications and 383 PERM applications in the fiscal years covered.
148 establishments reported 2025 injury summaries: a total recordable case rate of 1.3 per 100 full-time workers, below the 3.5 across all reporting establishments; the median reporting establishment has a rate of 1.2 (quartiles 0.0–4.3).
All employers in this subsector
All employers in Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries: 77 records. The A to Z list names every employer in the subsector that has a page.
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 512 | All industries |
|---|---|---|
| Citations per inspection | 1.4 | 1.9 |
| Current penalty per inspection | $4,182 | $3,754 |
| Share of all inspections | 0% | 100% |
Most-cited standards
| Standard | Subject | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1910.1200 | Hazard communication | 41 |
| 3203(A) | — | 32 |
| OAR | — | 22 |
| 1910.134 | Respiratory protection | 22 |
| 1910.28 | Duty to have fall protection and falling object protection | 13 |
| 1910.303 | Electrical, general requirements | 13 |
| 3395(I) | — | 12 |
| 1910.178 | Powered industrial trucks | 10 |
| 1910.157 | Portable fire extinguishers | 10 |
| 1910.305 | Electrical, wiring methods, components and equipment | 9 |
Employers with the most inspections
| Employer | City | Inspections |
|---|---|---|
| NBC Universal | Universal City | 5 |
| AT&T | Baton Rouge | 4 |
| Cinemark USA | Orange | 2 |
| Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. | Culver City | 2 |
| DreamWorks Animation LLC | Glendale | 1 |
| NEP Group, Inc. | Pittsburg | 1 |
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 124 establishments with at least 20,000 hours worked; the pooled rate uses all 148 reporting establishments' hours and cases.
| Year | Establishments | Employees | Recordable cases | TRC rate | DART rate | Median establishment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 131 | 82,845 | 312 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| 2024 | 114 | 43,700 | 379 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.8 |
| 2025 | 148 | 65,847 | 367 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
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 | 3,785 | $1.2M |
| H-1B provisions | 1 | $4,728 |
| Family and Medical Leave Act | 27 | $4,511 |
| Employee Polygraph Protection Act | 23 | $2,657 |
| Service Contract Act | 4 | $1,662 |
| FLSA child labor provisions | 714 | $0 |
Employers with the largest back wages
| Employer | City | Back wages |
|---|---|---|
| Broadcast Music, Inc. | Nashville | $312 |
| Cinemark USA | Orange | $0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Spotify USA, Inc. | New York | 237 |
| NBCUniversal Media, LLC | New York | 111 |
| WarnerMedia Services, LLC | New York | 105 |
| Tubi, Inc. | San Francisco | 57 |
| Hulu, LLC | Santa Monica | 47 |
| Sony Music Entertainment | New York | 33 |
| Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. | Culver City | 29 |
| Umg Recordings Inc. | Santa Monica | 29 |
| Turner Services, Inc. | Atlanta | 24 |
| Disney Entertainment & Sports LLC | Burbank | 22 |
| Soundhound, Inc | Santa Clara | 17 |
| Turner Services, Inc. | Burbank | 15 |
| Hulu, LLC (indirect subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company) | Santa Monica | 13 |
| A&E Television Networks, LLC | New York | 11 |
| Pixar | Emeryville | 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 Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries have the most OSHA inspections?
NBC Universal (5), AT&T (4), Cinemark USA (2)
What is the injury rate in Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries?
Establishments reporting for 2025 had a pooled total recordable case rate of 1.3 per 100 full-time workers; the median reporting establishment's rate is 1.2 with quartiles 0.0 to 4.3.
How many H-1B applications come from Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries?
1,414 labor condition applications in fiscal years 2025–2026 and 383 PERM applications.
How much in back wages did the Wage and Hour Division find due in Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries?
$1,225,601 agreed to pay across 312 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.