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Broadcasting (except Internet)
NAICS subsector 515. OSHA inspections, injury summaries, Wage and Hour cases and OFLC filings for employers classified in the subsector.
Broadcasting (except Internet) (NAICS 515) accounts for 237 OSHA inspections since 2016, 0% of all inspections, with $609K in current penalties ($2,569 per inspection; all industries $3,754).
Wage and Hour Division cases concluded in the industry number 304, with $4.9M in back wages agreed to pay. Employers in the industry filed 1,294 labor condition applications and 736 PERM applications in the fiscal years covered.
195 establishments reported 2025 injury summaries: a total recordable case rate of 1.1 per 100 full-time workers, below the 3.5 across all reporting establishments; the median reporting establishment has a rate of 0.0 (quartiles 0.0–3.4).
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 515 | All industries |
|---|---|---|
| Citations per inspection | 0.8 | 1.9 |
| Current penalty per inspection | $2,569 | $3,754 |
| Share of all inspections | 0% | 100% |
Most-cited standards
| Standard | Subject | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 3203(A) | — | 12 |
| 1910.37 | Maintenance, safeguards and operational features for exit routes | 8 |
| 1910.303 | Electrical, general requirements | 8 |
| 1910.67 | — | 7 |
| 342(A) | — | 7 |
| 1910.305 | Electrical, wiring methods, components and equipment | 7 |
| 1910.22 | Walking-working surfaces, general requirements | 6 |
| 1910.157 | Portable fire extinguishers | 6 |
| 1904.39 | Reporting fatalities and severe injuries to OSHA | 5 |
| 1910.132 | Personal protective equipment, general requirements | 5 |
Employers with the most inspections
| Employer | City | Inspections |
|---|---|---|
| Charter Communications | Columbus | 9 |
| Mediacom Communications Corporation | Moline | 5 |
| Cox Communications | Foothill Ranch | 4 |
| Mediacom | Spencer | 4 |
| At & T | Winfield | 2 |
| Charter Communications | Birmingham | 2 |
| Charter Communications | Mililani | 2 |
| Charter Communications | Walker | 2 |
| Comcast | Washington | 2 |
| Dish Network, LLC | Englewood | 2 |
| Time Warner Cable | Albany | 2 |
| Charter Communications, Inc. | St. Louis | 1 |
| Comcast Corporation | Sacramento | 1 |
| Comcast | New Lenox | 1 |
| Phonoscope, Inc. | Houston | 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 100 establishments with at least 20,000 hours worked; the pooled rate uses all 195 reporting establishments' hours and cases.
| Year | Establishments | Employees | Recordable cases | TRC rate | DART rate | Median establishment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 84 | 50,716 | 366 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
| 2024 | 189 | 12,525 | 176 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.4 |
| 2025 | 195 | 13,614 | 141 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 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 | 9,770 | $4.8M |
| Family and Medical Leave Act | 535 | $35K |
| H-1B provisions | 2 | $30K |
| Davis-Bacon and Related Acts | 4 | $3,325 |
| FLSA child labor provisions | 7 | $0 |
Employers with the largest back wages
| Employer | City | Back wages |
|---|---|---|
| Nep Broadcasting LLC. | Pittsburgh | $347,832 |
| Comcast | Washington | $203,155 |
| TriWire Engineering Solutions, Inc. | Tewksbury | $156,734 |
| Time Warner Cable | Albany | $14,103 |
| Comcast | New Lenox | $13,666 |
| Time Warner Cable | Greensboro | $4,233 |
| Charter Communications | Walker | $0 |
| Comcast Corporation | Sacramento | $0 |
| Cox Communications | Foothill Ranch | $0 |
| Time Warner Cable | Irving | $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 |
|---|---|---|
| Comcast Cable Communications, LLC | Philadelphia | 1,052 |
| Charter Communications, Inc. | St. Louis | 1,051 |
| Fox Cable Network Services, LLC | Los Angeles | 80 |
| CSC Holdings, LLC | Long Island City | 64 |
| Dish Network, LLC | Englewood | 45 |
| Discovery Communications, LLC | New York | 43 |
| IHeartMedia Management Services, Inc. | San Antonio | 26 |
| Fox Technology Center LLC | Los Angeles | 20 |
| Universal Cable Holdings, Inc. | Long Island City | 19 |
| Netflix Global, LLC | Los Gatos | 17 |
| iHeartMedia Entertainment, Inc. | San Antonio | 12 |
| Optimum Media, LLC | Long Island City | 12 |
| Rainbow Media Holdings LLC | New York | 10 |
| The Univision Network Limited Partnership | Miami | 8 |
| Disney Streaming Enterprises Services Co., LLC | Burbank | 7 |
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 Broadcasting (except Internet) have the most OSHA inspections?
Charter Communications (9), Mediacom Communications Corporation (5), Cox Communications (4)
What is the injury rate in Broadcasting (except Internet)?
Establishments reporting for 2025 had a pooled total recordable case rate of 1.1 per 100 full-time workers; the median reporting establishment's rate is 0.0 with quartiles 0.0 to 3.4.
How many H-1B applications come from Broadcasting (except Internet)?
1,294 labor condition applications in fiscal years 2025–2026 and 736 PERM applications.
How much in back wages did the Wage and Hour Division find due in Broadcasting (except Internet)?
$4,852,189 agreed to pay across 304 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.