Industries › NAICS 712
Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions
NAICS subsector 712. OSHA inspections, injury summaries, Wage and Hour cases and OFLC filings for employers classified in the subsector.
Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (NAICS 712) accounts for 1,291 OSHA inspections since 2016, 0.2% of all inspections, with $1.6M in current penalties ($1,215 per inspection; all industries $3,754).
Wage and Hour Division cases concluded in the industry number 79, with $932K in back wages agreed to pay. Employers in the industry filed 221 labor condition applications and 24 PERM applications in the fiscal years covered.
501 establishments reported 2025 injury summaries: a total recordable case rate of 4.9 per 100 full-time workers, above the 3.5 across all reporting establishments; the median reporting establishment has a rate of 4.2 (quartiles 0.0–7.7).
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 712 | All industries |
|---|---|---|
| Citations per inspection | 2.3 | 1.9 |
| Current penalty per inspection | $1,215 | $3,754 |
| Share of all inspections | 0% | 100% |
Most-cited standards
| Standard | Subject | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1910.1200 | Hazard communication | 305 |
| 1910.305 | Electrical, wiring methods, components and equipment | 248 |
| 1910.303 | Electrical, general requirements | 225 |
| 1910.157 | Portable fire extinguishers | 182 |
| 1910.134 | Respiratory protection | 113 |
| 1910.132 | Personal protective equipment, general requirements | 93 |
| 1910.37 | Maintenance, safeguards and operational features for exit routes | 82 |
| 1910.1030 | Bloodborne pathogens | 78 |
| 12 | — | 77 |
| 1910.147 | The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) | 76 |
Employers with the most inspections
| Employer | City | Inspections |
|---|---|---|
| City of Seattle | Seattle | 75 |
| City of New Britain | New Britain | 17 |
| U.S. Department of the Interior | Charleston | 17 |
| National Park Service | Grand Canyon | 12 |
| U.S Dept. of Interior - National Park Service - Sequoia & Kings Canyon | Sequoia National Park | 12 |
| Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation | Cambridge | 10 |
| East Bay Regional Park District | Oakland | 9 |
| Nycdpr the Arsenal | New York | 8 |
| Onondaga Co Pk Rosamond Gifford Zoo | Syracuse | 8 |
| Nycdpr | Brooklyn | 7 |
| Nysopr&HP Niagara Falls State Park | Niagara Falls | 7 |
| City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation & Parks | Los Angeles | 6 |
| County of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation | Castaic | 6 |
| Department of Interior, National Park Service, Isle Royale National Park | Houghton | 6 |
| Nassau Co Dpr&m Eisenhower Park | East Meadow | 6 |
| National Park Service, Fort Vancouver National Historic Site | Vancouver | 6 |
| Nycdpr 5 Borough Shops Storehouse | Bronx | 6 |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | Brooklyn | 6 |
| Dept of the Interior | Hodgenville | 5 |
| Lakeland - Parks Department | Lakeland | 5 |
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 416 establishments with at least 20,000 hours worked; the pooled rate uses all 501 reporting establishments' hours and cases.
| Year | Establishments | Employees | Recordable cases | TRC rate | DART rate | Median establishment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 536 | 81,431 | 2,694 | 4.9 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 539 | 99,749 | 2,754 | 5.3 | 2.9 | 3.8 |
| 2025 | 501 | 73,829 | 2,498 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 4.2 |
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 | 504 | $542K |
| Service Contract Act | 169 | $377K |
| Family and Medical Leave Act | 127 | $0 |
| FLSA child labor provisions | 25 | $0 |
| Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act | 167 | $0 |
Employers with the largest back wages
| Employer | City | Back wages |
|---|---|---|
| The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation | Williamsburg | $1,842 |
| Austin Aquarium | austin | $188 |
| City of Seattle | Seattle | $0 |
| Denver Zoological Foundation | Denver | $0 |
| Lake Tobias Wildlife Park | Halifax | $0 |
| State of California | Sacramento | $0 |
| The Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago | $0 |
| The Museum of Modern Art | New York | $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 |
|---|---|---|
| The Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York | 19 |
| Museum of Fine Arts, Boston | Boston | 11 |
| The Field Museum of Natural History | Chicago | 10 |
| American Museum of Natural History | New York | 6 |
| The Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago | 5 |
| The Frick Collection | New York | 5 |
| The Museum of Modern Art | New York | 5 |
| Cleveland Museum of Art | Cleveland | 4 |
| Zoological Society of San Diego | San Diego | 4 |
| Heritage Farm Foundation | Huntington | 2 |
| International Studio & Curatorial Program | Brooklyn | 2 |
| Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation | Monterey | 2 |
| San Francisco Museum of Modern Art | San Francisco | 2 |
| The Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Inc | Sarasota | 2 |
| The New York Botanical Garden | Bronx | 2 |
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 Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions have the most OSHA inspections?
City of Seattle (75), City of New Britain (17), U.S. Department of the Interior (17)
What is the injury rate in Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions?
Establishments reporting for 2025 had a pooled total recordable case rate of 4.9 per 100 full-time workers; the median reporting establishment's rate is 4.2 with quartiles 0.0 to 7.7.
How many H-1B applications come from Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions?
221 labor condition applications in fiscal years 2025–2026 and 24 PERM applications.
How much in back wages did the Wage and Hour Division find due in Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions?
$931,583 agreed to pay across 79 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.