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Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities
NAICS subsector 922. OSHA inspections, injury summaries, Wage and Hour cases and OFLC filings for employers classified in the subsector.
Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities (NAICS 922) accounts for 12,163 OSHA inspections since 2016, 1.6% of all inspections, with $21M in current penalties ($1,729 per inspection; all industries $3,759).
Wage and Hour Division cases concluded in the industry number 869, with $66M in back wages agreed to pay. Employers in the industry filed 154 labor condition applications and 25 PERM applications in the fiscal years covered.
2,604 establishments reported 2025 injury summaries: a total recordable case rate of 8.5 per 100 full-time workers, above the 3.5 across all reporting establishments; the median reporting establishment has a rate of 5.3 (quartiles 0.6–10.5).
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 922 | All industries |
|---|---|---|
| Citations per inspection | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| Current penalty per inspection | $1,729 | $3,759 |
| Share of all inspections | 2% | 100% |
Most-cited standards
| Standard | Subject | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1910.134 | Respiratory protection | 3,432 |
| 1910.1030 | Bloodborne pathogens | 2,466 |
| 1910.1200 | Hazard communication | 2,008 |
| 1910.303 | Electrical, general requirements | 1,464 |
| 1910.305 | Electrical, wiring methods, components and equipment | 1,319 |
| 12 | — | 1,173 |
| 1910.157 | Portable fire extinguishers | 1,122 |
| 1910.156 | — | 1,054 |
| 1910.132 | Personal protective equipment, general requirements | 888 |
| 1910.37 | Maintenance, safeguards and operational features for exit routes | 744 |
Employers with the most inspections
| Employer | City | Inspections |
|---|---|---|
| Nppr | Arecibo | 67 |
| Ca Corrections & Rehabilitation | Susanville | 50 |
| Ca Forestry and Fire Protection | Mariposa | 46 |
| State of Washington Dept of Corrections | Walla Walla | 43 |
| Baltimore County Government | Towson | 37 |
| State of Connecticut Department of Correction | Niantic | 31 |
| Newark Fire Department | Newark | 29 |
| Department of Corrections, State of Iowa | Anamosa | 25 |
| California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation | Blythe | 24 |
| City of Bridgeport | Bridgeport | 23 |
| Army | Fort Wainwright | 20 |
| U.S. Dept of Justice | Butner | 18 |
| Ca Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation | Stockton | 17 |
| Los Angeles County Fire Department | Inglewood | 17 |
| Village of Ridgefield Park | Ridgefield Park | 17 |
| California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection | Santa Cruz | 16 |
| City of Clifton Fire Department* | Clifton | 16 |
| Town of Lisbon | Lisbon | 16 |
| Vi Police Department | Charlotte Amalie | 16 |
| Buffalo City Fd, Headquarters | Buffalo | 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 1,930 establishments with at least 20,000 hours worked; the pooled rate uses all 2,604 reporting establishments' hours and cases.
| Year | Establishments | Employees | Recordable cases | TRC rate | DART rate | Median establishment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2,583 | 364,224 | 28,895 | 9.0 | 5.6 | 5.2 |
| 2024 | 2,566 | 356,034 | 28,193 | 8.5 | 5.1 | 5.7 |
| 2025 | 2,604 | 388,481 | 27,498 | 8.5 | 5.0 | 5.3 |
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 | 27,840 | $52M |
| Service Contract Act | 9,218 | $13M |
| Davis-Bacon and Related Acts | 196 | $390K |
| Family and Medical Leave Act | 32,970 | $89K |
| Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act | 64 | $6,690 |
| H-2B provisions | 14 | $2,300 |
| Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act | 1,851 | $0 |
| FLSA child labor provisions | 9 | $0 |
| Employee Polygraph Protection Act | 1 | $0 |
Employers with the largest back wages
| Employer | City | Back wages |
|---|---|---|
| Maricopa County Sheriff's Office | Phoenix | $2,219,314 |
| Hampden County Sheriff's Department | Ludlow | $2,058,910 |
| Texas Parole Division | Houston | $906,013 |
| The State of Oklahoma | Tulsa | $217,360 |
| Collingswood Police Department | Collingswood | $190,514 |
| The Geo Group, Inc. | Pecos | $144,348 |
| The Geo Group, Inc. | South Bay | $141,623 |
| Hornell Fire Department | Hornell | $135,853 |
| Helicopter Transport Services LLC | Aurora | $96,330 |
| Dekalb County-Sheriff Department | Smithville | $93,684 |
| Palominas Fire District | Hereford | $77,625 |
| City of East Orange | East Orange | $71,092 |
| Arizona Department of Corrections | Tucson | $69,686 |
| Washington State Patrol | Olympia | $48,059 |
| South Pittsburg - Police Department | South Pittsburg | $37,200 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation | Blythe | 24 |
| Johnson Controls Fire Protection LP | Milwaukee | 8 |
| State of Washington Department of Corrections | Tumwater | 5 |
| New Mexico Corrections Department | Santa Fe | 4 |
| Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts | Olympia | 3 |
| County of Hamilton | Cincinnati | 2 |
| Idaho Department of Correction | Boise | 2 |
| Missouri Department of Corrections | Jefferson City | 2 |
| State of Arizona | Phoenix | 2 |
| State of Mississippi Supreme Court | Jackson | 2 |
| The State of Oklahoma | Tulsa | 2 |
| City of Rapid City | Rapid City | 1 |
| Harris County | Houston | 1 |
| Kings County District Attorney's Office | Brooklyn | 1 |
| Maryland Department of Juvenile Services | Baltimore | 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.
Questions and answers
Which employers in Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities have the most OSHA inspections?
Nppr (67), Ca Corrections & Rehabilitation (50), Ca Forestry and Fire Protection (46)
What is the injury rate in Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities?
Establishments reporting for 2025 had a pooled total recordable case rate of 8.5 per 100 full-time workers; the median reporting establishment's rate is 5.3 with quartiles 0.6 to 10.5.
How many H-1B applications come from Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities?
154 labor condition applications in fiscal years 2025–2026 and 25 PERM applications.
How much in back wages did the Wage and Hour Division find due in Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities?
$66,266,748 agreed to pay across 869 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.