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Arkansas employers
OSHA inspections, Wage and Hour cases, H-1B and PERM filings, injury summaries and federal contracts for employers in the state, in the agencies' own terms.
Arkansas has 381 employers with a page on this site. OSHA opened 2,837 inspections in the state since 2016, issuing 4,490 citations with current penalties of $19M (0.4% of the national total).
The Wage and Hour Division concluded 5,565 compliance actions with $78M in back wages agreed to pay for 162,425 employees, $14K per case against $13K nationally.
Employers headquartered in Arkansas filed 8,967 labor condition applications (median offered wage $135,000; national $122,221) and 2,343 PERM applications. Establishments reporting injuries to OSHA for 2025 employed 366,527 people with a total recordable case rate of 2.7 per 100 full-time workers, below the 3.5 across all reporting establishments.
Per-capita context
| Per 100,000 residents (2025 population estimate) | Arkansas | US |
|---|---|---|
| OSHA inspections opened, per year | 8.3 | 20.6 |
| OSHA citations issued, per year | 13.1 | 38.2 |
| WHD cases concluded since fiscal year 2005 | 178.7 | 107.3 |
| Back wages agreed to pay since fiscal year 2005, per resident | $25.04 | $14.00 |
| H-1B labor condition applications, FY2025 | 178.4 | 174.0 |
Resident population: US Census Bureau Vintage 2025 estimates (Arkansas: 3,114,791). Records are attributed to the state of the establishment (OSHA), the employer address (WHD) or the employer's headquarters on the application (OFLC), so a state that hosts many headquarters shows more filings per resident.
OSHA inspections and citations
Citations may be contested; the status shown reflects the record at the data date. Enforcement data through 23 Sep 2026.
Inspections by year
| Measure | Arkansas | US |
|---|---|---|
| Citations per inspection | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| Current penalty per inspection | $6,562 | $3,759 |
| Inspections with a contested citation | 6% | 8% |
| Inspections per 10,000 employees reporting injuries (per year) | 7.0 | 12.6 |
The per-employee row divides average yearly inspections by employees reported on Form 300A summaries for 2025, a proxy for the covered workforce; it is not a population rate.
Most-cited standards
| Standard | Subject | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1926.501 | Duty to have fall protection | 461 |
| 1910.147 | The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) | 330 |
| 1926.1053 | Ladders | 255 |
| 1926.451 | Scaffolds, general requirements | 227 |
| 1910.1200 | Hazard communication | 188 |
| 1926.102 | Eye and face protection | 187 |
| 1910.212 | Machinery and machine guarding, general requirements | 178 |
| 1910.134 | Respiratory protection | 167 |
| 1904.39 | Reporting fatalities and severe injuries to OSHA | 154 |
| 1910.305 | Electrical, wiring methods, components and equipment | 135 |
Inspection types
| Type | Inspections |
|---|---|
| Planned | 751 |
| Referral | 705 |
| Complaint | 436 |
| Programmed related | 319 |
| Fatality/catastrophe | 235 |
| Unprogrammed related | 205 |
Employers with the most inspections
| Employer | City | Inspections |
|---|---|---|
| Tyson Foods, Inc. | Springdale | 49 |
| Riceland Foods, Inc. | Stuttgart | 16 |
| CDI Contractors, LLC | Little Rock | 15 |
| Welspun Tubular LLC | Little Rock | 14 |
| US Postal Service | Little Rock | 11 |
| Nabholz Construction Corporation | Conway | 10 |
| United States Department of Labor - Occupational Safety and Health Administration | Fort Smith | 10 |
| Peco Foods Inc. | Pocahontas | 9 |
| Dolgencorp, LLC | Little Rock | 8 |
| OK Foods, Inc. | Fort Smith | 8 |
| U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs | Little Rock | 8 |
| Big River Steel LLC | Osceola | 7 |
| Evergreen Packaging | Pine Bluff | 7 |
| Hixson Lumber Company, LLC | Rison | 7 |
| Newoods, Inc. | Russellville | 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.
Citations by month
Monthly pages: Aug 2026 · Jul 2026 · Jun 2026 · May 2026 · Apr 2026 · Mar 2026 · Feb 2026 · Jan 2026 · Dec 2025 · Nov 2025 · Oct 2025 · Sep 2025
Labor Wage and Hour Division
Concluded compliance actions since fiscal year 2005; amounts are back wages the employer agreed to pay and civil money penalties assessed, as recorded at case conclusion. Data through 15 Jun 2026.
Back wages by year of case conclusion
Acts
| Act | Violations | Back wages |
|---|---|---|
| Fair Labor Standards Act | 173,983 | $70M |
| Service Contract Act | 3,434 | $2.8M |
| Davis-Bacon and Related Acts | 1,608 | $1.3M |
| H-2A provisions | 3,133 | $815K |
| H-1B provisions | 43 | $485K |
| Family and Medical Leave Act | 696,139 | $275K |
| H-2B provisions | 327 | $113K |
| Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act | 1,182 | $81K |
| FLSA subminimum wage, patient workers | 63 | $60K |
| Employee Polygraph Protection Act | 20 | $26K |
Employers with the largest back wages
| Employer | City | Back wages |
|---|---|---|
| Wal-Mart Associates, Inc. | Bentonville | $40,662,964 |
| Nestle Prepared Foods Company | Jonesboro | $461,158 |
| Pace Industries | Harrison | $270,929 |
| Acxiom LLC | Conway | $197,729 |
| Pactiv | Malvern | $169,724 |
| Riceland Foods, Inc. | Stuttgart | $108,978 |
| Custom Craft Poultry LLC | Batesville | $92,918 |
| Ouachita County Medical Center | Camden | $91,044 |
| Car-Son Construction LLC. | Little Rock | $87,264 |
| Elite Workforce Management | Little Rock | $74,642 |
| World Gym | Bentonville | $56,187 |
| Natural State Builders, LLC | Maumelle | $54,820 |
| Metal Roofing Supply | Judsonia | $53,208 |
| Powers of Arkansas | Springdale | $48,888 |
| Olympus Construction | Jonesboro | $45,886 |
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.
Applications by fiscal year
Prevailing wage levels
Level I 13%Level II 28%Level III 32%Level IV 6%Not stated 21%
Top occupations
Employers with the most H-1B applications
| Employer | City | Applications |
|---|---|---|
| Wal-Mart Associates, Inc. | Bentonville | 6,466 |
| J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. | Lowell | 292 |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | Little Rock | 273 |
| Federal Soft Systems Inc. | Bentonville | 99 |
| University of Arkansas | Fayetteville | 94 |
| Gainwell Technologies LLC | Conway | 77 |
| K Tek Soft Inc | Bentonville | 72 |
| Tyson Foods, Inc. | Springdale | 70 |
| Valuepro Inc | Little Rock | 62 |
| Bank Ozk | Little Rock | 54 |
| Invincible Tech Systems Inc. | Bentonville | 44 |
| Ivorsource LLC | Bentonville | 44 |
| Acxiom LLC | Conway | 41 |
| University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture | Little Rock | 40 |
| Arkansas State University | Jonesboro | 38 |
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.
PERM applications
| Employer | City | PERM applications |
|---|---|---|
| Wal-Mart Associates, Inc. | Bentonville | 1,595 |
| Tyson Foods, Inc. | Springdale | 54 |
| Baptist Health | Little Rock | 26 |
| Gainwell Technologies LLC | Conway | 26 |
| Arkansas Early Learning, Inc. | Jonesboro | 25 |
| Progressive Solutions LLC | Marshall | 23 |
| Little Scholars of Arkansas Foundation | Little Rock | 20 |
| The Alotian Club, LLC | Roland | 20 |
| Federal Soft Systems Inc. | Bentonville | 19 |
| J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. | Lowell | 17 |
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.
| Year | Establishments | Employees | Recordable cases | TRC rate | DART rate | US TRC rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3,411 | 442,526 | 11,057 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 3.8 |
| 2024 | 3,513 | 379,804 | 10,375 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 3.7 |
| 2025 | 3,395 | 366,527 | 8,899 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 3.5 |
Contracts USAspending
Top federal contract recipients over the latest twelve months whose employer record is in this state; the total covers the whole company.
| Employer | City | Obligations |
|---|---|---|
| AT&T Inc. | Monticello | $1.3B |
| Kiewit Infrastructure South Co. | Little Rock | $387M |
| US Foods | Little Rock | $233M |
| Tyson Foods, Inc. | Springdale | $226M |
| PRIDE Industries | Little Rock AFB | $205M |
| CAE USA, Inc. | Little Rock AFB | $151M |
| United Parcel Service Inc. | Batesville | $130M |
| Quest Diagnostics | North Little Rock | $65M |
| Koontz Electric Inc | Morrilton | $59M |
| 3M Company | North Little Rock | $46M |
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
How many OSHA inspections were there in Arkansas?
2,837 inspections opened since 2016, issuing 4,490 citations with $19M in current penalties. 6% of inspections have a contested citation.
Which OSHA standards are cited most in Arkansas?
1926.501 (Duty to have fall protection); 1910.147 (The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout)); 1926.1053 (Ladders)
How much in back wages did the Wage and Hour Division find due in Arkansas?
$77,981,472 agreed to pay across 5,565 concluded cases for 162,425 employees, since fiscal year 2005.
Which Arkansas employers file the most H-1B applications?
Wal-Mart Associates, Inc. (6,466), J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. (292), University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (273)
What is the injury rate in Arkansas?
Establishments reporting for 2025 had a total recordable case rate of 2.7 per 100 full-time workers (all reporting establishments: 3.5).
Sources: DOL enforcement data (OSHA through 23 Sep 2026, WHD through 15 Jun 2026), OSHA ITA Form 300A (2023, 2024, 2025), OFLC disclosure data (through 30 Jun 2026), USAspending. Totals count every record in the state, including employers below the page threshold. Methodology.