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Kentucky 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.
Kentucky has 252 employers with a page on this site. OSHA opened 9,984 inspections in the state since 2016, issuing 12,819 citations with current penalties of $36M (1.3% of the national total).
The Wage and Hour Division concluded 4,098 compliance actions with $41M in back wages agreed to pay for 47,203 employees, $10K per case against $13K nationally.
Employers headquartered in Kentucky filed 3,288 labor condition applications (median offered wage $105,023; national $122,221) and 1,183 PERM applications. Establishments reporting injuries to OSHA for 2025 employed 695,441 people with a total recordable case rate of 3.8 per 100 full-time workers, close to the 3.5 across all reporting establishments.
Per-capita context
| Per 100,000 residents (2025 population estimate) | Kentucky | US |
|---|---|---|
| OSHA inspections opened, per year | 19.7 | 20.6 |
| OSHA citations issued, per year | 25.3 | 38.2 |
| WHD cases concluded since fiscal year 2005 | 89.0 | 107.3 |
| Back wages agreed to pay since fiscal year 2005, per resident | $9.00 | $14.00 |
| H-1B labor condition applications, FY2025 | 39.2 | 174.0 |
Resident population: US Census Bureau Vintage 2025 estimates (Kentucky: 4,606,864). 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 | Kentucky | US |
|---|---|---|
| Citations per inspection | 1.3 | 1.9 |
| Current penalty per inspection | $3,570 | $3,759 |
| Inspections with a contested citation | 9% | 8% |
| Inspections per 10,000 employees reporting injuries (per year) | 13.1 | 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 | 669 |
| 1910.1200 | Hazard communication | 636 |
| 1910.147 | The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) | 612 |
| 1910.1030 | Bloodborne pathogens | 596 |
| 1910.212 | Machinery and machine guarding, general requirements | 567 |
| 1926.503 | Training requirements (fall protection) | 489 |
| 1910.178 | Powered industrial trucks | 463 |
| 1910.134 | Respiratory protection | 434 |
| 338.31(1)(A) | — | 389 |
| 1910.132 | Personal protective equipment, general requirements | 335 |
Inspection types
| Type | Inspections |
|---|---|
| Referral | 3,618 |
| Complaint | 2,985 |
| Unprogrammed related | 1,297 |
| Planned | 1,016 |
| Programmed related | 487 |
| Fatality/catastrophe | 450 |
Employers with the most inspections
| Employer | City | Inspections |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Dept. of the Army | Fort Campbell | 33 |
| US Postal Service | Louisville | 19 |
| Dept of Veterans Affairs | Louisville | 10 |
| INTEC Group LLC | Lexington | 10 |
| Allstate Heating and Cooling, Inc. | Fort Campbell | 6 |
| James Marine Inc | Paducah | 6 |
| Midwest Sprinkler Corporation | Louisville | 6 |
| Dept of the Interior | Hodgenville | 5 |
| G Ub Mk Constructors | West Paducah | 5 |
| National Maintenance & Repair of Kentucky, Inc. | Paducah | 5 |
| Semper Tek, Inc. | Lexington | 5 |
| Yager Materials Corp | Owensboro | 5 |
| First Marine, LLC | Paducah | 4 |
| National Contracting Services, LLC | Mammoth Cave National Park | 4 |
| T&T Construction Enterprises, LLC | Leitchfield | 4 |
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 | 51,225 | $26M |
| Service Contract Act | 6,466 | $7.4M |
| Davis-Bacon and Related Acts | 2,209 | $4.3M |
| H-2A provisions | 5,979 | $1.2M |
| H-1B provisions | 45 | $288K |
| H-2B provisions | 133 | $166K |
| Family and Medical Leave Act | 255,705 | $133K |
| Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act | 93 | $26K |
| Consumer Credit Protection Act | 32 | $16K |
| FLSA subminimum wage, patient workers | 30 | $5,785 |
Employers with the largest back wages
| Employer | City | Back wages |
|---|---|---|
| Humana Inc. | Louisville | $729,757 |
| Zoom Group Inc | Louisville | $155,844 |
| Arronco Comfort Air Inc. | Burlington | $108,879 |
| Super 8 | Florence | $78,037 |
| V-Soft Consulting Group, INC | Louisville | $52,473 |
| Eastern Kentucky University | Richmond | $33,457 |
| Baptist Healthcare System, Inc. | Louisville | $28,867 |
| Tamarlane Industries | Beaver Dam | $28,277 |
| Huddle House | Harrodsburg | $26,570 |
| Aphix, LLC | Lexington | $24,449 |
| Merkle Lawn Care | Wilder | $20,502 |
| Phase Tech, LLC | Fort Campbell | $20,164 |
| National Contracting Services, LLC | Mammoth Cave National Park | $19,460 |
| Pizza Hut | Louisville | $19,240 |
| Quality Inn | Maysville | $19,212 |
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 22%Level II 37%Level III 14%Level IV 20%Not stated 7%
Top occupations
Employers with the most H-1B applications
| Employer | City | Applications |
|---|---|---|
| V-Soft Consulting Group, INC | Louisville | 699 |
| Humana Inc. | Louisville | 545 |
| University of Kentucky | Lexington | 285 |
| University of Louisville | Louisville | 114 |
| Coolsoft LLC | Louisville | 110 |
| 7technix LLC | Louisville | 45 |
| FORTNA Systems Inc. | Mt. Washington | 45 |
| UofL Health - Louisville, Inc. | Louisville | 41 |
| Yum Connect, LLC | Louisville | 40 |
| University Medical Center, Inc. | Louisville | 34 |
| University of Louisville Physicians, Inc. | Louisville | 31 |
| Western Kentucky University | Bowling Green | 30 |
| Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. | Louisville | 29 |
| Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc. | Hazard | 28 |
| Northern Kentucky University | Highland Heights | 20 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Humana Inc. | Louisville | 171 |
| V-Soft Consulting Group, INC | Louisville | 76 |
| University of Kentucky | Lexington | 39 |
| Michael Ray Enterprises, Inc. | Glasgow | 38 |
| Broughton Construction, LLC | Louisville | 26 |
| Full Care of Louisville, Inc. | Louisville | 26 |
| Diamond Landscapes | Lexington | 25 |
| A& A Lawncare & Landscaping, Inc | Florence | 24 |
| University Medical Center, Inc. | Louisville | 22 |
| UofL Health - Louisville, Inc. | Louisville | 21 |
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 | 6,413 | 982,690 | 25,718 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 3.8 |
| 2024 | 6,475 | 940,440 | 23,562 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 3.7 |
| 2025 | 6,006 | 695,441 | 22,010 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lockheed Martin Corporation | Lexington | $46B |
| General Dynamics Information Technology | Fort Campbell | $11B |
| Barnard Construction Co. | Smithland | $5.9B |
| Amentum Services Inc | Fort Campbell | $3.3B |
| GE Aerospace | Erlanger | $1.5B |
| Serco, Inc. | Fort Knox | $993M |
| Marathon Petroleum Company | Catlettsburg | $577M |
| Paragon Systems, Inc. | Louisville | $350M |
| PRIDE Industries | Clay | $205M |
| Wieland Rolled Products North America, LLC | Louisville | $186M |
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 Kentucky?
9,984 inspections opened since 2016, issuing 12,819 citations with $36M in current penalties. 9% of inspections have a contested citation.
Which OSHA standards are cited most in Kentucky?
1926.501 (Duty to have fall protection); 1910.1200 (Hazard communication); 1910.147 (The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout))
How much in back wages did the Wage and Hour Division find due in Kentucky?
$41,475,025 agreed to pay across 4,098 concluded cases for 47,203 employees, since fiscal year 2005.
Which Kentucky employers file the most H-1B applications?
V-Soft Consulting Group, INC (699), Humana Inc. (545), University of Kentucky (285)
What is the injury rate in Kentucky?
Establishments reporting for 2025 had a total recordable case rate of 3.8 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.