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Nebraska 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.
Nebraska has 425 employers with a page on this site. OSHA opened 3,945 inspections in the state since 2016, issuing 6,449 citations with current penalties of $27M (0.5% of the national total).
The Wage and Hour Division concluded 3,946 compliance actions with $22M in back wages agreed to pay for 29,464 employees, $5,604 per case against $13K nationally.
Employers headquartered in Nebraska filed 3,382 labor condition applications (median offered wage $107,331; national $122,221) and 1,136 PERM applications. Establishments reporting injuries to OSHA for 2025 employed 302,514 people with a total recordable case rate of 3.6 per 100 full-time workers, close to the 3.5 across all reporting establishments.
All employers in Nebraska
All employers in Nebraska: 425 records. The A to Z list names every Nebraska employer that has a page.
Per-capita context
| Per 100,000 residents (2025 population estimate) | Nebraska | US |
|---|---|---|
| OSHA inspections opened, per year | 17.8 | 20.6 |
| OSHA citations issued, per year | 29.1 | 38.1 |
| WHD cases concluded since fiscal year 2005 | 195.5 | 107.3 |
| Back wages agreed to pay since fiscal year 2005, per resident | $10.96 | $14.00 |
| H-1B labor condition applications, FY2025 | 108.1 | 174.0 |
Resident population: US Census Bureau Vintage 2025 estimates (Nebraska: 2,018,006). 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 14 Sep 2026.
Inspections by year
| Measure | Nebraska | US |
|---|---|---|
| Citations per inspection | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| Current penalty per inspection | $6,750 | $3,754 |
| Inspections with a contested citation | 4% | 8% |
| Inspections per 10,000 employees reporting injuries (per year) | 11.9 | 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 | 1,090 |
| 1926.1053 | Ladders | 558 |
| 1910.1200 | Hazard communication | 402 |
| 1910.178 | Powered industrial trucks | 338 |
| 1910.147 | The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) | 334 |
| 1926.503 | Training requirements (fall protection) | 319 |
| 1926.102 | Eye and face protection | 280 |
| 1926.451 | Scaffolds, general requirements | 266 |
| 1910.134 | Respiratory protection | 212 |
| 1910.305 | Electrical, wiring methods, components and equipment | 204 |
Inspection types
| Type | Inspections |
|---|---|
| Planned | 1,584 |
| Referral | 969 |
| Complaint | 793 |
| Fatality/catastrophe | 176 |
| Unprogrammed related | 154 |
| Programmed related | 118 |
Employers with the most inspections
| Employer | City | Inspections |
|---|---|---|
| Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc. | Lexington | 44 |
| US Postal Service | Omaha | 32 |
| Smithfield Foods Inc. | Omaha | 25 |
| Cargill | Fremont | 17 |
| Lozier Corporation | Omaha | 14 |
| Sampson Construction CO INC | Lincoln | 12 |
| Greater Omaha Packing Co., Inc. | Omaha | 11 |
| Packers Sanitation Services, Inc. | Crete | 11 |
| Hausmann Construction Inc | Lincoln | 10 |
| Lincoln Premium Poultry, LLC | Fremont | 10 |
| Western Sugar Cooperative | Scottsbluff | 10 |
| Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc | South Sioux City | 8 |
| Gibbon Packing, LLC | Gibbon | 8 |
| Airlite Plastics Co. | Omaha | 7 |
| Big Ox Energy Siouxland, LLC | Dakota City | 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
Each month page lists the citations issued and the Wage and Hour cases concluded in Nebraska in that month.
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 | 30,150 | $17M |
| Davis-Bacon and Related Acts | 1,858 | $2.1M |
| H-2A provisions | 2,407 | $1.5M |
| Service Contract Act | 1,518 | $781K |
| H-1B provisions | 28 | $172K |
| H-2B provisions | 128 | $40K |
| Family and Medical Leave Act | 75 | $35K |
| Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act | 98 | $4,608 |
| Consumer Credit Protection Act | 2 | $1,890 |
| FLSA child labor provisions | 2,343 | $0 |
Employers with the largest back wages
| Employer | City | Back wages |
|---|---|---|
| R&R Christo Construction LLC | Fremont | $289,707 |
| Daniels Produce | Columbus | $240,000 |
| Gibbon Packing, LLC | Gibbon | $176,677 |
| Vasquez Drywall | Omaha | $169,701 |
| J-Tech Construction | Lincoln | $129,876 |
| Adams Land and Cattle, LLC. | Broken Bow | $127,615 |
| Heldt Produce | Ashland | $111,495 |
| Nebraska Department of Education | Lincoln | $105,050 |
| Environmental Restoration | Omaha | $104,077 |
| Watts Electric Company | Waverly | $102,571 |
| Kidwell, Inc. | Lincoln | $102,057 |
| Miller Electric Company | Omaha | $95,157 |
| Central Valley Ag Cooperative | York | $89,940 |
| CSS Farms, LLC | Kearney | $84,343 |
| Eyman Plumbing Inc | LaVista | $71,737 |
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 35%Level II 20%Level III 12%Level IV 27%Not stated 6%
Top occupations
Employers with the most H-1B applications
| Employer | City | Applications |
|---|---|---|
| Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska | Lincoln | 346 |
| HDR Engineering, Inc. | Omaha | 234 |
| Kiewit Engineering Group Inc. | Omaha | 174 |
| University of Nebraska Medical Center | Omaha | 124 |
| Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company | Omaha | 102 |
| Vertexpire LLC | Bellevue | 77 |
| Crystal Analytics LLC | Bellevue | 66 |
| Datadex Systems | Bellevue | 63 |
| HDR Architecture, Inc. | Omaha | 63 |
| Gallup, Inc. | Omaha | 58 |
| Nextile Technologies LLC | Bellevue | 56 |
| Datarek Services LLC | Bellevue | 55 |
| Toprow Resources | Bellevue | 55 |
| Physicians Mutual Insurance Company | Omaha | 54 |
| Selogix Services LLC | Bellevue | 53 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska | Lincoln | 66 |
| Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company | Omaha | 56 |
| HDR Engineering, Inc. | Omaha | 40 |
| Lincoln County Feedyard LLC | Stapleton | 37 |
| Grand Island Express Inc. | Grand Island | 31 |
| Physicians Mutual Insurance Company | Omaha | 29 |
| Advantage Trucking LLC | Lincoln | 21 |
| First National Bank of Omaha | Omaha | 21 |
| Schmidt Transportation, Inc. | Plattsmouth | 21 |
| Nebraska Furniture Mart, Inc. | Omaha | 19 |
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 | 2,814 | 309,235 | 10,083 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 3.8 |
| 2024 | 2,922 | 405,982 | 8,721 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 3.7 |
| 2025 | 2,645 | 302,514 | 8,296 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Amentum Services Inc. | Offutt AFB | $3.3B |
| Merck and Co., Inc. | Elkhorn | $2.3B |
| Honeywell | Nebraska City | $2.2B |
| Kiewit Infrastructure South Co. | Omaha | $387M |
| Kiewit Infrastructure West Co. | Omaha | $313M |
| Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc. | Lexington | $226M |
| Ho-Chunk Inc. | Winnebago | $197M |
| Sysco | Lincoln | $132M |
| United Parcel Service Inc | Omaha | $130M |
| Weeks Marine, Inc. | Omaha | $111M |
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 Nebraska?
3,945 inspections opened since 2016, issuing 6,449 citations with $27M in current penalties. 4% of inspections have a contested citation.
Which OSHA standards are cited most in Nebraska?
1926.501 (Duty to have fall protection); 1926.1053 (Ladders); 1910.1200 (Hazard communication)
How much in back wages did the Wage and Hour Division find due in Nebraska?
$22,115,153 agreed to pay across 3,946 concluded cases for 29,464 employees, since fiscal year 2005.
Which Nebraska employers file the most H-1B applications?
Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska (346), HDR Engineering, Inc. (234), Kiewit Engineering Group Inc. (174)
What is the injury rate in Nebraska?
Establishments reporting for 2025 had a total recordable case rate of 3.6 per 100 full-time workers (all reporting establishments: 3.5).
Sources: DOL enforcement data (OSHA through 14 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.