OSHA’s Top 25 Enforcement Cases Based on Total Penalty

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These are the 25 biggest workplace safety and health violation enforcement actions by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

OSHA Note: After issuance of the initial citation, the penalty amount may change throughout the settlement and litigation phase. The current penalty amount is available by clicking the inspection number.

	Company Name	Inspection #	Issuance Date	Total Issued Penalty
1	BP Products North America	311962674 308314640	10/29/2009	$81,340,000
2	BP Products North America	308314640 308314988	09/21/2005	$21,361,500
3	IMC Fertilizer/Angus Chemical	107607863 107607871	10/31/1991	$11,550,000
4	Imperial Suger	310988712 311522858	07/25/2008	$8,777,500
5	O&G Industries, Inc.*	109179937 314295460	08/03/2010	$8,347,000
6	Samsung Guam, Inc.	107329740 106196801	09/21/1995	$8,260,000
7	CITGO Petroleum	110416880	08/29/1991	$8,155,000
8	Dayton Tire	109061648	04/18/1994	$7,490,000
9	USX (aka U.S. Steel Corp.)	100504950 018252858 102873288	10/26/1989 11/02/1989	$7,275,300
10	Keystone Construction Maintenance*	109179952 314295445	08/03/2010	$6,623,000
11	Phillip 66/Fish Engineering	106612443 107365751	04/19/1990	$6,395,200
12	Hercules, Inc.	108662420 100490705	09/08/1993	$6,328,000
13	Arcadian	102281292 102281128	01/27/1993	$5,085,000
14	E. Smalis Painting	108753690	06/03/1994	$5,008,500
15	John Morrell	101456325	10/28/1988	$4,330,000
16	Bath Iron Works	101450336 101450294	11/04/1987	$4,175,940
17	Fraser Paper	102749868 102750395	09/17/1991	$3,982,500
18	Decoster Egg Farms (aka Maine Contract Farming, LLC)	122375512	07/12/1996	$3,555,500
19	Arco Chemical Co.	110318540	01/03/1999	$3,481,300
20	The Budd Company	18252510	12/12/1989	$3,345,600
21	McCrory Stores	113919278	11/07/1991	$3,188,000
22	IBP	100059591	05/11/1998	$3,133,100
23	BP North America Inc. and BP Husky Refining LLC’s Refinery	311611081	03/08/2010	$3,042,000
24	Shell Oil Chemical Co.	103342093	11/22/1994	$3,017,000
25	Union Carbide	110398310	09/12/1991	$2,803,500

*The Feb. 7, 2010 explosion at Kleen Energy Systems Natural Gas Power Plant resulted in $16.6 million in penalties. OSHA cited three construction companies and 14 subcontractors for 371 safety violations, including: $8.3 million to O&G Industries, ranked number 5 above; $6.6 million to Keystone Construction & Maintenance, ranked number 10 above; and $896,000 to Blue Water Solutions, not ranked above.

Source: OSHA

Topics Workers' Compensation

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