Top Enforcement Cases in History Based on Total Issued Penalty
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.
To search enforcement cases with initial penalties of $40,000 or above, by state, starting January 2015, see OSHA’s High Penalties webpage.
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 Sugar | 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 | Sunfield, Inc. | 1117773 | 06/29/2016 | $2,892,400 |
*The February 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.