State profile
Workplace enforcement
in South Dakota.
Federal enforcement records for 16,484 employers across OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, SAM.gov, CMS, SEC, CPSC, and NHTSA — refreshed weekly to monthly per source.
SD
Employers16,484
OSHA violations39,289
Penalties$20.7M
Fatalities300
Summary
Federal records show 16,484 employers in South Dakota with at least one enforcement footprint — totaling 39,289 OSHA violations and $20,693,471 in assessed penalties. 300 fatality investigations are on record. Wage and Hour Division has opened 1,604 cases against in-state employers, recovering $7,757,635 in back wages.
State totals
Employers
16,484
OSHA inspections
14,834
OSHA violations
39,289
Penalties
$20.7M
Fatality investigations
300
WHD cases
1,604
WHD back wages
$7.8M
Last refreshed
Sep 16
Most-cited employers
Ranked by OSHA violation count. Click any employer for full cross-agency enforcement history.
| # | Employer | City / Industry | Violations | Penalties | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JOHN MORRELL & COMPANY | SIOUX FALLS Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering | 256 | $1,750,325 | 1 |
| 2 | LITTLE RIVER LUMBER COMPANY | PIEDMONT | 144 | $4,684 | 1 |
| 3 | DAKOTA PORK INDUSTRIES | HURON | 122 | $7,303 | — |
| 4 | ADAMS THERMAL SYSTEMS, INC. | CANTON Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing | 79 | $479,630 | 1 |
| 5 | UNITED BATTERIES OF SOUTH DAKOTA | MADISON | 79 | $300 | — |
| 6 | GAGE BROTHERS CONCRETE PRODUCTS, INC. | SIOUX FALLS Other Concrete Product Manufacturing | 76 | $59,668 | — |
| 7 | DAKOTA GRANITE COMPANY | MILBANK Cut Stone and Stone Product Manufacturing | 73 | $5,530 | — |
| 8 | SOUTH DAKOTA SOYBEAN PROCESSORS, LLC Parent: SOUTH DAKOTA SOYBEAN PROCESSORS LLC | VOLGA Soybean and Other Oilseed Processing | 70 | $37,305 | — |
| 9 | EGGER STEEL COMPANY | SIOUX FALLS Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing | 66 | $14,720 | — |
| 10 | RAVEN INDUSTRIES, INC. Parent: CNH Industrial N.V | SIOUX FALLS Laminated Plastics Plate, Sheet (except Packaging), and Shape Manufacturing | 66 | $10,396 | — |
| 11 | KOEHN MFG INC | WATER TOWN | 64 | $1,410 | — |
| 12 | TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES, INC. | MITCHELL Truck Trailer Manufacturing | 63 | $22,038 | 1 |
| 13 | TECHNICAL ORDNANCE, INC. | CLEAR LAKE Explosives Manufacturing | 63 | $11,595 | — |
| 14 | BLACK HILLS PACKING | RAPID CITY | 61 | $5,253 | — |
| 15 | SIOUX STEEL COMPANY Parent: Sioux Steel Company | SIOUX FALLS Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing | 61 | $3,368 | — |
| 16 | HURON CULVERT & TANK COMPANY | HURON Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing | 61 | $3,078 | — |
| 17 | CMI LOAD KING DIV | Elk Point | 60 | $1,370 | — |
| 18 | CONTINENTAL LUMBER COMPANY | HILL CITY | 57 | $4,338 | — |
| 19 | SCHWEIGERS, INC. | WATERTOWN | 57 | $455 | — |
| 20 | ROYAL C. JOHNSON VETERANS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | SIOUX FALLS | 57 | $0 | — |
| 21 | SHEESLEY PLUMBING & HEATING, INC. | MITCHELL | 56 | $3,170 | — |
| 22 | VETERANS ADMINISTRATION MEDICAL CENTER | HOT SPRINGS | 54 | $0 | — |
| 23 | MEILMAN FOOD INDUSTRIES INC | Sioux Falls | 52 | $645 | — |
| 24 | CANTON CONCRETE PRODUCTS CORP | Canton | 51 | $625 | — |
| 25 | BUCKINGHAM WOOD PRODUCTS INC | Rapid City | 51 | $165 | — |
| 26 | SIOUX STEAM CLEANER CORPORATIO | Beresford | 49 | $510 | — |
| 27 | MONTGOMERY WARD | Sioux Falls | 47 | $515 | — |
| 28 | MUELLER FEED MILL, INC. | MARTIN Farm Product Warehousing and Storage | 46 | $23,870 | 3 |
| 29 | HOWARD BEEF PROCESSORS, INC. | HOWARD | 46 | $3,324 | — |
| 30 | KYBURZ CONSTRUCTION INC | ABERDEEN | 46 | $975 | — |
| 31 | WHEELER TANK MANUFACTURING, INC. | SIOUX FALLS Metal Tank (Heavy Gauge) Manufacturing | 45 | $103,576 | — |
| 32 | PPD (USA) INC. | MADISON Plastics Packaging Film and Sheet (including Laminated) Manufacturing | 45 | $80,415 | — |
| 33 | BID-WELL CORP | Canton | 45 | $1,350 | — |
| 34 | T & R ELECTRIC SUPPLY, INC. | COLMAN Electrical Apparatus and Equipment, Wiring Supplies, and Related Equipment Merchant Wholesalers | 44 | $1,073 | — |
| 35 | PAUL MARDIAN COMPANY, INC. | ABERDEEN | 43 | $2,340 | — |
| 36 | DAKOTA BLOCK CO | Rapid City | 43 | $520 | — |
| 37 | ELECTRO MAGIC DIV OF DURA CORP | Vermillion | 43 | $405 | — |
| 38 | FREEMAN COMPANY Parent: Freeman Company | YANKTON | 43 | $260 | — |
| 39 | DAKOTA FIBERGLASS, INC | WEBSTER All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing | 42 | $22,355 | — |
| 40 | PRECISION WELDING & MACHINE, INC. | RAPID CITY | 42 | $1,050 | — |
| 41 | CUSTOM COILS, INC. | ALCESTER | 41 | $700 | — |
| 42 | RUSHMORE HOMES INC | Rapid City | 40 | $280 | — |
| 43 | CARDINAL INDUSTRIES, INC. | ABERDEEN All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing | 39 | $12,363 | — |
| 44 | PREST RACK, INC. | BROOKINGS Custom Roll Forming | 39 | $9,195 | — |
| 45 | WHITEWOOD POST & POLE CO INC | Whitewood | 39 | $1,830 | — |
| 46 | CORNER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY | RAPID CITY | 39 | $825 | — |
| 47 | ROSEBUD EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY ST | St Francis | 39 | $180 | — |
| 48 | FARMERS COOP GRAIN & SUPPLY | Garretson | 38 | $450 | — |
| 49 | C J GROSSENBURG & SON | Winner | 38 | $345 | — |
| 50 | GREGORIAN, INC. | LEMMON All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | 38 | $0 | — |
Fatality investigations
| Employer | City | Fatalities | Violations | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUELLER FEED MILL, INC. | MARTIN | 3 | 46 | $23,870 |
| FARMERS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION | MARION | 3 | 17 | $780 |
| HOMESTAKE FOREST PRODUCTS CO | Spearfish | 2 | 18 | $1,830 |
| DAKOTA PUMP & CONTROL | ABERDEEN | 2 | 6 | $4,375 |
| HEARTLAND TANK INC. | VOLGA | 2 | 5 | $10,000 |
| J. V. BAILEY CONSTRUCTION, INC. | PRESHO | 2 | 1 | $750 |
| WEELBORG BROS INC | Herreid | 2 | 1 | $250 |
| HANSEN PLUMBING, INC. | GETTYSBURG | 2 | 0 | $0 |
| AG LAND FERTILIZER CO | Yankton | 2 | 0 | $0 |
| BALTIC FARMERS ELEVATOR CO | Baltic | 2 | 0 | $0 |
| BALTIC COOP BUILDING SUPPL | Baltic | 2 | 0 | $0 |
| JOHN MORRELL & COMPANY | SIOUX FALLS | 1 | 256 | $1,750,325 |
| LITTLE RIVER LUMBER COMPANY | PIEDMONT | 1 | 144 | $4,684 |
| ADAMS THERMAL SYSTEMS, INC. | CANTON | 1 | 79 | $479,630 |
| TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES, INC. | MITCHELL | 1 | 63 | $22,038 |
| A. H. MEYER & SONS, INC. | WINFRED | 1 | 35 | $28,710 |
| DAHME CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. | ABERDEEN | 1 | 34 | $30,660 |
| SOUTH DAKOTA WHEAT GROWERS ASSOCIATION | MCLAUGHLIN | 1 | 29 | $812,000 |
| HULTGREN CONSTRUCTION, LLC | SIOUX FALLS | 1 | 29 | $200,628 |
| GURNEY SEED & NURSERY | YANKTON | 1 | 29 | $60 |
Industries by violations
3-digit NAICS sectors ranked by OSHA violation totals within South Dakota.
| NAICS | Industry | Employers | Violations | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 238160 | Roofing Contractors | 545 | 1,139 | $2,106,548 |
| 236220 | Commercial and Institutional Building Construction | 519 | 862 | $1,202,479 |
| 238130 | Framing Contractors | 220 | 590 | $1,115,665 |
| 237110 | Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction | 215 | 530 | $1,104,281 |
| 424510 | Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers | 92 | 503 | $1,359,634 |
| 311611 | Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering | 24 | 355 | $1,959,716 |
| 238140 | Masonry Contractors | 76 | 225 | $199,132 |
| 333111 | Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing | 30 | 216 | $109,113 |
| 337110 | Wood Kitchen Cabinet and Countertop Manufacturing | 28 | 202 | $208,117 |
| 238910 | Site Preparation Contractors | 94 | 181 | $885,165 |
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Data sources: OSHA IMIS / OIS, DOL Wage & Hour Division, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, SAM.gov exclusions, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures. Data is refreshed weekly; aggregates are computed from the most recent sync. Methodology · Browse all states.