State profile
Workplace enforcement
in Wisconsin.
Federal enforcement records for 65,614 employers across OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, SAM.gov, CMS, SEC, CPSC, and NHTSA — refreshed weekly to monthly per source.
WI
Employers65,614
OSHA violations279,779
Penalties$179.9M
Fatalities1,644
Summary
Federal records show 65,614 employers in Wisconsin with at least one enforcement footprint — totaling 279,779 OSHA violations and $179,919,343 in assessed penalties. 1,644 fatality investigations are on record. Wage and Hour Division has opened 3,349 cases against in-state employers, recovering $42,648,881 in back wages.
State totals
Employers
65,614
OSHA inspections
98,718
OSHA violations
279,779
Penalties
$179.9M
Fatality investigations
1,644
WHD cases
3,349
WHD back wages
$42.6M
Last refreshed
Jun 6
Most-cited employers
Ranked by OSHA violation count. Click any employer for full cross-agency enforcement history.
| # | Employer | City / Industry | Violations | Penalties | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRASER SHIPYARDS, LLC. Parent: Fraser Industries, LLC | SUPERIOR Ship Building and Repairing | 433 | $847,859 | 1 |
| 2 | KOHLER CO. Parent: Home Depot Inc | KOHLER All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | 362 | $97,395 | 3 |
| 3 | BAY SHIPBUILDING COMPANY | STURGEON BAY Ship Building and Repairing | 348 | $56,140 | 3 |
| 4 | ALLIS CHALMERS | WEST ALLIS | 346 | $9,141 | 1 |
| 5 | NEENAH FOUNDRY COMPANY Parent: NeenahEnterprises, Inc | NEENAH Iron Foundries | 312 | $103,932 | — |
| 6 | FWD CORPORATION | CLINTONVILLE | 282 | $27,060 | — |
| 7 | COLT IND FAIRBANKS MORSE ENGIN | Beloit | 281 | $7,520 | 1 |
| 8 | WAUSAU PAPER MILLS CO | BROKAW | 279 | $61,077 | — |
| 9 | MARINETTE MARINE CORPORATION | MARINETTE Ship Building and Repairing | 279 | $28,732 | — |
| 10 | PETERSON BUILDERS INC | STURGEON BAY | 256 | $39,695 | 1 |
| 11 | BRILLION IRON WORKS | BRILLION Iron Foundries | 249 | $151,412 | 5 |
| 12 | STOUGHTON TRAILERS, LLC Parent: Stoughton Trailers LLC | STOUGHTON Truck Trailer Manufacturing | 240 | $109,953 | — |
| 13 | BELOIT CORP. Parent: CSL Plasma | BELOIT | 240 | $11,541 | 2 |
| 14 | WAUPACA FOUNDRY, INC. Parent: Waupaca Foundry, Inc | WAUPACA Iron Foundries | 229 | $48,610 | — |
| 15 | GREDE WISCONSIN SUBSIDIARIES LLC Parent: Browntown Foundry | BROWNTOWN Iron Foundries | 217 | $392,493 | — |
| 16 | MOTOR CASTINGS COMPANY | WEST ALLIS Steel Foundries (except Investment) | 213 | $83,083 | — |
| 17 | LADISH, LLC | CUDAHY Nonferrous Forging | 210 | $49,615 | 1 |
| 18 | PATRICK CUDAHY, LLC Parent: Patrick Cudahy | CUDAHY Meat Processed from Carcasses | 195 | $96,490 | — |
| 19 | BUCYRUS ERIE CO | SOUTH MILWAUKEE | 189 | $7,102 | 2 |
| 20 | UNIROYAL INC EAU CLAIRE PLANT | EAU CLAIRE | 177 | $11,580 | — |
| 21 | WILLMAN INDUSTRIES, INC. | CEDAR GROVE Iron Foundries | 173 | $97,773 | 1 |
| 22 | BADGER IRON WORKS, INC. | MENOMONIE Iron Foundries | 172 | $74,081 | — |
| 23 | RICHARDSON BROTHERS COMPANY | SHEBOYGAN FALLS Nonupholstered Wood Household Furniture Manufacturing | 171 | $17,715 | — |
| 24 | ECK INDUSTRIES, INC. | MANITOWOC Aluminum Foundries (except Die-Casting) | 169 | $92,818 | — |
| 25 | SIMMONS JUVENILE PRODUCTS COMPANY INC | NEW LONDON | 165 | $13,385 | — |
| 26 | R. SABEE COMPANY LLC | APPLETON Sanitary Paper Product Manufacturing | 164 | $191,489 | — |
| 27 | HARNISCHFEGER CORP | Milwaukee | 164 | $37,770 | 1 |
| 28 | NORTHERN STEEL CASTINGS, INC. | WISCONSIN RAPIDS Steel Foundries (except Investment) | 163 | $80,775 | — |
| 29 | HURD MILLWORK CO., INC. | MEDFORD | 162 | $47,510 | — |
| 30 | EVERBRITE ELECTRIC SIGNS, INC. | SOUTH MILWAUKEE | 160 | $3,915 | 1 |
| 31 | BRENNER TANK, LLC Parent: WABASH NATIONAL Corp | FOND DU LAC Truck Trailer Manufacturing | 157 | $58,415 | — |
| 32 | LEACH COMPANY | OSHKOSH | 155 | $21,879 | — |
| 33 | CONSOLIDATED PAPERS INC | STEVENS POINT | 155 | $3,725 | — |
| 34 | FLAMBEAU PAPER CORP. | PARK FALLS | 154 | $43,345 | 1 |
| 35 | TRAIL-ET INC | MANAWA | 154 | $12,245 | — |
| 36 | PRESSED STEEL TANK CO., INC. | WEST ALLIS Plate Work Manufacturing | 152 | $45,802 | 1 |
| 37 | WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY Parent: WEYERHAEUSER CO | MARSHFIELD | 150 | $11,255 | — |
| 38 | DE PERE FOUNDRY INC | DE PERE Iron Foundries | 149 | $40,475 | 2 |
| 39 | J & D MANUFACTURING & SALES OF EAU CLAIRE, INC. | EAU CLAIRE Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing | 148 | $57,233 | — |
| 40 | NIAGARA OF WISCONSIN | NIAGARA | 146 | $61,855 | 1 |
| 41 | MOSINEE PAPER CORPORATION | MOSINEE | 146 | $29,020 | — |
| 42 | ASHLEY FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, LLC Parent: Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc | ARCADIA Nonupholstered Wood Household Furniture Manufacturing | 143 | $1,479,403 | 1 |
| 43 | WISCONSIN ALUMINUM FOUNDRY CO., INC. | MANITOWOC Other Nonferrous Metal Foundries (except Die-Casting) | 143 | $116,201 | 1 |
| 44 | NEILLSVILLE FOUNDRY, INC. | NEILLSVILLE | 142 | $68,520 | — |
| 45 | ABBYLAND FOODS, INC. | ABBOTSFORD Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering | 138 | $352,749 | — |
| 46 | AMERICAN MOTORS CORPORATION | KENOSHA | 138 | $21,740 | 2 |
| 47 | MARATHON ELECTRIC MFG. CORP. | WAUSAU | 138 | $6,845 | — |
| 48 | JONES DAIRY FARM | FORT ATKINSON Meat Processed from Carcasses | 137 | $124,485 | — |
| 49 | PEDERSEN PRODUCTS, INC. | EDGERTON | 137 | $33,350 | — |
| 50 | METALCRAFT OF MAYVILLE, INC. | MAYVILLE Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing | 135 | $128,890 | — |
Fatality investigations
| Employer | City | Fatalities | Violations | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRILLION IRON WORKS | BRILLION | 5 | 249 | $151,412 |
| DIDION MILLING, INC. | CAMBRIA | 5 | 56 | $2,188,166 |
| REXNORD INDUSTRIES, LLC | MILWAUKEE | 4 | 19 | $46,435 |
| W J LAZYNSKI | Green Bay | 4 | 2 | $1,600 |
| KOHLER CO. | KOHLER | 3 | 362 | $97,395 |
| BAY SHIPBUILDING COMPANY | STURGEON BAY | 3 | 348 | $56,140 |
| S. A. HEALY CO., INC. | MILWAUKEE | 3 | 73 | $307,260 |
| PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA | TOMAHAWK | 3 | 53 | $173,924 |
| BARTOLOTTA'S FIREWORKS CO., INC. | GENESSE DEPOT | 3 | 47 | $13,560 |
| BUSH BROTHERS & COMPANY | AUGUSTA | 3 | 38 | $28,200 |
| GREDE FOUNDRIES, INC. | REEDSBURG | 3 | 37 | $28,685 |
| MICHAEL CURRAN & ASSOCIATES, INC. | HURLEY | 3 | 14 | $86,750 |
| GREDE FOUNDRIES INC., REEDSBURG DIVISION | REEDSBURG | 3 | 11 | $1,120 |
| AZANA CORP. | BROOKFIELD | 3 | 6 | $3,600 |
| DANNY'S CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INCORPORATED | MILWAUKEE | 3 | 5 | $53,500 |
| NEKOOSA PAPERS INC. | NEKOOSA | 3 | 5 | $22,420 |
| SANNA DIV OF BEATRICE FOO | Menomonie | 3 | 4 | $880 |
| LAKEHEAD BLACKTOP AND MATERIALS OF SUPERIOR, INC. | SUPERIOR | 3 | 4 | $4,200 |
| BELOIT CORP. | BELOIT | 2 | 240 | $11,541 |
| BUCYRUS ERIE CO | SOUTH MILWAUKEE | 2 | 189 | $7,102 |
Industries by violations
3-digit NAICS sectors ranked by OSHA violation totals within Wisconsin.
| NAICS | Industry | Employers | Violations | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000000 | 35,314 | 162,337 | $24,746,555 | |
| 238160 | Roofing Contractors | 4,312 | 11,239 | $26,944,320 |
| 331511 | Iron Foundries | 59 | 3,260 | $2,281,502 |
| 332999 | All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | 263 | 3,162 | $2,504,654 |
| 238130 | Framing Contractors | 1,218 | 3,019 | $5,017,539 |
| 236220 | Commercial and Institutional Building Construction | 1,686 | 2,772 | $2,240,949 |
| 326199 | All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing | 256 | 2,402 | $2,126,283 |
| 332710 | Machine Shops | 363 | 2,216 | $1,435,906 |
| 321113 | Sawmills | 134 | 2,011 | $3,923,127 |
| 321920 | Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing | 156 | 1,796 | $1,545,401 |
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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.