HazIndex summarizes observed OSHA enforcement patterns using measurable factors such as citations, penalties, severity, recurrence, exposed employees, recent momentum, and response timing.
Top entities: Full coverage 2021-2025
Values reflect OSHA-derived records for the full coverage period.
Metric: Citations
| Rank | Industry Group | Citations | HazIndex Full-period | Employees Exposed | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plastics Product Manufacturing | 872 citations |
HazIndex 77
|
7,462 employees | $2.7M |
| 2 | Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing | 739 citations |
HazIndex 80
|
4,083 employees | $1.4M |
| 3 | Other Wood Product Manufacturing | 718 citations |
HazIndex 76
|
4,228 employees | $1.8M |
| 4 | Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing | 628 citations |
HazIndex 79
|
3,854 employees | $926.6K |
| 5 | Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction | 597 citations |
HazIndex 72
|
6,647 employees | $278K |
| 6 | Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | 438 citations |
HazIndex 78
|
3,177 employees | $853K |
| 7 | Water, Sewage and Other Systems | 436 citations |
HazIndex 60
|
4,216 employees | $245.3K |
| 8 | Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing | 396 citations |
HazIndex 85
|
2,872 employees | $1.5M |
| 9 | Converted Paper Product Manufacturing | 389 citations |
HazIndex 80
|
3,356 employees | $1.3M |
| 10 | Animal Slaughtering and Processing | 317 citations |
HazIndex 72
|
2,935 employees | $1.2M |
| 11 | Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing | 303 citations |
HazIndex 77
|
4,561 employees | $1.1M |
| 12 | Other Food Manufacturing | 301 citations |
HazIndex 81
|
3,254 employees | $1.4M |
| 13 | Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing | 286 citations |
HazIndex 78
|
1,254 employees | $325.2K |
| 14 | Household and Institutional Furniture and Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturing | 283 citations |
HazIndex 62
|
1,893 employees | $784.6K |
| 15 | Sawmills and Wood Preservation | 283 citations |
HazIndex 69
|
2,099 employees | $676.6K |
| 16 | Automotive Repair and Maintenance | 256 citations |
HazIndex 77
|
1,418 employees | $630.9K |
| 17 | Forging and Stamping | 212 citations |
HazIndex 73
|
1,213 employees | $484.7K |
| 18 | Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing | 205 citations |
HazIndex 65
|
983 employees | $533.4K |
| 19 | Printing and Related Support Activities | 198 citations |
HazIndex 70
|
2,435 employees | $672.9K |
| 20 | Rubber Product Manufacturing | 176 citations |
HazIndex 81
|
1,129 employees | $799.8K |
| 21 | Facilities Support Services | 176 citations |
HazIndex 58
|
12,372 employees | $149.7K |
| 22 | Dairy Product Manufacturing | 170 citations |
HazIndex 75
|
2,336 employees | $636.2K |
| 23 | Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing | 167 citations |
HazIndex 70
|
923 employees | $317K |
| 24 | Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing | 166 citations |
HazIndex 63
|
4,633 employees | $619.2K |
| 25 | Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 166 citations |
HazIndex 64
|
1,242 employees | $426.9K |
| 26 | Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers | 164 citations |
HazIndex 53
|
977 employees | $347.3K |
| 27 | Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities | 151 citations |
HazIndex 59
|
832 employees | $306.1K |
| 28 | Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers | 146 citations |
HazIndex 47
|
1,491 employees | $476K |
| 29 | Beverage Manufacturing | 146 citations |
HazIndex 64
|
1,301 employees | $400.1K |
| 30 | Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing | 139 citations |
HazIndex 57
|
1,678 employees | $427.6K |
| 31 | Warehousing and Storage | 139 citations |
HazIndex 56
|
1,542 employees | $426.3K |
| 32 | Elementary and Secondary Schools | 139 citations |
HazIndex 44
|
917 employees | $68.3K |
| 33 | Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing | 131 citations |
HazIndex 50
|
932 employees | $330.2K |
| 34 | Services to Buildings and Dwellings | 126 citations |
HazIndex 58
|
861 employees | $263.6K |
| 35 | Foundries | 125 citations |
HazIndex 57
|
904 employees | $304.7K |
| 36 | Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel | 120 citations |
HazIndex 73
|
1,377 employees | $455.4K |
| 37 | Office Furniture (including Fixtures) Manufacturing | 120 citations |
HazIndex 55
|
791 employees | $320.7K |
| 38 | Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing | 111 citations |
HazIndex 42
|
455 employees | $211K |
| 39 | Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance | 100 citations |
HazIndex 57
|
1,188 employees | $231.1K |
| 40 | Metal and Mineral (except Petroleum) Merchant Wholesalers | 98 citations |
HazIndex 41
|
448 employees | $274.1K |
| 41 | Drycleaning and Laundry Services | 96 citations |
HazIndex 66
|
588 employees | $326.2K |
| 42 | Building Equipment Contractors | 94 citations |
HazIndex 49
|
303 employees | $345.7K |
| 43 | Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing | 92 citations |
HazIndex 50
|
715 employees | $287.9K |
| 44 | Grain and Oilseed Milling | 89 citations |
HazIndex 62
|
820 employees | $364.3K |
| 45 | Spring and Wire Product Manufacturing | 88 citations |
HazIndex 44
|
680 employees | $187.9K |
| 46 | Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing | 88 citations |
HazIndex 40
|
1,156 employees | $132K |
| 47 | Remediation and Other Waste Management Services | 88 citations |
HazIndex 46
|
703 employees | $109.5K |
| 48 | Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container Manufacturing | 87 citations |
HazIndex 56
|
1,261 employees | $257.7K |
| 49 | Animal Food Manufacturing | 87 citations |
HazIndex 42
|
464 employees | $216.7K |
| 50 | Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers | 86 citations |
HazIndex 47
|
357 employees | $203.2K |
| 51 | Waste Collection | 83 citations |
HazIndex 27
|
721 employees | $38.1K |
| 52 | Lumber and Other Construction Materials Merchant Wholesalers | 82 citations |
HazIndex 43
|
730 employees | $263.7K |
| 53 | Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support | 82 citations |
HazIndex 29
|
493 employees | $73.4K |
| 54 | Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing | 80 citations |
HazIndex 64
|
2,481 employees | $340.5K |
| 55 | Traveler Accommodation | 80 citations |
HazIndex 52
|
1,891 employees | $216.6K |
| 56 | Grocery and Convenience Retailers | 79 citations |
HazIndex 52
|
1,411 employees | $159.4K |
| 57 | Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills | 78 citations |
HazIndex 52
|
712 employees | $310K |
| 58 | Fabric Mills | 77 citations |
HazIndex 41
|
626 employees | $283.7K |
| 59 | Other Amusement and Recreation Industries | 77 citations |
HazIndex 38
|
356 employees | $91.1K |
| 60 | Industrial Machinery Manufacturing | 74 citations |
HazIndex 51
|
540 employees | $132.1K |
| 61 | Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing | 73 citations |
HazIndex 45
|
1,136 employees | $223.5K |
| 62 | Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing | 70 citations |
HazIndex 51
|
1,497 employees | $264.8K |
| 63 | Ventilation, Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing | 68 citations |
HazIndex 44
|
298 employees | $184K |
| 64 | Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing | 64 citations |
HazIndex 52
|
554 employees | $238K |
| 65 | Basic Chemical Manufacturing | 62 citations |
HazIndex 53
|
1,216 employees | $243.7K |
| 66 | Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing | 60 citations |
HazIndex 34
|
1,071 employees | $175.9K |
| 67 | General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | 58 citations |
HazIndex 42
|
348 employees | $147.8K |
| 68 | Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing | 57 citations |
HazIndex 36
|
559 employees | $291.4K |
| 69 | Other Support Services | 55 citations |
HazIndex 50
|
672 employees | $189K |
| 70 | Paint, Coating, and Adhesive Manufacturing | 55 citations |
HazIndex 33
|
522 employees | $164.1K |
| 71 | Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities | 51 citations |
HazIndex 25
|
1,901 employees | $47.8K |
| 72 | Waste Treatment and Disposal | 50 citations |
HazIndex 26
|
170 employees | $51.7K |
| 73 | Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers | 49 citations |
HazIndex 33
|
264 employees | $87.1K |
| 74 | Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing | 47 citations |
HazIndex 32
|
787 employees | $149.1K |
| 75 | Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers | 46 citations |
HazIndex 37
|
156 employees | $119.2K |
| 76 | Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing | 44 citations |
HazIndex 39
|
1,581 employees | $224.3K |
| 77 | Administration of Economic Programs | 44 citations |
HazIndex 29
|
378 employees | $12.9K |
| 78 | Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors | 43 citations |
HazIndex 33
|
296 employees | $80.9K |
| 79 | Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing | 42 citations |
HazIndex 27
|
253 employees | $77K |
| 80 | Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing | 41 citations |
HazIndex 41
|
108 employees | $149.2K |
| 81 | Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing | 41 citations |
HazIndex 29
|
216 employees | $95.7K |
| 82 | Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing | 40 citations |
HazIndex 27
|
247 employees | $93.4K |
| 83 | Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing | 39 citations |
HazIndex 34
|
194 employees | $69.9K |
| 84 | Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing | 39 citations |
HazIndex 28
|
525 employees | $51.4K |
| 85 | Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | 38 citations |
HazIndex 22
|
488 employees | $66.9K |
| 86 | Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills | 37 citations |
HazIndex 15
|
354 employees | $169.4K |
| 87 | Clay Product and Refractory Manufacturing | 36 citations |
HazIndex 40
|
176 employees | $109.6K |
| 88 | Other Textile Product Mills | 36 citations |
HazIndex 23
|
166 employees | $106.1K |
| 89 | Support Activities for Mining | 34 citations |
HazIndex 30
|
212 employees | $125.8K |
| 90 | Other Furniture Related Product Manufacturing | 33 citations |
HazIndex 27
|
188 employees | $196.6K |
| 91 | Electrical Equipment Manufacturing | 32 citations |
HazIndex 29
|
867 employees | $95.6K |
| 92 | Building Material and Supplies Dealers | 32 citations |
HazIndex 20
|
345 employees | $84.4K |
| 93 | Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) | 32 citations |
HazIndex 12
|
385 employees | $75.9K |
| 94 | Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing | 31 citations |
HazIndex 21
|
101 employees | $104.5K |
| 95 | Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging | 31 citations |
HazIndex 30
|
943 employees | $88K |
| 96 | Motor Vehicle Manufacturing | 31 citations |
HazIndex 38
|
364 employees | $85.9K |
| 97 | Paper and Paper Product Merchant Wholesalers | 31 citations |
HazIndex 15
|
133 employees | $60.1K |
| 98 | Textile Furnishings Mills | 30 citations |
HazIndex 30
|
176 employees | $175.2K |
| 99 | Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric Coating Mills | 30 citations |
HazIndex 6
|
188 employees | $71.7K |
| 100 | Employment Services | 29 citations |
HazIndex 18
|
198 employees | $131.5K |