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 | Warehousing and Storage | 1,220 citations |
HazIndex 89
|
17,435 employees | $2.9M |
| 2 | Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors | 1,126 citations |
HazIndex 81
|
3,653 employees | $1.7M |
| 3 | Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing | 615 citations |
HazIndex 75
|
4,148 employees | $917.8K |
| 4 | Other Wood Product Manufacturing | 469 citations |
HazIndex 77
|
2,764 employees | $831K |
| 5 | Plastics Product Manufacturing | 394 citations |
HazIndex 73
|
3,645 employees | $850.2K |
| 6 | Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers | 392 citations |
HazIndex 75
|
5,280 employees | $884.2K |
| 7 | Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | 349 citations |
HazIndex 69
|
3,078 employees | $523.7K |
| 8 | Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing | 340 citations |
HazIndex 74
|
1,234 employees | $491.1K |
| 9 | Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing | 334 citations |
HazIndex 71
|
1,859 employees | $352.6K |
| 10 | Building Material and Supplies Dealers | 312 citations |
HazIndex 72
|
2,641 employees | $737.8K |
| 11 | Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers | 307 citations |
HazIndex 76
|
2,097 employees | $585.9K |
| 12 | Lumber and Other Construction Materials Merchant Wholesalers | 255 citations |
HazIndex 67
|
1,651 employees | $529.7K |
| 13 | Household and Institutional Furniture and Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturing | 242 citations |
HazIndex 53
|
1,040 employees | $297.6K |
| 14 | General Freight Trucking | 241 citations |
HazIndex 80
|
2,692 employees | $666.1K |
| 15 | Grocery and Convenience Retailers | 206 citations |
HazIndex 78
|
2,052 employees | $674.9K |
| 16 | Automotive Repair and Maintenance | 199 citations |
HazIndex 61
|
1,184 employees | $212.6K |
| 17 | Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing | 191 citations |
HazIndex 70
|
1,165 employees | $379.8K |
| 18 | Beverage Manufacturing | 169 citations |
HazIndex 49
|
2,207 employees | $314.6K |
| 19 | Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction | 163 citations |
HazIndex 61
|
1,848 employees | $80.7K |
| 20 | Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities | 157 citations |
HazIndex 54
|
840 employees | $165.4K |
| 21 | Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing | 154 citations |
HazIndex 63
|
1,036 employees | $255.2K |
| 22 | Nonresidential Building Construction | 154 citations |
HazIndex 54
|
607 employees | $205.3K |
| 23 | Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 150 citations |
HazIndex 52
|
1,027 employees | $268.1K |
| 24 | Converted Paper Product Manufacturing | 147 citations |
HazIndex 76
|
2,404 employees | $386K |
| 25 | Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers | 146 citations |
HazIndex 76
|
1,231 employees | $316.4K |
| 26 | Other Motor Vehicle Dealers | 146 citations |
HazIndex 56
|
782 employees | $255.5K |
| 27 | Other Food Manufacturing | 142 citations |
HazIndex 61
|
5,339 employees | $350.8K |
| 28 | Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers | 137 citations |
HazIndex 45
|
849 employees | $189.1K |
| 29 | Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers | 127 citations |
HazIndex 54
|
829 employees | $196.4K |
| 30 | Residential Building Construction | 126 citations |
HazIndex 39
|
265 employees | $105.4K |
| 31 | Building Equipment Contractors | 124 citations |
HazIndex 41
|
479 employees | $166.7K |
| 32 | Printing and Related Support Activities | 123 citations |
HazIndex 54
|
1,079 employees | $243.7K |
| 33 | Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing | 123 citations |
HazIndex 53
|
1,565 employees | $175.3K |
| 34 | Animal Slaughtering and Processing | 122 citations |
HazIndex 52
|
1,536 employees | $300.6K |
| 35 | Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Retailers | 121 citations |
HazIndex 54
|
508 employees | $239.1K |
| 36 | Building Finishing Contractors | 112 citations |
HazIndex 52
|
538 employees | $134.2K |
| 37 | Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing | 100 citations |
HazIndex 52
|
1,510 employees | $333.2K |
| 38 | Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers | 98 citations |
HazIndex 62
|
1,949 employees | $198.3K |
| 39 | Waste Collection | 93 citations |
HazIndex 52
|
440 employees | $161.4K |
| 40 | Ship and Boat Building | 91 citations |
HazIndex 58
|
2,346 employees | $164.9K |
| 41 | Other Specialty Trade Contractors | 90 citations |
HazIndex 43
|
281 employees | $148.2K |
| 42 | Sawmills and Wood Preservation | 86 citations |
HazIndex 52
|
340 employees | $122.9K |
| 43 | Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing | 85 citations |
HazIndex 46
|
434 employees | $136.7K |
| 44 | Beer, Wine, and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers | 78 citations |
HazIndex 54
|
736 employees | $190.5K |
| 45 | Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing | 77 citations |
HazIndex 43
|
483 employees | $126.1K |
| 46 | Forging and Stamping | 77 citations |
HazIndex 42
|
621 employees | $115.8K |
| 47 | Specialized Freight Trucking | 76 citations |
HazIndex 36
|
344 employees | $116.3K |
| 48 | Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing | 75 citations |
HazIndex 33
|
372 employees | $107.8K |
| 49 | Water, Sewage and Other Systems | 75 citations |
HazIndex 46
|
577 employees | $54.7K |
| 50 | Foundries | 74 citations |
HazIndex 61
|
1,107 employees | $216.8K |
| 51 | Lawn and Garden Equipment and Supplies Retailers | 71 citations |
HazIndex 45
|
396 employees | $131.2K |
| 52 | Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance | 70 citations |
HazIndex 24
|
288 employees | $76.2K |
| 53 | Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing | 69 citations |
HazIndex 48
|
3,038 employees | $175K |
| 54 | Services to Buildings and Dwellings | 69 citations |
HazIndex 47
|
486 employees | $113.6K |
| 55 | Household Appliances and Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers | 67 citations |
HazIndex 47
|
393 employees | $156.6K |
| 56 | Remediation and Other Waste Management Services | 67 citations |
HazIndex 39
|
345 employees | $91K |
| 57 | Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing | 66 citations |
HazIndex 43
|
463 employees | $142.1K |
| 58 | Dairy Product Manufacturing | 66 citations |
HazIndex 50
|
543 employees | $141.5K |
| 59 | Postal Service | 65 citations |
HazIndex 66
|
1,410 employees | $370.4K |
| 60 | Animal Food Manufacturing | 65 citations |
HazIndex 45
|
484 employees | $125.7K |
| 61 | Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel | 63 citations |
HazIndex 48
|
406 employees | $187.9K |
| 62 | Rubber Product Manufacturing | 62 citations |
HazIndex 52
|
327 employees | $122.4K |
| 63 | Other Amusement and Recreation Industries | 59 citations |
HazIndex 50
|
340 employees | $122.5K |
| 64 | Office Furniture (including Fixtures) Manufacturing | 59 citations |
HazIndex 37
|
535 employees | $88.2K |
| 65 | Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers | 58 citations |
HazIndex 43
|
192 employees | $96.9K |
| 66 | Couriers and Express Delivery Services | 58 citations |
HazIndex 29
|
584 employees | $89.2K |
| 67 | Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing | 57 citations |
HazIndex 43
|
988 employees | $243.8K |
| 68 | Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services | 57 citations |
HazIndex 49
|
615 employees | $147.5K |
| 69 | Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing | 57 citations |
HazIndex 23
|
509 employees | $104.1K |
| 70 | Metal and Mineral (except Petroleum) Merchant Wholesalers | 57 citations |
HazIndex 35
|
466 employees | $89.9K |
| 71 | Industrial Machinery Manufacturing | 56 citations |
HazIndex 30
|
506 employees | $97.4K |
| 72 | Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support | 56 citations |
HazIndex 22
|
373 employees | $44K |
| 73 | Other Support Services | 55 citations |
HazIndex 56
|
1,152 employees | $134.2K |
| 74 | Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing | 55 citations |
HazIndex 37
|
321 employees | $129.1K |
| 75 | Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container Manufacturing | 54 citations |
HazIndex 31
|
681 employees | $123.7K |
| 76 | Ventilation, Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing | 51 citations |
HazIndex 20
|
283 employees | $77.9K |
| 77 | Furniture and Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers | 48 citations |
HazIndex 23
|
483 employees | $74.8K |
| 78 | Freight Transportation Arrangement | 47 citations |
HazIndex 33
|
424 employees | $107.3K |
| 79 | Automobile Dealers | 45 citations |
HazIndex 23
|
301 employees | $77.1K |
| 80 | Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills | 44 citations |
HazIndex 33
|
498 employees | $103.2K |
| 81 | Employment Services | 42 citations |
HazIndex 40
|
414 employees | $143.3K |
| 82 | Motor Vehicle Manufacturing | 40 citations |
HazIndex 15
|
279 employees | $73.8K |
| 83 | Support Activities for Mining | 39 citations |
HazIndex 54
|
116 employees | $129K |
| 84 | Paint, Coating, and Adhesive Manufacturing | 39 citations |
HazIndex 33
|
236 employees | $69.2K |
| 85 | Spring and Wire Product Manufacturing | 39 citations |
HazIndex 20
|
274 employees | $59.7K |
| 86 | Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers | 37 citations |
HazIndex 43
|
316 employees | $142.9K |
| 87 | Paper and Paper Product Merchant Wholesalers | 37 citations |
HazIndex 37
|
199 employees | $86.6K |
| 88 | Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging | 36 citations |
HazIndex 33
|
259 employees | $58.4K |
| 89 | Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing | 34 citations |
HazIndex 33
|
245 employees | $87.6K |
| 90 | Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing | 34 citations |
HazIndex 33
|
217 employees | $45K |
| 91 | Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing | 33 citations |
HazIndex 33
|
286 employees | $90K |
| 92 | Basic Chemical Manufacturing | 33 citations |
HazIndex 35
|
144 employees | $80.2K |
| 93 | Support Activities for Air Transportation | 33 citations |
HazIndex 30
|
289 employees | $75.1K |
| 94 | Support Activities for Rail Transportation | 33 citations |
HazIndex 34
|
217 employees | $58.8K |
| 95 | Electrical Equipment Manufacturing | 33 citations |
HazIndex 22
|
214 employees | $56.1K |
| 96 | Other Textile Product Mills | 32 citations |
HazIndex 16
|
255 employees | $61.1K |
| 97 | Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing | 32 citations |
HazIndex 22
|
531 employees | $58.8K |
| 98 | Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing | 31 citations |
HazIndex 13
|
107 employees | $87.2K |
| 99 | Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing | 31 citations |
HazIndex 34
|
290 employees | $60.7K |
| 100 | Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities | 31 citations |
HazIndex 7
|
436 employees | $9.6K |