City Profile

WASHINGTON, DC — OSHA Enforcement

Workplace safety enforcement data for 8,580 inspected facilities in WASHINGTON.

8,580
Facilities
$15.9M
Total Penalties
$1.9K
Avg Penalty
34,420
Citations

WASHINGTON, District of Columbia has 8580 OSHA-inspected facilities with cumulative penalties totaling $15.9M. The city's average penalty of $1,852.38 is near the District of Columbia state average of $1,815.69. Federal investigators have documented 34420 total citations across facilities in WASHINGTON.

Analyst Commentary

OSHA enforcement in Washington, D.C., reflects a robust regulatory environment characterized by 8,580 inspected facilities and a significant volume of 34,420 total citations. This high level of activity has resulted in cumulative penalties reaching $15,893,395, with an average penalty per citation of approximately $1,852.38. Given the District’s economic reliance on large-scale urban redevelopment and a dense hospitality sector, these violations are likely concentrated in construction safety and service-sector workplace standards. For compliance professionals in this jurisdiction, the most striking insight is the high ratio of citations to inspections, which averages nearly four violations per visit. This suggests that OSHA inspectors in the District are particularly thorough in identifying systemic failures rather than isolated incidents; consequently, safety managers must shift from reactive hazard correction to implementing comprehensive, multi-layered safety management systems to avoid the compounding financial impact of multiple simultaneous citations.

Top Enforcement Actions in WASHINGTON

#FacilityPenaltiesCitations
1 M.P. INDUSTRIES, INC. $146.8K 18
2 COLONIAL PARKING, INC. $60.0K 12
3 WADDELL CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. $55.4K 7
4 ELIZABETH IRON WORKS INC $53.5K 17
5 GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY $46.1K 13
6 AN CONCRETE & MUCH MORE LLC $41.0K 11
7 DRIGGS CORPORATION $38.3K 7
8 DC CASH AND CARRY $37.0K 11
9 MD DENTAL CENTER PC $36.8K 28
10 OVERLOOK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP $34.3K 10
11 JOSE EDUARDO LEMUS $33.0K 4
12 M & B MASONRY $31.7K 10
13 BANANA ENTERPRISES $30.3K 8
14 DOLLAR TREE STORES, INC. $30.0K 1
15 P & P MASONRY CONSTRUCTION $29.7K 9
16 BAHIA CONSTRUCTION LLC $29.2K 3
17 SOUTHERN MARYLAND RESTORATION, INC. $29.1K 20
18 SOLAR SOLUTION DC LLC $28.5K 1
19 OSCAR OCON $28.5K 1
20 VAS-WORKS, LLC. $27.7K 15

Industry Breakdown — WASHINGTON

Construction
$9.7M
Sector 00
$4.6M
Health Care
$308.0K
Administrative Services
$264.4K
Other Services
$133.3K
Food Services
$132.2K
Real Estate
$132.0K
Retail Trade
$115.2K

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