OSHA takes their job seriously, and in the second quarter of 2022, they handed out some big fines to back up their rules. Here are the top 8:


  1. $796,817 for repeated violations concerning grain mill inspections in Missouri.
  2. $793,290 for lack of fall protection for New Jersey roofers.
  3. $501,376 for safety failures concerning protection for employees in Maine.
  4. $449,583 for a trench collapse in Colorado.
  5. $370,347 for accidental machine start in Oklahoma based mining company.
  6. $263,226 for failure to protect roofers in Illinois.
  7. $247,269 for failing to secure safety ropes on rooftops in Pennsylvania.
  8. $243,406 for a trench collapse in Austin.