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Top 10 North Carolina Employers by OSHA Inspections (2026)

The ten North Carolina employers with the most OSHA inspections on record in the current enforcement window — with violation counts, penalty totals, and links to each full inspection record.

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North Carolina accounts for 19,354 employers with at least one OSHA inspection on record — 19,803 inspections in total, 838 citations, and $1,377,789 in proposed penalties. Here's where that enforcement activity concentrates.

The 10 most-inspected North Carolina employers

  1. U.s. Dept Of Army — Fort Bragg, NC · 69 inspections, 7 violations
  2. U.s. Postal Service — Raleigh, NC · 56 inspections, 0 violations
  3. U.s. Dept. Of Navy — Camp Lejeune, NC · 48 inspections, 0 violations
  4. U.s. Dept. Of Interior — Greensboro, NC · 39 inspections, 2 violations
  5. U.s. Dept Of Veterans Affairs — Fayetteville, NC · 39 inspections, 3 violations
  6. Department Of Defense Education Activity — Cameron, NC · 31 inspections, 0 violations
  7. U.s. Dept Of Justice — Butner, NC · 18 inspections, 0 violations
  8. U.s. Dept. Of Defense — Fort Bragg, NC · 15 inspections, 0 violations
  9. U.s. Dept. Of The Army — Fort Bragg, NC · 12 inspections, 0 violations
  10. U.s. Dept. Of Homeland Security — Elizabeth City, NC · 10 inspections, 0 violations

North Carolina employers with the largest penalty totals

A different cut of the same data — the employers carrying the largest cumulative penalty assessments in North Carolina:

  1. 159822 - Burns Tree And Crane, Llc — Horse Shoe · $92,370 across 1 inspection
  2. 159981 - Asplundh Tree Expert, Llc — Fletcher · $66,200 across 1 inspection
  3. 159902 - Triple Crown Trailers Nc, Llc — Hickory · $32,585 across 1 inspection
  4. 159648 - North Carolina Department Of Environmental Quality — Morehead City · $29,790 across 1 inspection
  5. 160195 - Thomas Built Buses Inc — High Point · $26,480 across 1 inspection

Where in North Carolina OSHA inspects most

City-level concentration tells you which metros generate the bulk of North Carolina's enforcement activity:

  1. Charlotte — 1,599 inspections across 1,595 employers
  2. Greensboro — 1,195 inspections across 1,156 employers
  3. Winston Salem — 1,038 inspections across 1,038 employers
  4. Raleigh — 827 inspections across 757 employers
  5. Kernersville — 499 inspections across 499 employers

Research a specific North Carolina employer

The North Carolina state page lists every city with OSHA-inspected employers and links through to each one. If you're hiring a contractor or evaluating a job offer in North Carolina, pulling the specific employer's record is the most direct way to use this data.

For nationwide context, see The 10 U.S. states with the most OSHA violations on record and The 10 most-inspected U.S. employers.

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