Workplace Safety Rankings in Colorado 2026
Colorado has 9,041 OSHA violations across 8,889 inspections. The employer with the worst safety record is Metal Container Corporation (Safety Score: 22/100).
993 Colorado employers appear in the federal OSHA enforcement dataset, ranked below by the LakeQuality safety-score composite. The composite weights violation rate vs industry baseline (40%), serious-and-willful violation ratio (25%), repeat-violation share (20%), and penalty per inspection (15%).
Top-of-list employers typically combine clean inspection histories with below-industry-average violation rates. Bottom-of-list employers carry recurring enforcement attention — usually a combination of serious violations, repeat citations, and elevated per-inspection penalties. Each employer below links to a full inspection history with citation details, penalty amounts, and per-inspection narratives.
Top 20 of 993 Employers by Safety Record
| # | Employer | Violations | Serious | Penalties | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Metal Container Corporation | 10 | 8 | $340K | F (22) |
| 2 | Parker-Hannifin Corporation | 16 | 15 | $520K | F (23) |
| 3 | Conagra Brands, INC. | 10 | 11 | $385K | F (23) |
| 4 | Caliber Collision | 6 | 5 | $150K | F (24) |
| 5 | Cf&I Steel, L.P. | 6 | 5 | $150K | F (25) |
| 6 | Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope | 6 | 5 | $150K | F (25) |
| 7 | Universal Forest Products | 6 | 5 | $150K | F (25) |
| 8 | Probst Electric | 5 | 4 | $135K | F (25) |
| 9 | Discount Tire | 17 | 12 | $478K | F (26) |
| 10 | Graphic Packaging International, LLC | 11 | 8 | $342K | F (26) |
| 11 | Core & Main LP | 8 | 7 | $180K | F (26) |
| 12 | Neiman Enterprises, INC. | 6 | 5 | $150K | F (26) |
| 13 | Afco Steel, LLC | 5 | 4 | $135K | F (26) |
| 14 | Consolidated Container Company | 5 | 4 | $135K | F (26) |
| 15 | Golden Aluminum, INC. | 5 | 4 | $135K | F (26) |
| 16 | Intertape Polymer Group | 5 | 4 | $135K | F (26) |
| 17 | The Ziegenfelder Company, INC. | 6 | 5 | $150K | F (27) |
| 18 | Ardent Mills, LLC | 5 | 4 | $135K | F (27) |
| 19 | Mission Foods | 5 | 4 | $135K | F (27) |
| 20 | Halliburton Energy Services, INC. | 26 | 18 | $646K | F (28) |
Workplace safety data for Colorado is sourced from the OSHA Integrated Management Information System (IMIS), which records all federal OSHA inspections and violations.
Frequently Asked Questions
Metal Container Corporation has the worst safety record in Colorado with a Safety Score of 22/100 (Grade F), 10 violations, and $340K in fines.
Colorado has 9,041 recorded OSHA violations across 8,889 workplace inspections.
The Safety Score (0-100) evaluates employer safety records based on violation rate vs. industry average (40%), serious/willful violation ratio (25%), repeat violation ratio (20%), and penalty per inspection (15%). Lower scores indicate worse safety records.
Safety Score: violation rate vs. industry avg (40%), serious/willful ratio (25%), repeat violation ratio (20%), penalty per inspection (15%). Lower scores = worse records.