Workplace Safety Rankings in Connecticut 2026
Connecticut has 4,902 OSHA violations across 4,778 inspections. The employer with the worst safety record is Cks Packaging, INC. (Safety Score: 22/100).
449 Connecticut employers appear in the federal OSHA enforcement dataset, ranked below by the OSHARecord 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 449 Employers by Safety Record
| # | Employer | Violations | Serious | Penalties | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cks Packaging, INC. | 10 | 9 | $355K | F (22) |
| 2 | Michels Corporation | 20 | 15 | $523K | F (23) |
| 3 | Parker-Hannifin Corporation | 16 | 15 | $520K | F (23) |
| 4 | Metal Finishing Technologies, LLC | 5 | 5 | $150K | F (23) |
| 5 | Burris Logistics | 5 | 4 | $135K | F (24) |
| 6 | Inline Plastics Corp. | 5 | 5 | $150K | F (24) |
| 7 | General Dynamics | 16 | 11 | $463K | F (26) |
| 8 | Creed Monarch, INC. | 7 | 6 | $165K | F (26) |
| 9 | Edgewell Personal Care, LLC | 6 | 5 | $150K | F (26) |
| 10 | Intertape Polymer Group | 5 | 4 | $135K | F (26) |
| 11 | Novolex | 5 | 4 | $135K | F (26) |
| 12 | Olympic Steel, INC. | 5 | 4 | $135K | F (26) |
| 13 | Spartech, LLC | 5 | 4 | $135K | F (26) |
| 14 | Price Chopper | 16 | 11 | $463K | F (28) |
| 15 | Morgan Truck Body, LLC | 11 | 7 | $328K | F (28) |
| 16 | Npl Construction Company | 7 | 5 | $152K | F (28) |
| 17 | Millwood, INC. | 24 | 19 | $583K | F (29) |
| 18 | Pepperidge Farm, INC. | 12 | 10 | $370K | F (29) |
| 19 | Cintas | 10 | 5 | $300K | F (29) |
| 20 | Mohawk Industries | 10 | 6 | $313K | F (29) |
Workplace safety data for Connecticut is sourced from the OSHA Integrated Management Information System (IMIS), which records all federal OSHA inspections and violations.
Frequently Asked Questions
Cks Packaging, INC. has the worst safety record in Connecticut with a Safety Score of 22/100 (Grade F), 10 violations, and $355K in fines.
Connecticut has 4,902 recorded OSHA violations across 4,778 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.