Workplace Safety Rankings in Idaho 2026
Idaho has 2,951 OSHA violations across 2,924 inspections. The employer with the worst safety record is Knife River Corporation (Safety Score: 22/100).
341 Idaho 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 341 Employers by Safety Record
| # | Employer | Violations | Serious | Penalties | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Knife River Corporation | 6 | 5 | $150K | F (22) |
| 2 | Caliber Collision | 6 | 5 | $150K | F (24) |
| 3 | Packers Sanitation Services INC. | 35 | 24 | $958K | F (25) |
| 4 | Rdo Equipment Co. | 7 | 6 | $165K | F (25) |
| 5 | Idaho Forest Group LLC | 6 | 6 | $165K | F (25) |
| 6 | Probst Electric | 5 | 4 | $135K | F (25) |
| 7 | Discount Tire | 17 | 12 | $478K | F (26) |
| 8 | Glanbia Foods, INC. | 10 | 7 | $327K | F (26) |
| 9 | Lippert Components, INC. | 8 | 8 | $195K | F (26) |
| 10 | Core & Main LP | 8 | 7 | $180K | F (26) |
| 11 | Boise Cascade | 7 | 6 | $165K | F (26) |
| 12 | Contech Engineered Solutions, LLC | 7 | 6 | $165K | F (26) |
| 13 | Flambeau, INC. | 6 | 5 | $150K | F (26) |
| 14 | Basf Corporation | 5 | 4 | $135K | F (26) |
| 15 | FLSmidth INC. | 5 | 4 | $135K | F (26) |
| 16 | Novolex | 5 | 4 | $135K | F (26) |
| 17 | Tamarack Mill, LLC | 5 | 4 | $135K | F (26) |
| 18 | Clearwater Paper Corporation | 10 | 6 | $313K | F (27) |
| 19 | Cs Beef Packers, LLC | 5 | 4 | $135K | F (27) |
| 20 | Gem State Processing, LLC | 5 | 4 | $135K | F (27) |
Workplace safety data for Idaho is sourced from the OSHA Integrated Management Information System (IMIS), which records all federal OSHA inspections and violations.
Frequently Asked Questions
Knife River Corporation has the worst safety record in Idaho with a Safety Score of 22/100 (Grade F), 6 violations, and $150K in fines.
Idaho has 2,951 recorded OSHA violations across 2,924 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.