Workplace Safety Rankings in Maryland 2026
Maryland has 3,582 OSHA violations across 3,480 inspections. The employer with the worst safety record is Save-a-lot (Safety Score: 25/100).
279 Maryland 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 279 Employers by Safety Record
| # | Employer | Violations | Serious | Penalties | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Save-a-lot | 10 | 7 | $327K | F (25) |
| 2 | Altec Industries, INC. | 6 | 5 | $150K | F (25) |
| 3 | Core & Main LP | 8 | 7 | $180K | F (26) |
| 4 | Martin's Famous Pastry Shoppe, INC. | 6 | 6 | $165K | F (26) |
| 5 | Spartech, LLC | 5 | 4 | $135K | F (26) |
| 6 | Plastipak Packaging, INC | 18 | 13 | $493K | F (27) |
| 7 | Ceres Marine Terminals, INC. | 8 | 7 | $180K | F (27) |
| 8 | Perdue Foods, LLC | 7 | 6 | $165K | F (28) |
| 9 | Dpr Construction | 7 | 5 | $152K | F (28) |
| 10 | Keller North America, INC. | 7 | 5 | $152K | F (28) |
| 11 | Tyson Farms, INC. | 15 | 10 | $448K | F (29) |
| 12 | Mohawk Industries | 10 | 6 | $313K | F (29) |
| 13 | The Sherwin-Williams Company | 10 | 6 | $313K | F (29) |
| 14 | Cintas | 10 | 5 | $300K | F (29) |
| 15 | Agco Corporation | 9 | 7 | $182K | F (29) |
| 16 | Hensel Phelps Construction Co | 6 | 4 | $137K | F (29) |
| 17 | Builders Firstsource | 18 | 11 | $466K | F (30) |
| 18 | Stericycle INC. | 16 | 9 | $436K | F (30) |
| 19 | Clean Harbors | 5 | 3 | $122K | F (30) |
| 20 | Cargill INC. | 27 | 18 | $648K | F (31) |
Workplace safety data for Maryland is sourced from the OSHA Integrated Management Information System (IMIS), which records all federal OSHA inspections and violations.
Frequently Asked Questions
Save-a-lot has the worst safety record in Maryland with a Safety Score of 25/100 (Grade F), 10 violations, and $327K in fines.
Maryland has 3,582 recorded OSHA violations across 3,480 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.