Workplace Safety Rankings in Nebraska 2026
Nebraska has 6,335 OSHA violations across 6,191 inspections. The employer with the worst safety record is Great Dane Limited Partnership (Safety Score: 20/100).
552 Nebraska 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 552 Employers by Safety Record
| # | Employer | Violations | Serious | Penalties | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Dane Limited Partnership | 10 | 7 | $327K | F (20) |
| 2 | Swift Beef Co. | 6 | 5 | $150K | F (22) |
| 3 | Michels Corporation | 20 | 15 | $523K | F (23) |
| 4 | Parker-Hannifin Corporation | 16 | 15 | $520K | F (23) |
| 5 | Great Plains Manufacturing | 10 | 8 | $340K | F (23) |
| 6 | James Skinner Baking Co. | 8 | 8 | $195K | F (23) |
| 7 | Masonite Corporation | 10 | 7 | $327K | F (24) |
| 8 | Becton Dickinson | 6 | 6 | $165K | F (24) |
| 9 | Packers Sanitation Services INC. | 35 | 24 | $958K | F (25) |
| 10 | Cnh Industrial America, LLC | 11 | 8 | $342K | F (25) |
| 11 | Parker Hannifin | 6 | 6 | $165K | F (25) |
| 12 | Berexco LLC | 6 | 5 | $150K | F (25) |
| 13 | Lincoln Industries | 6 | 5 | $150K | F (25) |
| 14 | Southwark Metal Manufacturing Co. | 6 | 5 | $150K | F (25) |
| 15 | Probst Electric | 5 | 4 | $135K | F (25) |
| 16 | Lozier Corporation | 18 | 13 | $493K | F (26) |
| 17 | Discount Tire | 17 | 12 | $478K | F (26) |
| 18 | Graphic Packaging International, LLC | 11 | 8 | $342K | F (26) |
| 19 | Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. | 10 | 7 | $327K | F (26) |
| 20 | Packers Sanitation Services, INC., LTD. | 9 | 8 | $195K | F (26) |
Workplace safety data for Nebraska is sourced from the OSHA Integrated Management Information System (IMIS), which records all federal OSHA inspections and violations.
Frequently Asked Questions
Great Dane Limited Partnership has the worst safety record in Nebraska with a Safety Score of 20/100 (Grade F), 10 violations, and $327K in fines.
Nebraska has 6,335 recorded OSHA violations across 6,191 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.