Workplace Safety Rankings in Oklahoma 2026
Oklahoma has 8,495 OSHA violations across 8,339 inspections. The employer with the worst safety record is Metal Container Corporation (Safety Score: 22/100).
823 Oklahoma 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 823 Employers by Safety Record
| # | Employer | Violations | Serious | Penalties | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Metal Container Corporation | 10 | 8 | $340K | F (22) |
| 2 | Koss Construction Co. | 5 | 4 | $135K | F (22) |
| 3 | Gardner Denver | 5 | 5 | $150K | F (23) |
| 4 | Metals USA | 5 | 5 | $150K | F (23) |
| 5 | Oklahoma Steel and Wire | 5 | 5 | $150K | F (23) |
| 6 | The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company | 17 | 14 | $505K | F (24) |
| 7 | Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company | 16 | 13 | $490K | F (24) |
| 8 | Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. | 10 | 7 | $327K | F (24) |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 6 | 6 | $165K | F (24) |
| 10 | Qvest Sanitation, LLC. | 6 | 6 | $165K | F (24) |
| 11 | Weatherford International | 6 | 6 | $165K | F (24) |
| 12 | Wilbert Funeral Services, INC. | 6 | 5 | $150K | F (24) |
| 13 | Packers Sanitation Services INC. | 35 | 24 | $958K | F (25) |
| 14 | Quad Graphics INC | 28 | 22 | $703K | F (25) |
| 15 | The Saxton Group, LLC | 7 | 7 | $180K | F (25) |
| 16 | Big Tex Trailers | 6 | 5 | $150K | F (25) |
| 17 | Gerdau | 6 | 5 | $150K | F (25) |
| 18 | Forum Energy Technologies | 5 | 4 | $135K | F (25) |
| 19 | Frank's International, LLC | 5 | 4 | $135K | F (25) |
| 20 | NexTier Completion Solutions | 5 | 4 | $135K | F (25) |
Workplace safety data for Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma with a Safety Score of 22/100 (Grade F), 10 violations, and $340K in fines.
Oklahoma has 8,495 recorded OSHA violations across 8,339 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.