Workplace Safety Rankings in Puerto Rico 2026
Puerto Rico has 719 OSHA violations across 714 inspections. The employer with the worst safety record is Becton Dickinson (Safety Score: 24/100).
47 Puerto Rico 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 47 Employers by Safety Record
| # | Employer | Violations | Serious | Penalties | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Becton Dickinson | 6 | 6 | $165K | F (24) |
| 2 | Mapei Corporation | 7 | 6 | $165K | F (26) |
| 3 | Basf Corporation | 5 | 4 | $135K | F (26) |
| 4 | The Sherwin-Williams Company | 10 | 6 | $313K | F (29) |
| 5 | Federal Bureau of Prisons | 21 | 14 | $511K | F (30) |
| 6 | Stericycle INC. | 16 | 9 | $436K | F (30) |
| 7 | Clean Harbors | 5 | 3 | $122K | F (30) |
| 8 | Aramark | 10 | 4 | $286K | F (33) |
| 9 | Costco Wholesale | 49 | 26 | $1.1M | D (35) |
| 10 | Southwest Airlines | 26 | 14 | $592K | D (35) |
| 11 | Federal Express Corporation | 17 | 9 | $438K | D (35) |
| 12 | Motion Industries | 7 | 4 | $138K | D (35) |
| 13 | Pratt & Whitney | 7 | 4 | $138K | D (35) |
| 14 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 7 | 4 | $138K | D (35) |
| 15 | Dhl Supply Chain | 66 | 30 | $1.4M | D (36) |
| 16 | Westrock Cp, LLC | 13 | 7 | $331K | D (37) |
| 17 | Otis Elevator | 6 | 3 | $123K | D (37) |
| 18 | Lockheed Martin Corporation | 11 | 4 | $288K | D (38) |
| 19 | Cardinal Health | 8 | 4 | $140K | D (38) |
| 20 | Cbre, INC | 19 | 7 | $414K | D (39) |
Workplace safety data for Puerto Rico is sourced from the OSHA Integrated Management Information System (IMIS), which records all federal OSHA inspections and violations.
Frequently Asked Questions
Becton Dickinson has the worst safety record in Puerto Rico with a Safety Score of 24/100 (Grade F), 6 violations, and $165K in fines.
Puerto Rico has 719 recorded OSHA violations across 714 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.