Workplace Safety Rankings in West Virginia 2026
West Virginia has 5,348 OSHA violations across 5,204 inspections. The employer with the worst safety record is Pilgrim's Corporation (Safety Score: 18/100).
405 West Virginia 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 405 Employers by Safety Record
| # | Employer | Violations | Serious | Penalties | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilgrim's Corporation | 5 | 5 | $150K | F (18) |
| 2 | Michels Corporation | 20 | 15 | $523K | F (23) |
| 3 | U.s. Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons | 10 | 7 | $327K | F (24) |
| 4 | Service Electric Company | 10 | 6 | $313K | F (24) |
| 5 | Kroger Limited Partnership 1 | 6 | 6 | $165K | F (24) |
| 6 | Quad Graphics INC | 28 | 22 | $703K | F (25) |
| 7 | Jim C. Hamer Company | 6 | 6 | $165K | F (25) |
| 8 | Universal Forest Products | 6 | 5 | $150K | F (25) |
| 9 | Patterson-Uti Energy INC | 5 | 4 | $135K | F (25) |
| 10 | Select Genetics LLC | 5 | 3 | $122K | F (25) |
| 11 | Discount Tire | 17 | 12 | $478K | F (26) |
| 12 | Core & Main LP | 8 | 7 | $180K | F (26) |
| 13 | FLSmidth INC. | 5 | 4 | $135K | F (26) |
| 14 | U.s. Department of Justice | 10 | 6 | $313K | F (27) |
| 15 | The Ziegenfelder Company, INC. | 6 | 5 | $150K | F (27) |
| 16 | Halliburton Energy Services, INC. | 26 | 18 | $646K | F (28) |
| 17 | Ball Corporation | 11 | 7 | $328K | F (28) |
| 18 | Perdue Foods, LLC | 7 | 6 | $165K | F (28) |
| 19 | Npl Construction Company | 7 | 5 | $152K | F (28) |
| 20 | Pactiv LLC | 24 | 19 | $583K | F (29) |
Workplace safety data for West Virginia is sourced from the OSHA Integrated Management Information System (IMIS), which records all federal OSHA inspections and violations.
Frequently Asked Questions
Pilgrim's Corporation has the worst safety record in West Virginia with a Safety Score of 18/100 (Grade F), 5 violations, and $150K in fines.
West Virginia has 5,348 recorded OSHA violations across 5,204 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.