Telecommunications OSHA Inspections and Citations

OSHA records for 3,270 establishments whose NAICS code starts with 517.

NAICS 517Records current through September 14, 2026.

3,270

Establishments

4,064

Inspections

3,505

Citations

$5,395,511

Current penalties

1,524 serious, 15 willful, 35 repeat, 1,919 other.

Inspections by year opened

208

2003 to 2026. 2026 is year to date through September 14, 2026. OSHA inspection records before 2003 rarely carry a NAICS code, so an inspection from those years appears here only when its establishment record carries a NAICS code.

Show all years

208

How the inspections started

Complaint (B)1,64440.5%

Planned (H)1,11327.4%

Referral (C)55713.7%

Accident (A)3438.4%

Unprogrammed Related (G)1373.4%

Fatality/Catastrophe (M)1203.0%

Programmed Related (I)611.5%

Follow-Up (F)471.2%

Unprogrammed Other (J)130.3%

Monitoring (D)120.3%

Programmed Other (K)90.2%

Unprogrammed Emphasis (N)50.1%

Other-L (L)30.1%

DOL inspection type of each inspection, all 4,064 inspections.

Industry groups in NAICS 517

Industry group	Establishments	Inspections	Citations	Current penalties
5171 NAICS 5171	1,216	1,657	1,216	$1,431,646
5179 Other Telecommunications	678	761	867	$2,095,504
5173 Wired and Wireless Telecommunications Carriers	536	666	529	$883,138
5172 NAICS 5172	464	518	480	$512,079
5175 NAICS 5175	305	387	334	$338,619
5174 Satellite Telecommunications	71	75	79	$134,525

EstablishmentsPenalties

5171 NAICS 51711,216establishments$1,431,646current penalties

Establishments: 1,216
Inspections: 1,657
Citations: 1,216
Current penalties: $1,431,646

5179 Other Telecommunications678establishments$2,095,504current penalties

Establishments: 678
Inspections: 761
Citations: 867
Current penalties: $2,095,504

5173 Wired and Wireless Telecommunications Carriers536establishments$883,138current penalties

Establishments: 536
Inspections: 666
Citations: 529
Current penalties: $883,138

5172 NAICS 5172464establishments$512,079current penalties

Establishments: 464
Inspections: 518
Citations: 480
Current penalties: $512,079

5175 NAICS 5175305establishments$338,619current penalties

Establishments: 305
Inspections: 387
Citations: 334
Current penalties: $338,619

5174 Satellite Telecommunications71establishments$134,525current penalties

Establishments: 71
Inspections: 75
Citations: 79
Current penalties: $134,525

By the 4-digit start of each establishment's NAICS code. The groups add up to the totals above.

Most cited standards

Standard	Citations	Share of 3,505	Current penalties
1910.268General industry	299	8.5%	$1,123,560
1910.1200General industry	138	3.9%	$87,794
1910.67General industry	128	3.7%	$292,649
1910.305General industry	99	2.8%	$61,240
1910.37General industry	94	2.7%	$47,553
1910.22General industry	84	2.4%	$41,619
1926.453Construction	83	2.4%	$164,288
1910.157General industry	81	2.3%	$24,749
1926.651Construction	76	2.2%	$199,110
1910.132General industry	67	1.9%	$94,278
1910.303General industry	65	1.9%	$68,649
1910.141General industry	59	1.7%	$17,736
1910.178General industry	56	1.6%	$64,451
1910.23General industry	47	1.3%	$163,934
1926.501Construction	41	1.2%	$113,215

CitationsPenalties

1910.268General industry2998.5% of all citations$1,123,560current penalties

1910.1200General industry1383.9% of all citations$87,794current penalties

1910.67General industry1283.7% of all citations$292,649current penalties

1910.305General industry992.8% of all citations$61,240current penalties

1910.37General industry942.7% of all citations$47,553current penalties

1910.22General industry842.4% of all citations$41,619current penalties

1926.453Construction832.4% of all citations$164,288current penalties

1910.157General industry812.3% of all citations$24,749current penalties

1926.651Construction762.2% of all citations$199,110current penalties

1910.132General industry671.9% of all citations$94,278current penalties

1910.303General industry651.9% of all citations$68,649current penalties

1910.141General industry591.7% of all citations$17,736current penalties

1910.178General industry561.6% of all citations$64,451current penalties

1910.23General industry471.3% of all citations$163,934current penalties

1926.501Construction411.2% of all citations$113,215current penalties

Paragraphs combined under their federal standard; State Plan and other codes kept whole. 15 of 783 standards cited in this industry. Shares are of all 3,505 citations, including items with no standard recorded. All standards

By state

State	Establishments	Inspections
California	510	726
Washington	429	566
Ohio	194	272
Pennsylvania	159	201
Virginia	130	170
Oregon	133	167
Texas	141	153
Puerto Rico	125	151
North Carolina	114	127
New York	102	121
Georgia	97	120
Michigan	78	94
Illinois	78	86
Florida	78	83
Kentucky	64	69

California726510 establishments

Washington566429 establishments

Ohio272194 establishments

Pennsylvania201159 establishments

Virginia170130 establishments

Oregon167133 establishments

Texas153141 establishments

Puerto Rico151125 establishments

North Carolina127114 establishments

New York121102 establishments

Georgia12097 establishments

Michigan9478 establishments

Illinois8678 establishments

Florida8378 establishments

Kentucky6964 establishments

By each establishment's primary location. The 15 states with the most inspections.

Severe injury reports

576

Reports

541

Hospitalization

Amputation

Reports filed with OSHA from January 4, 2015 to November 30, 2025 whose NAICS code on the report starts with 517. One report can record more than one outcome. These reports are not linked to the inspections above and are not inspection counts. OSHA severe injury reports

Other information subsectors

511 Publishing Industries (except Internet)1,405 512 Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries932 515 Broadcasting (except Internet)854 516 Broadcasting and Content Providers22 517 Telecommunications3,270 518 Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services468 519 Other Information Services889

Information, NAICS 51. Establishments listed per subsector. All industries

About these figures

Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Industry is the NAICS code on its establishment record, taken from its inspection records. Standard pages count by the NAICS code on each inspection instead, so their industry figures can differ from this page.
Citations are violation items as DOL records them, deleted items excluded. Citations also include unclassified items and items with no type recorded. Current penalties are amounts after any reductions.
Having OSHA inspection records is common for businesses in regulated industries.

Official resources

OSHA industry pageStandards and guidance for NAICS 517osha.gov Hazard recognitionCommon workplace hazards and controlsosha.gov Training requirementsOSHA training standards and resourcesosha.gov File a safety complaintReport unsafe working conditionsosha.gov

Data Source and Methodology

DOL source data

Data on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement database, accessed via the DOL public data API. Records are refreshed from published DOL data. We strive for accuracy, but errors in data processing or establishment grouping are possible. Penalty amounts reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts after informal conference, settlement, or judicial review. Company pages group inspection records by normalized employer name, city, and state as reported in OSHA records. That grouping is deterministic and non-fuzzy, but it is not a universal legal-entity identifier. If you believe any record is inaccurate, please report it and we will investigate. This product uses the DOL Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the DOL. For official and authoritative records, visit osha.gov.