OSHA Workplace Safety Inspection Scraper

Extract workplace safety inspections, violations, citations, penalties, and accident data from the official U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. Data updated daily, covering 90,000+ inspections per year going back to 1970.

What does this scraper do?

This Actor pulls structured OSHA enforcement data directly from the DOL's official API. The database contains every federal OSHA inspection conducted in the United States, including:

• Inspection details — establishment name, address, industry, inspection type, scope, dates
• Violation citations — standard cited, violation type (Serious/Willful/Repeat), penalty amounts
• Penalty data — initial and current penalty amounts, contest dates, abatement status
• Accident reports — fatality/catastrophe descriptions, event details, construction project info

Use cases

• Insurance underwriting — OSHA violations directly impact Experience Modification Rates. Screen employers before writing policies.
• Legal research — Find citation history for workplace injury litigation. Identify repeat violators.
• Due diligence — Vet acquisition targets for safety compliance history before M&A deals.
• Investigative journalism — Research workplace safety trends, identify dangerous employers or industries.
• Safety consulting — Benchmark client safety performance against industry peers.
• Compliance monitoring — Track inspection activity in your industry or region.

Prerequisites

This Actor requires a free DOL API key. Get yours in 2 minutes:

1. Go to dataportal.dol.gov
2. Click Register and create an account
3. Your API key will be on your profile page after email verification

The key is completely free with no usage limits for reasonable use.

How to use

Get all inspections in a state

{
    "apiKey": "your-free-api-key",
    "dataset": "inspections",
    "state": "TX",
    "includeViolations": true
}

Search by company name

{
    "apiKey": "your-free-api-key",
    "dataset": "inspections",
    "establishmentName": "walmart",
    "includeViolations": true
}

Get fatality/catastrophe investigations

{
    "apiKey": "your-free-api-key",
    "dataset": "inspections",
    "inspectionType": "fatality/catastrophe",
    "dateFrom": "2025-01-01",
    "state": "CA"
}

Get accident reports with descriptions

{
    "apiKey": "your-free-api-key",
    "dataset": "accidents",
    "dateFrom": "2025-01-01"
}

Filter by industry (NAICS code)

{
    "apiKey": "your-free-api-key",
    "dataset": "inspections",
    "naicsCode": "236220",
    "state": "FL",
    "includeViolations": true
}

Common NAICS codes: 236220 (Commercial Construction), 722511 (Full-Service Restaurants), 238210 (Electrical Contractors), 621111 (Physician Offices), 311611 (Animal Slaughtering).

Output

Inspection record (with violations)

{
    "activityNumber": 1685332,
    "establishmentName": "ACME CONSTRUCTION LLC",
    "siteAddress": "1234 MAIN ST",
    "siteCity": "HOUSTON",
    "siteState": "TX",
    "siteZip": "77001",
    "ownerType": "Private",
    "numberOfEmployees": 45,
    "naicsCode": "236220",
    "inspectionType": "Complaint",
    "inspectionScope": "Partial",
    "safetyOrHealth": "Safety",
    "unionPresent": false,
    "openDate": "2025-06-15T00:00:00",
    "closeCaseDate": "2025-09-20T00:00:00",
    "industry": "Construction",
    "violationCount": 3,
    "totalPenalties": 45000,
    "violations": [
        {
            "citationId": "01001",
            "standard": "19260501",
            "violationType": "Serious",
            "currentPenalty": 15000,
            "initialPenalty": 15000,
            "numberOfExposed": 12,
            "gravity": "10"
        }
    ]
}

Accident record

{
    "summaryNumber": 202512345,
    "eventDate": "2025-03-15T00:00:00",
    "eventDescription": "Employee fell from scaffolding at construction site",
    "eventKeywords": "fall, scaffolding, construction",
    "abstractText": "An employee was working on scaffolding at approximately 25 feet...",
    "fatality": true,
    "state": "NY",
    "sicCodes": "1542",
    "constructionEndUse": "Commercial",
    "buildingStories": 3
}

Input parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
apiKey	string	required	Free DOL API key from dataportal.dol.gov
dataset	string	inspections	Data type: inspections, violations, accidents
state	string		US state code (TX, CA, NY, etc.)
city	string		City name
zipCode	string		ZIP code
establishmentName	string		Company name search (partial match)
naicsCode	string		NAICS industry code
inspectionType	string		Type: accident, complaint, referral, planned, followup, fatality/catastrophe
dateFrom	string		Start date (YYYY-MM-DD)
dateTo	string		End date (YYYY-MM-DD)
includeViolations	boolean	true	Fetch violation details for each inspection
maxResults	integer	0	Max records (0 = unlimited)

Data source

All data comes directly from the U.S. Department of Labor's official enforcement database via the DOL API v4. Data is updated daily and covers inspections back to 1970. This is the same data powering OSHA's public enforcement search tools.

Pricing

This Actor uses Pay Per Event pricing:

• $5.00 per 1,000 inspection records
• $2.00 per 1,000 violation-only or accident records

Platform costs (compute) are billed separately by Apify.