OSHA Inspections & Violations Scraper

Extract workplace safety inspection data from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) — the definitive source for workplace inspections, safety violations, and penalty data in the United States. This Actor scrapes the official OSHA IMIS (Integrated Management Information System) to deliver structured data on millions of workplace inspections conducted under federal occupational safety law.

OSHA data is essential for workplace safety compliance monitoring, insurance risk assessment, supply chain due diligence, legal research, and investigative journalism. Every employer in the US is subject to OSHA inspections. This Actor makes inspection records, violation details, and penalty amounts instantly accessible in JSON, CSV, or Excel format.

Key Features

Feature	Description
Establishment search	Search by company name with partial matching
State filtering	Filter by US state abbreviation (CA, TX, NY, etc.)
NAICS code filtering	Filter by industry classification code
Full inspection details	Optionally fetch violations, penalties, site address, and union status
Penalty tracking	Initial and current penalty amounts for each inspection
No authentication	Uses freely available OSHA public data — no API key needed

What Data Can You Extract?

Field	Description
activityNumber	OSHA inspection activity number
dateOpened	Date the inspection was opened
establishmentName	Name of the inspected company
state	US state where inspection occurred
inspectionType	Type of inspection (Planned, Complaint, Referral, etc.)
scope	Inspection scope (Complete, Partial)
sicCode	Standard Industrial Classification code
naicsCode	North American Industry Classification code
siteAddress	Street address of inspected site
city, stateCode, zipCode	Full location details
unionStatus	Whether the workplace is unionized
initialPenalty	Total initial penalty amount in dollars
currentPenalty	Total current penalty after adjustments
violationsSummary	Breakdown by type: serious, willful, repeat, other
violations	Individual violation items with citation ID, standard, and penalty
inspectionDetailUrl	Direct link to the OSHA inspection detail page

How to Scrape OSHA Inspection Data

1. Go to this Actor's page on the Apify Store
2. Click "Start" to open the input form
3. Set your filters:
   • Enter an Establishment Name (e.g., Walmart, Amazon) — partial match supported
   • Enter a State code (e.g., TX) — or leave blank for all states
   • Enter a NAICS Code (e.g., 236220 for commercial construction) — optional
   • Toggle Include Inspection Details for full violation and penalty data
   • Set Max Results (default: 100; max: 10,000)
4. Click "Start" to run the Actor
5. Download your data in JSON, CSV, or Excel format from the Dataset tab

Input Example

{
    "establishment": "Walmart",
    "state": "TX",
    "includeDetails": true,
    "maxResults": 50
}

Output Example

{
    "activityNumber": "1685163",
    "dateOpened": "01/15/2024",
    "establishmentName": "WAL-MART ASSOCIATES INC",
    "state": "TX",
    "inspectionType": "Complaint",
    "scope": "Partial",
    "naicsCode": "452311",
    "siteAddress": "1234 MAIN ST",
    "city": "HOUSTON",
    "stateCode": "TX",
    "zipCode": "77001",
    "unionStatus": "NonUnion",
    "initialPenalty": 15625,
    "currentPenalty": 15625,
    "violationsSummary": {
        "serious": 1,
        "willful": 0,
        "repeat": 0,
        "other": 0,
        "unclassified": 0
    },
    "violations": [
        {
            "citationId": "01001",
            "citationType": "Serious",
            "standard": "19100303",
            "issuanceDate": "07/15/2024",
            "abatementDate": "08/15/2024",
            "currentPenalty": "$15,625.00"
        }
    ],
    "inspectionDetailUrl": "https://www.osha.gov/ords/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=1685163"
}

Pricing

This Actor uses pay-per-result pricing:

Event	Price
Actor start	$0.00005
Per result	$0.002

OSHA data is free and public. You only pay for Apify compute resources plus the per-result fee above. A typical run of 100 inspections with details costs approximately $0.20 in Actor fees plus minimal compute costs.

Use Cases

• Workplace Safety Compliance: Monitor inspection history and violations for specific companies or industries
• Insurance Risk Assessment: Evaluate employer safety records for underwriting and premium calculations
• Supply Chain Due Diligence: Screen vendors and contractors for safety violations before engagement
• Legal Research: Find inspection and violation data for workplace injury litigation
• Investigative Journalism: Data-driven reporting on workplace safety enforcement trends
• HR & EHS Consulting: Benchmark client safety records against industry peers

Integrations

Connect this Actor to your existing workflows:

• Export to Google Sheets for collaborative analysis
• Send results to Slack or email for automated alerts
• Feed into Zapier, Make, or n8n for custom automation
• Use the Apify API to integrate directly with your application

FAQ

Q: How current is the data? A: OSHA updates the IMIS database as inspections are conducted and violations are issued. Data reflects real-time enforcement activity.

Q: Can I search by NAICS code only? A: You need to provide either an establishment name or NAICS code. If searching by NAICS, provide a broad establishment search term to get results, then filter by NAICS.

Q: What does "Include Inspection Details" do? A: When enabled, the Actor fetches the full detail page for each inspection, extracting site address, union status, violation items, and penalty amounts. This is slower but provides significantly richer data.

Q: How large is the OSHA database? A: OSHA has conducted millions of inspections since its founding. Use the maxResults parameter to limit output for large searches.

Legal Disclaimer

This Actor accesses publicly available data from the OSHA IMIS system, a free public service provided by the U.S. Department of Labor. The data is in the public domain and freely available for any use.

This Actor does not bypass any authentication, does not violate any terms of service, and respects server resources with built-in request delays. The Actor is provided as-is without warranty. Users are responsible for ensuring their use of the data complies with applicable laws and regulations.

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