Data Sources
ViolationLookup aggregates publicly available federal enforcement data from three agencies.
OSHA Enforcement Data
The core inspection and violation dataset comes from OSHA's public enforcement bulk download, available at osha.gov/enforcement. This dataset includes every OSHA inspection and violation going back to 1970 — activity numbers, inspection types, citation types, initial and current penalties, and employer information.
DOL Wage and Hour Division (WHD)
Wage violation data comes from the DOL Wage and Hour Division's public compliance action dataset, available at dol.gov/agencies/whd/data. Includes employer name, violation type (FLSA, FMLA, H-2A, etc.), back wages assessed, and employees affected.
MSHA Mine Safety Data
Mine safety inspection data comes from the Mine Safety and Health Administration's Open Government Data portal at arlweb.msha.gov. Includes mine operator, mine type (surface/underground), inspection dates, violation counts, and penalties.