OSHA standards cited in the last 12 months

Each page summarizes what a standard requires in plain English, then shows how often it was cited, where, typical penalties, and the most recently cited establishments. Data as of October 5, 2026.

General industry (29 CFR 1910)

Standard	Topic	Inspections cited	Items
1910.1200	Hazard Communication	3,489	6,618
1910.147	Lockout/Tagout	2,097	3,885
1910.212	Machine Guarding	1,849	2,077
1910.303	Electrical General	1,814	2,433
1910.178	Forklifts	1,742	2,530
1910.134	Respiratory Protection	1,695	3,772
1910.305	Wiring Methods	1,587	2,221
1910.132	PPE General Requirements	1,515	1,813
1910.157	Fire Extinguishers	1,228	1,651
1910.28	Fall Protection Duty	935	1,055
1910.22	Walking-Working Surfaces	929	1,057
1910.37	Exit Route Maintenance	865	1,067
1910.151	First Aid	818	828
1910.1030	Bloodborne Pathogens	562	1,279
1910.215	Abrasive Wheels	476	722
1910.219	Power Transmission Guarding	413	613
1910.133	Eye & Face Protection	382	392
1910.23	Ladders	305	385
1910.242	Hand & Power Tools	304	305
1910.304	Wiring Design	301	314
1910.141	Sanitation	299	345
1910.176	Materials Handling	292	315
1910.36	Exit Route Design	292	323
1910.146	Confined Spaces	258	772
1910.106	Flammable Liquids	257	361
1910.334	Electrical Equipment Use	241	261
1910.95	Occupational Noise	235	467
1910.30	Fall Hazard Training	229	238
1910.253	Oxy-Fuel Welding	226	283
1910.213	Woodworking Machinery	201	356
1910.29	Fall Protection Criteria	184	230
1910.107	Spray Finishing	179	428
1910.138	Hand Protection	168	168
1910.184	Rigging Slings	153	237
1910.101	Compressed Gas Cylinders	151	151
1910.252	Welding & Cutting General	150	192
1910.1053	Crystalline Silica	147	420
1910.244	Jacks & Blast Nozzles	138	167
1910.243	Portable Tool Guarding	135	138
1910.333	Electrical Work Practices	132	187
1910.1025	Lead	122	326
1910.38	Emergency Action Plans	118	141
1910.179	Overhead Cranes	117	195
1910.110	LP-Gas Storage	115	126
1910.1001	Asbestos	87	149
1910.120	HAZWOPER	81	140
1910.67	Aerial Lifts	81	95
1910.1026	Hexavalent Chromium	79	153
1910.145	Safety Signs & Tags	78	84
1910.25	Stairways	75	89
1910.119	Process Safety Management	72	312
1910.335	Electrical Protective Equipment	62	80
1910.217	Mechanical Power Presses	56	94
1910.332	Electrical Safety Training	56	57
1910.140	Personal Fall Protection	51	60
1910.1000	Air Contaminants	50	79
1910.135	Head Protection	50	50
1910.263	Bakery Equipment	50	51
1910.136	Foot Protection	43	43
1910.269	Electric Power Work	41	81
1910.307	Hazardous Locations	37	38
1910.1450	Laboratory Chemicals	36	66
1910.156	Fire Brigades	36	72
1910.272	Grain Handling	35	76
1910.165	Employee Alarm Systems	24	30
1910.1048	Formaldehyde	23	42
1910.159	Sprinkler Systems	23	23
1910.1052	Methylene Chloride	22	62
1910.266	Logging Operations	22	73
1910.177	Rim Wheel Servicing	21	41
1910.254	Arc Welding	21	22
1910.265	Sawmills	20	33
1910.9	Per-Employee Compliance	20	20
1910.27	Scaffolds & Rope Descent	19	23
1910.268	Telecommunications	18	44
1910.180	Mobile Cranes	17	31
1910.94	Ventilation	16	29
1910.144	Safety Color Code	15	15
1910.1020	Exposure & Medical Records	14	15
1910.142	Temporary Labor Camps	14	24
1910.39	Fire Prevention Plans	14	18
1910.160	Fixed Extinguishing Systems	12	13
1910.124	Dipping & Coating	10	13

Construction (29 CFR 1926)

Standard	Topic	Inspections cited	Items
1926.501	Fall Protection	5,687	5,925
1926.1053	Ladder Safety	2,166	2,621
1926.503	Fall Protection Training	2,158	2,413
1926.102	Eye and Face Protection	1,654	1,661
1926.451	Scaffold Safety	1,160	2,553
1926.100	Hard Hats	967	967
1926.20	Construction Safety Programs	866	1,028
1926.502	Fall Protection Systems	601	848
1926.652	Trench Cave-In Protection	489	578
1926.651	Excavation Safety	463	800
1926.21	Construction Safety Training	403	405
1926.453	Aerial Lifts	400	449
1926.454	Scaffold Training	360	419
1926.1153	Silica in Construction	357	856
1926.1060	Ladder and Stair Training	317	317
1926.405	Temporary Wiring and Cords	256	304
1926.416	Electrical Work Practices	253	290
1926.452	Specific Scaffold Types	229	258
1926.403	Electrical Equipment Installation	195	217
1926.1052	Construction Stairways	192	228
1926.50	Construction First Aid	191	203
1926.1101	Asbestos in Construction	181	633
1926.602	Earthmoving and Forklifts	176	204
1926.150	Construction Fire Protection	151	157
1926.1051	Stairway and Ladder Access	119	119
1926.760	Steel Erection Fall Protection	100	101
1926.304	Woodworking Tools	99	107
1926.404	GFCI and Grounding	97	99
1926.701	Concrete and Masonry Work	96	96
1926.300	Hand and Power Tools	93	94
1926.25	Jobsite Housekeeping	85	85
1926.95	PPE Criteria	79	80
1926.251	Rigging Equipment	54	74
1926.200	Construction Signs and Tags	45	48
1926.28	Construction PPE Duty	41	41
1926.600	Construction Equipment	35	45
1926.62	Lead in Construction	35	83
1926.552	Construction Hoists	34	34
1926.302	Power-Operated Hand Tools	31	32
1926.152	Flammable Liquid Storage	29	39
1926.51	Construction Sanitation	29	32
1926.761	Steel Erection Training	28	28
1926.1412	Crane Inspections	27	38
1926.303	Grinders and Abrasive Wheels	27	27
1926.850	Demolition Preparation	26	30
1926.417	Electrical Lockout/Tagout	25	25
1926.601	Jobsite Motor Vehicles	23	24
1926.34	Construction Exit Routes	22	23
1926.1427	Crane Operator Certification	21	21
1926.55	Construction Air Contaminants	20	26
1926.1425	Working Under Crane Loads	18	20
1926.59	Construction Hazard Communication	18	19
1926.1428	Crane Signal Persons	17	18
1926.306	Compressed Air Tanks	17	17
1926.350	Gas Welding and Cutting	17	23
1926.1203	Confined Spaces in Construction	13	15
1926.1207	Confined Space Training	13	16
1926.1408	Crane Power Line Safety	13	20
1926.252	Debris Disposal	13	13
1926.153	Propane and LP-Gas	12	12
1926.960	Energized Power Line Work	12	21
1926.1424	Crane Swing Radius	11	13
1926.703	Formwork and Shoring	11	15
1926.106	Work Over Water	10	15
1926.1413	Crane Wire Rope Inspection	10	12

Recordkeeping and reporting (29 CFR 1904)

Standard	Topic	Inspections cited	Items
1904.39	Severe Injury Reporting	656	671
1904.40	Producing Injury Records	315	352
1904.41	Electronic Injury Reporting	258	271
1904.29	OSHA 300 and 301 Forms	247	428
1904.32	OSHA 300A Annual Summary	206	235
1904.4	Injury Recording Criteria	75	75
1904.33	Injury Record Retention	66	66
1904.31	Covered Employees	19	19
1904.30	Multi-Site Recordkeeping	15	27

Inspections and posting (29 CFR 1903)

Standard	Topic	Inspections cited	Items
1903.19	Abatement Verification	451	555
1903.2	OSHA Poster Requirement	22	22

Agriculture (29 CFR 1928)

Standard	Topic	Inspections cited	Items
1928.57	Farm Equipment Guarding	20	32

Federal agency programs (29 CFR 1960)

Standard	Topic	Inspections cited	Items
1960.8	Federal Agency Safety Duties	10	10

OSH Act General Duty Clause

Standard	Topic	Inspections cited	Items
Section 5(a)(1)	General Duty Clause	546	563

Standards with fewer than 10 cited inspections in the period, and state-specific codes used by some State Plans, do not have their own page.