Citation Atlas

New York utilities: OSHA citations and most-cited standards

Data as of October 5, 2026

OSHA citations issued to utilities establishments in New York over the last 12 months: volume by month, the standards cited most, penalties before and after settlement, and the most recently cited employers.

35inspections cited, last 12 months
3%of all cited inspections in New York
$0median initial penalty per inspection
$0median current penalty per inspection

Citations by month

Inspections with citations issued, by month of issuance. Hatched months are incomplete: citations reach the public data about a month after issuance.

Most-cited standards

StandardTopicInspectionsShare of utilities inspections
12 NYCRR PART 801.47(A)720%
1910.28Fall Protection Duty617%
1910.1200Hazard Communication514%
1910.134Respiratory Protection514%
1910.305Wiring Methods514%
1910.22Walking-Working Surfaces514%
12 NYCRR PART 801.29(A)514%
1910.303Electrical General514%
1910.146Confined Spaces411%
1910.132PPE General Requirements411%
1910.151First Aid411%
1926.652Trench Cave-In Protection411%

Sub-industries (NAICS)

Recently cited utilities establishments

About these records. Citations list alleged violations and proposed penalties. Employers can contest them, and many are reduced or withdrawn in settlement. Each row shows the original and the current penalty and a status label derived from the public data as of October 5, 2026. Check the linked osha.gov page for the official record.

EstablishmentLocationIssuedStandards citedAlleged itemsInitial penaltyCurrent penaltyStatus and deadlinesSource
Tonawanda Town Water & Sewer Department Tonawanda Sep 2, 2026 1926.652(a)(1)(ii), 1926.651(k)(1)2 $0 $0 Final order osha.gov
Onondaga County Dept of Water Environment Protection Metro Syracuse Wastewater Treatment Plant Syracuse Sep 1, 2026 1910.22(d)(1)1 $0 $0 Final orderAbatement due Oct 20, 2026 osha.gov
Seneca Town Water Department Stanley Sep 1, 2026 1910.134(k)(6), 1910.146(d)(4)(i), 1910.146(c)(1)3 $0 $0 Final orderAbatement due Oct 20, 2026 osha.gov
Gorham Town Water Department Canandaigua Aug 10, 2026 1910.28(b)(3)(i), 1910.147(c)(4)(i), 1910.147(c)(6)(i), 1910.147(c)(7)(i) +11 more15 $0 $0 Final orderAbatement due Aug 20, 2026 osha.gov
Watkins Glen Village Water Treatment Plant Watkins Glen Jul 23, 2026 12 NYCRR PART 801.29(A), 12 NYCRR PART 801.29(B), 12 NYCRR PART 801.30(A)3 $0 $0 Final orderAbatement due Aug 11, 2026 osha.gov
Nycdep Coney Island Wastewater Treatment Plant Brooklyn Jul 2, 2026 1910.23(b)(8), 1910.25(b)(1), 1910.303(b)(2), 1910.305(a)(2)(ii) +2 more6 $0 $0 Final orderAbatement due Jul 15, 2026 osha.gov
Rensselaer Co. Sewer Dist Wwtp Troy Jun 30, 2026 1910.29(b)(2), 1910.29(b)(5), 1910.37(b)(1), 1910.29(b)(3) +2 more6 $0 $0 Final orderAbatement due Aug 17, 2026 osha.gov
Watkins Glen Village Water Treatment Plant Watkins Glen Jun 17, 2026 12 NYCRR PART 801.40(A), 1910.151(c), 1910.134(k)(3), 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A) +5 more9 $0 $0 Final orderAbatement due Aug 4, 2026 osha.gov
Watkins Glen Vil Water Treatment Rechlorination Station Watkins Glen Jun 17, 2026 1910.132(a), 1910.133(a)(1), 1910.151(c)3 $0 $0 Final orderAbatement due Jun 29, 2026 osha.gov
Grand Island TN Wwtp Baseline Road, Grand Island, NY USA Grand Island Jun 8, 2026 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A)1 $0 $0 Final orderAbatement due Jun 22, 2026 osha.gov
Ogdensburg City Water Filtration Plant Ogdensburg Jun 3, 2026 1910.28(b)(1)(ii), 1910.147(c)(4)(ii), 1910.147(c)(6)(i), 1910.147(c)(7)(i) +1 more5 $0 $0 Final orderAbatement due Jun 22, 2026 osha.gov
Plattsburgh City Water Resource Recovery Facility Plattsburgh May 27, 2026 1910.22(a)(3), 1910.22(d)(2), 12 NYCRR PART 801.30(A), 12 NYCRR PART 801.47(A)4 $0 $0 Final orderAbatement due Jun 15, 2026 osha.gov
Automated Biomass Systems, LLC Syracuse May 22, 2026 1910.212(a)(1)1 $4,965 $3,724 Informal settlementAbatement due Jul 24, 2026 osha.gov
Albany City Water Dept Albany May 22, 2026 1910.178(q)(1)1 $0 $0 Final order osha.gov
Mount Kisco Village DPW Mount Kisco May 22, 2026 1926.652(a)(1)1 $0 $0 Final order osha.gov
Onondaga County Dept of Water Environment Protection Metro Syracuse Wastewater Treatment Plant Syracuse May 19, 2026 1910.1020(e)(3)(i), 1910.146(g)(4), 1910.146(e)(6), 1910.146(d)(9) +1 more5 $0 $0 Final orderAbatement due Jun 3, 2026 osha.gov
Batavia City Wastewater Plant Batavia May 5, 2026 1910.1200(h), 1910.106(d)(2)(iii), 1910.132(e), 1910.134(c)(2)(ii) +8 more12 $0 $0 Final orderAbatement due May 22, 2026 osha.gov
Troy City Dpu Water Troy Apr 29, 2026 12 NYCRR PART 801.29(A), 1926.21(b)(2), 1926.20(b)(2), 12 NYCRR PART 801.32(A)(2)4 $0 $0 Final orderAbatement due Jun 16, 2026 osha.gov
Suffolk County Water Authority Production Control Facility Bay Shore Mar 30, 2026 1910.28(b)(1)(i)1 $0 $0 Final orderAbatement due Aug 24, 2026 osha.gov
Clyde Village Water Department Clyde Mar 26, 2026 1910.132(d)(1), 12 NYCRR PART 801.32(A)(4), 12 NYCRR PART 801.47(A), 1910.138(a) +3 more7 $0 $0 Final orderAbatement due Apr 21, 2026 osha.gov
Fredonia Village Water Filtration Plant Fredonia Mar 18, 2026 1910.134(c)(1), 12 NYCRR PART 801.32(A)(4), 12 NYCRR PART 801.29(A), 12 NYCRR PART 801.47(A)4 $0 $0 Final orderAbatement due May 4, 2026 osha.gov
Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. Staten Island Mar 13, 2026 1910.269(e)(5)1 $16,550 $16,550 ContestedAbatement due Apr 8, 2026Contested Mar 26, 2026 osha.gov
Nycdep North River Wastewater Treatment Plant New York Mar 11, 2026 1917.152(c)(7)(ii), 1910.1200(h)(1)2 $0 $0 Final orderAbatement due Mar 18, 2026 osha.gov
Suffolk County DPW Bergen Point Wastewater Treatment Plant West Babylon Mar 11, 2026 1910.22(a)(1), 12 NYCRR PART 801.4, 1910.28(b)(3)(i), 1910.22(d)(3)4 $0 $0 Final orderAbatement due Mar 30, 2026 osha.gov
McWa S Clinton Excavation Rochester Feb 27, 2026 1926.652(a)(1), 1926.651(k)(1), 1926.652(g)(1)(ii), 1926.652(g)(1)(iii)4 $0 $0 Final order osha.gov
Suffolk County DPW Bergen Point Wastewater Treatment Plant West Babylon Feb 11, 2026 1910.134(c)(2)(i), 12 NYCRR PART 801.47(A), 12 NYCRR PART 801.29(A)3 $0 $0 Final orderAbatement due Apr 1, 2026 osha.gov
Onondaga County Dept of Water Environment Protection Metro Syracuse Wastewater Treatment Plant Syracuse Feb 9, 2026 1910.22(a)(2), 1910.147(c)(5)(ii)(D), 12 NYCRR PART 801.29(A), 1910.147(c)(7)(i) +9 more13 $0 $0 Final orderAbatement due Mar 2, 2026 osha.gov
Suffolk County Water Authority Production Control Facility Bay Shore Feb 2, 2026 12 NYCRR PART 801.47(A), 12 NYCRR PART 801.40(A)2 $0 $0 Final orderAbatement due Mar 23, 2026 osha.gov
P&S Holdings, LLC Jackson Heights Jan 27, 2026 1926.100(a), 1926.501(b)(13), 1926.503(b)(1), 1926.1053(b)(22)4 $18,442 $12,000 Informal settlementAbatement due Feb 2, 2026 osha.gov
Tanto Irrigation, LLC Hudson Falls Dec 30, 2025 1926.20(b)(4), 1926.21(b)(2), 1926.600(a)(3)(i)3 $35,750 $17,875 Informal settlementAbatement due Jan 6, 2026 osha.gov
City of Cortland Water Department Cortland Nov 24, 2025 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(B), 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A), 1910.305(a)(2)(x), 1910.303(b)(7)(iv) +12 more16 $0 $0 Final orderAbatement due Dec 12, 2025 osha.gov
City of Cortland Water Department- Clinton Ave Trench Cortland Nov 13, 2025 1926.651(j)(2), 1926.652(c)(2)(iii)2 $0 $0 Final order osha.gov
City of Cortland Water Department- Saunders Ave Water Tower Cortland Nov 12, 2025 1910.305(b)(2)(i), 1910.36(d)(1)2 $0 $0 Final orderAbatement due Dec 2, 2025 osha.gov
Speculator Village Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Speculator Nov 10, 2025 1910.146(g)(1), 1910.146(c)(4), 1910.146(c)(2)3 $0 $0 Final orderAbatement due Jan 7, 2026 osha.gov
Speculator Village Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Speculator Nov 10, 2025 12 NYCRR PART 801.30(A), 1910.28(b)(11)(ii), 12 NYCRR PART 801.47(A)3 $0 $0 Final orderAbatement due Dec 30, 2025 osha.gov
The 35 most recent of 35 cited inspections.

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Questions

How many utilities employers in New York were cited by OSHA?

35 utilities inspections in New York had citations issued in the 12 months to Oct 5, 2026, 3% of all cited inspections in the state.

What do OSHA inspectors cite most in New York utilities?

The most-cited standards were 12 NYCRR PART 801.47(A), 1910.28 (Fall Protection Duty), 1910.1200 (Hazard Communication).

What is the typical penalty for utilities employers in New York?

Median initial penalty per cited inspection: $0. Median current penalty: $0.