Heavy and Civil Engineering ConstructionOSHA Violations & Inspection Records
This subsector comprises establishments whose primary activity is the construction of entire engineering projects such as highways, bridges, tunnels, dams, water and sewer systems, power lines, and oil and gas pipelines.
Records current through Jul 2, 2026
Common Workplace Hazards
Common workplace hazards include struck-by incidents from heavy construction equipment, caught-in/between hazards from excavation and trenching, and falls from bridges and elevated structures. Workers also face risks from traffic exposure in work zones, blasting, and hazardous material exposure.
Most Cited Standards in Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
| Standard | Citations | Penalties |
|---|---|---|
| 1926.652 Excavations - Protection of Employees OSHA citation code: 19260652 A01 | 10,808 | $47,340,290 |
| 1926.651 Excavations - Specific Excavation Requirements OSHA citation code: 19260651 C02 | 5,394 | $13,509,788 |
| 1926.651 Excavations - Specific Excavation Requirements OSHA citation code: 19260651 J02 | 3,815 | $7,711,365 |
| 1926.21 Safety Training and Education OSHA citation code: 19260021 B02 | 3,787 | $8,536,541 |
| 1926.651 Excavations - Specific Excavation Requirements OSHA citation code: 19260651 K01 | 3,710 | $6,029,166 |
| 1926.100 Head Protection (Construction) OSHA citation code: 19260100 A | 2,986 | $3,128,352 |
| 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01 | 1,882 | $443,079 |
| 1926.651 Excavations - Specific Excavation Requirements OSHA citation code: 19260651 K02 | 1,411 | $3,451,601 |
| 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | 1,252 | $4,753,553 |
| 1926.501 Fall Protection - Duty to Have Fall Protection OSHA citation code: 19260501 B01 | 1,239 | $3,123,518 |
Top States for Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
| State | Establishments | Inspections |
|---|---|---|
| California | 5,570 | 10,823 |
| Pennsylvania | 6,265 | 8,020 |
| New York | 3,202 | 7,752 |
| Michigan | 5,216 | 6,417 |
| Ohio | 4,186 | 5,658 |
| Illinois | 3,633 | 4,548 |
| Washington | 3,634 | 4,374 |
| Texas | 3,210 | 4,109 |
| Virginia | 2,993 | 4,108 |
| Georgia | 2,825 | 3,590 |
| North Carolina | 2,239 | 2,608 |
| Oregon | 1,636 | 2,170 |
| New Jersey | 1,409 | 2,053 |
| Florida | 1,659 | 2,043 |
| Massachusetts | 1,627 | 2,030 |
Industry Size (BLS QCEW, 2024)
National private-industry totals for Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (NAICS 237) in 2024, from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. These are industry-wide totals from a near-complete federal count of employers. They describe the industry overall and are not a measurement of any single establishment or of OSHA enforcement activity. This is the full count of private-sector establishments in the industry, not only those with OSHA inspection records, so it is not directly comparable to the establishment count shown above.
OSHA Form 300A Reports (ITA, 2024)
What Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (NAICS 237) establishments reported on their OSHA Form 300A summaries for 2024, submitted through OSHA's Injury Tracking Application. These are counts employers reported themselves, not the result of an OSHA inspection, and only establishments required to file under 29 CFR 1904.41 are included, so this is not every employer in the industry and is not directly comparable to the inspection counts above. Deaths are employer-recorded on the form, distinct from OSHA-investigated fatalities. These are case counts, not injury rates; for rates see the BLS Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.
Official Resources
Data Source and Methodology
Data synced dailyData on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement database, accessed via the DOL public data API. Records are updated daily. We strive for accuracy, but errors in data processing or establishment grouping are possible. Penalty amounts reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts after informal conference, settlement, or judicial review. Company pages group inspection records by normalized employer name, city, and state as reported in OSHA records. That grouping is deterministic and non-fuzzy, but it is not a universal legal-entity identifier. If you believe any record is inaccurate, please report it and we will investigate. This product uses the DOL Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the DOL. For official and authoritative records, visit osha.gov.