1904.33 Retention and updating

29 CFR 1904.33 · Read the standard on eCFR · Citations issued July 5, 2002 to September 15, 2026 · Data through November 4, 2026

Title checked against CFR editions from 2001 on, except 2002. An edition named as an exception is missing from govinfo's bulk data for that CFR volume, so it could not be checked.

Citations

1,262

citation items issued

Inspections

1,233

each counted once

Initial penalties

$762,408

as first assessed

Current penalties

$445,870

58.5% of initial

Penalties and violation types

$0median current penalty per citation

$0median initial penalty per citation

73.1%of citations with an initial penalty were later reduced

6.0%of citations were contested

OSHA violation type	Citations	Share	Median current	Contested	Initial total	Current total
Other (O)	1,245	98.7%	$0	6.0%	$751,708	$440,230
Serious (S)	10	0.8%	$0	10.0%	$3,200	$1,200
Repeat (R)	7	0.6%	$200	0.0%	$7,500	$4,440

CitationsPenaltiesContested

Same order as the full table. Bars compare the rows shown. Tap a type for all figures.

Other (O)1,24598.7% share$440,230current total6.0%contested

Citations: 1,245
Share: 98.7%
Current total: $440,230
Initial total: $751,708
Median current: $0
Contested: 6.0%

Serious (S)100.8% share$1,200current total10.0%contested

Citations: 10
Share: 0.8%
Current total: $1,200
Initial total: $3,200
Median current: $0
Contested: 10.0%

Repeat (R)70.6% share$4,440current total0.0%contested

Citations: 7
Share: 0.6%
Current total: $4,440
Initial total: $7,500
Median current: $200
Contested: 0.0%

Citations by year issued

110

Counts use the recorded citation issue year. "Of all citations" is the share of every citation issued that year. 2026 is year to date through November 4, 2026.

Issued	Citations	Of all citations	Inspections	Median current	Current total
2026 YTD	51	0.05%	51	$0	$18,069
2025	110	0.08%	110	$0	$48,410
2024	78	0.06%	78	$0	$44,370
2023	108	0.08%	108	$0	$43,930
2022	52	0.04%	52	$50	$41,280
2021	29	0.03%	29	$319	$15,647
2020	30	0.03%	30	$343	$44,842
2019	38	0.02%	38	$515	$34,493
2018	39	0.02%	38	$0	$15,378
2017	25	0.02%	25	$0	$2,853

CitationsInspectionsPenalties

Newest first, as in the full table. Bars compare the rows shown. Tap a year for all figures.

2026 YTD510.05% of all citations51inspections$18,069current total

Citations: 51
Of all citations: 0.05%
Inspections: 51
Current total: $18,069
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2026

20251100.08% of all citations110inspections$48,410current total

Citations: 110
Of all citations: 0.08%
Inspections: 110
Current total: $48,410
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2025

2024780.06% of all citations78inspections$44,370current total

Citations: 78
Of all citations: 0.06%
Inspections: 78
Current total: $44,370
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2024

20231080.08% of all citations108inspections$43,930current total

Citations: 108
Of all citations: 0.08%
Inspections: 108
Current total: $43,930
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2023

2022520.04% of all citations52inspections$41,280current total

Citations: 52
Of all citations: 0.04%
Inspections: 52
Current total: $41,280
Median current: $50

All records issued in 2022

2021290.03% of all citations29inspections$15,647current total

Citations: 29
Of all citations: 0.03%
Inspections: 29
Current total: $15,647
Median current: $319

All records issued in 2021

2020300.03% of all citations30inspections$44,842current total

Citations: 30
Of all citations: 0.03%
Inspections: 30
Current total: $44,842
Median current: $343

All records issued in 2020

2019380.02% of all citations38inspections$34,493current total

Citations: 38
Of all citations: 0.02%
Inspections: 38
Current total: $34,493
Median current: $515

All records issued in 2019

2018390.02% of all citations38inspections$15,378current total

Citations: 39
Of all citations: 0.02%
Inspections: 38
Current total: $15,378
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2018

2017250.02% of all citations25inspections$2,853current total

Citations: 25
Of all citations: 0.02%
Inspections: 25
Current total: $2,853
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2017

Show earlier years

Issued	Citations	Of all citations	Inspections	Median current	Current total
2016	50	0.03%	50	$0	$12,644
2015	28	0.02%	28	$0	$4,902
2014	26	0.01%	26	$0	$6,371
2013	27	0.01%	27	$0	$6,315
2012	32	0.01%	32	$333	$11,993
2011	64	0.03%	54	$0	$27,825
2010	86	0.03%	73	$0	$20,220
2009	68	0.03%	68	$0	$15,531
2008	63	0.03%	63	$0	$6,158
2007	88	0.03%	83	$0	$8,640
2006	70	0.03%	70	$0	$5,075
2005	48	0.02%	48	$0	$3,899
2004	30	0.01%	30	$0	$3,760
2003	21	0.01%	21	$0	$3,265
2002	1	0.00%	1	$0	$0

CitationsInspectionsPenalties

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2016500.03% of all citations50inspections$12,644current total

Citations: 50
Of all citations: 0.03%
Inspections: 50
Current total: $12,644
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2016

2015280.02% of all citations28inspections$4,902current total

Citations: 28
Of all citations: 0.02%
Inspections: 28
Current total: $4,902
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2015

2014260.01% of all citations26inspections$6,371current total

Citations: 26
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 26
Current total: $6,371
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2014

2013270.01% of all citations27inspections$6,315current total

Citations: 27
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 27
Current total: $6,315
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2013

2012320.01% of all citations32inspections$11,993current total

Citations: 32
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 32
Current total: $11,993
Median current: $333

All records issued in 2012

2011640.03% of all citations54inspections$27,825current total

Citations: 64
Of all citations: 0.03%
Inspections: 54
Current total: $27,825
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2011

2010860.03% of all citations73inspections$20,220current total

Citations: 86
Of all citations: 0.03%
Inspections: 73
Current total: $20,220
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2010

2009680.03% of all citations68inspections$15,531current total

Citations: 68
Of all citations: 0.03%
Inspections: 68
Current total: $15,531
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2009

2008630.03% of all citations63inspections$6,158current total

Citations: 63
Of all citations: 0.03%
Inspections: 63
Current total: $6,158
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2008

2007880.03% of all citations83inspections$8,640current total

Citations: 88
Of all citations: 0.03%
Inspections: 83
Current total: $8,640
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2007

2006700.03% of all citations70inspections$5,075current total

Citations: 70
Of all citations: 0.03%
Inspections: 70
Current total: $5,075
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2006

2005480.02% of all citations48inspections$3,899current total

Citations: 48
Of all citations: 0.02%
Inspections: 48
Current total: $3,899
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2005

2004300.01% of all citations30inspections$3,760current total

Citations: 30
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 30
Current total: $3,760
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2004

2003210.01% of all citations21inspections$3,265current total

Citations: 21
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 21
Current total: $3,265
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2003

200210.00% of all citations1inspections$0current total

Citations: 1
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 1
Current total: $0
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2002

How the inspections started

DOL inspection type of each inspection citing 1904.33, each inspection counted once.

Planned (H)54344.0%

Complaint (B)37830.7%

Referral (C)13711.1%

Programmed Other (K)806.5%

Follow-Up (F)191.5%

Programmed Related (I)191.5%

Accident (A)181.5%

Fatality/Catastrophe (M)181.5%

Unprogrammed Related (G)110.9%

Monitoring (D)40.3%

Other-L (L)30.2%

Not recorded10.1%

Unprogrammed Other (J)10.1%

Unprogrammed Emphasis (N)10.1%

Cited alongside 1904.33

Standards cited in the same inspections, as a share of the 1,233 inspections citing 1904.33.

1910.120031725.7%

1910.13226821.7%

1910.30323519.1%

1910.14722918.6%

1910.30522017.8%

1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers19816.1%

1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks18915.3%

1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding)18615.1%

1910.13416213.1%

1904.32 Annual Summary15712.7%

Employers inspected

Employees at the establishment

1-1020616.7%

11-4956746.0%

50-24936729.8%

250-999735.9%

1000+191.5%

Inspections, each counted once. Shares are of inspections with a usable employee count. 1 inspection is not in these groups: no employee count or no inspection record, a count of zero, or a count of 99,999 or more, which this site does not publish as a headcount.

Owner

Private (A)91474.1%

Local government (B)26521.5%

Federal (D)373.0%

State government (C)161.3%

Not recorded10.1%

DOL owner type of each inspection, each counted once.

By industry

99.8% of these citations (1,260 of 1,262) come from inspections with an industry code. Coverage varies by decade of issue (see the table), so this view mostly reflects the decades with coded records. NAICS as recorded by DOL on the inspection record.

Industry (NAICS as recorded by DOL, 3 digits)	Citations	Of coded citations
332 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	88	7.0%
922 Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities	86	6.8%
623 Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	83	6.6%
238 Specialty Trade Contractors	72	5.7%
311 Food Manufacturing	57	4.5%
423 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	53	4.2%
561 Administrative and Support Services	52	4.1%
237 Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	43	3.4%
562 Waste Management and Remediation Services	41	3.3%
333 Machinery Manufacturing	35	2.8%

332Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing887.0% of coded citations

922Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities866.8% of coded citations

623Nursing and Residential Care Facilities836.6% of coded citations

238Specialty Trade Contractors725.7% of coded citations

311Food Manufacturing574.5% of coded citations

423Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods534.2% of coded citations

561Administrative and Support Services524.1% of coded citations

237Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction433.4% of coded citations

562Waste Management and Remediation Services413.3% of coded citations

333Machinery Manufacturing352.8% of coded citations

Issued in	Citations	With NAICS	Coverage
2000s	389	388	99.7%
2010s	415	414	99.8%
2020s	458	458	100.0%

Bar: NAICS coverage, on a 0 to 100% scale.

2000s389388 with NAICS (99.7%)

2010s415414 with NAICS (99.8%)

2020s458458 with NAICS (100.0%)

Most cited paragraphs

OSHA citation code, as recorded	Citations	Current penalties
19040033 A	1,209	$430,260
19040033 B	34	$6,090
19040033 B01	19	$9,520

19040033 A1,209$430,260 current penalties

19040033 B34$6,090 current penalties

19040033 B0119$9,520 current penalties

Codes are shown exactly as OSHA records them. Counts reflect citation records, not the frequency of incidents or hazards.

About this data

Citations are citation items in DOL's OSHA enforcement data, federal and State Plan, deleted items excluded. Inspections are counted once each.
Initial penalties are the amounts first assessed (DOL "Initial Penalty"); current penalties include later changes such as settlements (DOL "Current Penalty"). Amounts are as recorded, not adjusted for inflation.
Median penalty per citation: the middle value of the amounts recorded on these citations, counting $0 amounts and leaving out citations with no amount recorded, shown in whole dollars. A median is computed for one group only and is never combined with another.
Later reduced: the share of citations with an initial penalty above $0 whose current penalty is lower than the initial penalty.
Contested: the share of citations with a DOL "Contested Date" recorded.
Violation, inspection and owner types use DOL's own labels. A value outside DOL's list is shown as recorded, marked "not in DOL's list". Paragraph codes are shown exactly as OSHA records them.
Industry is the NAICS code on the inspection record, as recorded by DOL. Employee counts are DOL "Number of Employees" on the inspection; counts of 99,999 or more are not published as a headcount, a rule of this site.
Having OSHA inspection records is common for businesses in regulated industries.

Regulatory Reference

29 CFR 1904.33: Retention and updating

Read the full regulatory text on eCFR.gov

Official Resources

Full Standard Text

29 CFR 1904.33 on OSHA.gov

osha.gov

Electronic Code of Federal Regulations

Part 1904 full regulatory text

ecfr.gov

Data Source and Methodology

DOL source data

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