1910.137

29 CFR 1910.137 · Read the standard on eCFR · Citations issued July 14, 1972 to September 30, 2026 · Data through November 6, 2026

No title is shown where a single title could not be confirmed against the CFR editions in force across the code's citation years.

Citations

861

citation items issued

Inspections

760

each counted once

Initial penalties

$1,823,034

as first assessed

Current penalties

$1,244,536

68.3% of initial

Penalties and violation types

$85median current penalty per citation

$500median initial penalty per citation

72.7%of citations with an initial penalty were later reduced

15.4%of citations were contested

OSHA violation type	Citations	Share	Median current	Contested	Initial total	Current total
Serious (S)	584	67.8%	$919	16.6%	$1,531,506	$1,076,387
Other (O)	275	31.9%	$0	13.1%	$284,348	$164,469
Repeat (R)	2	0.2%	$1,840	0.0%	$7,180	$3,680

CitationsPenaltiesContested

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

Serious (S)58467.8% share$1,076,387current total16.6%contested

Citations: 584
Share: 67.8%
Current total: $1,076,387
Initial total: $1,531,506
Median current: $919
Contested: 16.6%

Other (O)27531.9% share$164,469current total13.1%contested

Citations: 275
Share: 31.9%
Current total: $164,469
Initial total: $284,348
Median current: $0
Contested: 13.1%

Repeat (R)20.2% share$3,680current total0.0%contested

Citations: 2
Share: 0.2%
Current total: $3,680
Initial total: $7,180
Median current: $1,840
Contested: 0.0%

Citations by year issued

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 6, 2026.

Issued	Citations	Of all citations	Inspections	Median current	Current total
2026 YTD	7	0.01%	6	$1,862	$16,062
2025	13	0.01%	13	$3,500	$54,145
2024	14	0.01%	13	$6,053	$85,577
2023	18	0.01%	18	$85	$62,842
2022	9	0.01%	9	$3,000	$33,409
2021	13	0.01%	13	$300	$46,617
2020	18	0.02%	18	$315	$40,658
2019	27	0.02%	24	$3,315	$85,850
2018	33	0.02%	26	$500	$72,518
2017	23	0.01%	21	$4,000	$94,949

CitationsInspectionsPenalties

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

2026 YTD70.01% of all citations6inspections$16,062current total

Citations: 7
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 6
Current total: $16,062
Median current: $1,862

All records issued in 2026

2025130.01% of all citations13inspections$54,145current total

Citations: 13
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 13
Current total: $54,145
Median current: $3,500

All records issued in 2025

2024140.01% of all citations13inspections$85,577current total

Citations: 14
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 13
Current total: $85,577
Median current: $6,053

All records issued in 2024

2023180.01% of all citations18inspections$62,842current total

Citations: 18
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 18
Current total: $62,842
Median current: $85

All records issued in 2023

202290.01% of all citations9inspections$33,409current total

Citations: 9
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 9
Current total: $33,409
Median current: $3,000

All records issued in 2022

2021130.01% of all citations13inspections$46,617current total

Citations: 13
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 13
Current total: $46,617
Median current: $300

All records issued in 2021

2020180.02% of all citations18inspections$40,658current total

Citations: 18
Of all citations: 0.02%
Inspections: 18
Current total: $40,658
Median current: $315

All records issued in 2020

2019270.02% of all citations24inspections$85,850current total

Citations: 27
Of all citations: 0.02%
Inspections: 24
Current total: $85,850
Median current: $3,315

All records issued in 2019

2018330.02% of all citations26inspections$72,518current total

Citations: 33
Of all citations: 0.02%
Inspections: 26
Current total: $72,518
Median current: $500

All records issued in 2018

2017230.01% of all citations21inspections$94,949current total

Citations: 23
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 21
Current total: $94,949
Median current: $4,000

All records issued in 2017

Show earlier years

Issued	Citations	Of all citations	Inspections	Median current	Current total
2016	23	0.01%	23	$2,500	$60,877
2015	28	0.02%	25	$1,243	$50,322
2014	36	0.02%	32	$1,854	$61,081
2013	52	0.02%	43	$1,500	$88,028
2012	49	0.02%	41	$450	$75,756
2011	40	0.02%	34	$338	$55,740
2010	47	0.02%	42	$938	$54,895
2009	33	0.01%	30	$840	$41,134
2008	29	0.01%	25	$675	$24,049
2007	26	0.01%	25	$649	$21,832
2006	21	0.01%	17	$0	$10,003
2005	17	0.01%	13	$0	$15,976
2004	26	0.01%	19	$0	$6,848
2003	15	0.01%	15	$0	$9,254
2002	10	0.00%	10	$0	$2,275
2001	11	0.00%	8	$0	$9,070
2000	12	0.00%	11	$749	$18,241
1999	8	0.00%	6	$0	$4,815
1998	22	0.01%	17	$0	$10,910
1997	27	0.01%	18	$0	$20,180
1996	10	0.00%	7	$0	$3,571
1995	8	0.00%	6	$0	$1,410
1994	7	0.00%	7	$0	$1,285
1993	1	0.00%	1	$937	$937
1992	1	0.00%	1	$0	$0
1990	2	0.00%	2	$0	$0
1989	6	0.00%	6	$0	$560
1988	2	0.00%	2	$250	$500
1987	9	0.00%	9	$0	$0
1986	18	0.01%	17	$0	$0
1985	2	0.00%	2	$0	$0
1984	1	0.00%	1	$150	$150
1983	2	0.00%	1	$0	$0
1979	1	0.00%	1	$0	$0
1978	2	0.00%	2	$0	$0
1977	2	0.00%	2	$0	$0
1976	11	0.00%	11	$0	$140
1975	27	0.01%	26	$0	$0
1974	17	0.01%	16	$0	$1,525
1973	15	0.01%	15	$0	$350
1972	10	0.02%	10	$30	$195

CitationsInspectionsPenalties

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

2016230.01% of all citations23inspections$60,877current total

Citations: 23
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 23
Current total: $60,877
Median current: $2,500

All records issued in 2016

2015280.02% of all citations25inspections$50,322current total

Citations: 28
Of all citations: 0.02%
Inspections: 25
Current total: $50,322
Median current: $1,243

All records issued in 2015

2014360.02% of all citations32inspections$61,081current total

Citations: 36
Of all citations: 0.02%
Inspections: 32
Current total: $61,081
Median current: $1,854

All records issued in 2014

2013520.02% of all citations43inspections$88,028current total

Citations: 52
Of all citations: 0.02%
Inspections: 43
Current total: $88,028
Median current: $1,500

All records issued in 2013

2012490.02% of all citations41inspections$75,756current total

Citations: 49
Of all citations: 0.02%
Inspections: 41
Current total: $75,756
Median current: $450

All records issued in 2012

2011400.02% of all citations34inspections$55,740current total

Citations: 40
Of all citations: 0.02%
Inspections: 34
Current total: $55,740
Median current: $338

All records issued in 2011

2010470.02% of all citations42inspections$54,895current total

Citations: 47
Of all citations: 0.02%
Inspections: 42
Current total: $54,895
Median current: $938

All records issued in 2010

2009330.01% of all citations30inspections$41,134current total

Citations: 33
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 30
Current total: $41,134
Median current: $840

All records issued in 2009

2008290.01% of all citations25inspections$24,049current total

Citations: 29
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 25
Current total: $24,049
Median current: $675

All records issued in 2008

2007260.01% of all citations25inspections$21,832current total

Citations: 26
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 25
Current total: $21,832
Median current: $649

All records issued in 2007

2006210.01% of all citations17inspections$10,003current total

Citations: 21
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 17
Current total: $10,003
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2006

2005170.01% of all citations13inspections$15,976current total

Citations: 17
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 13
Current total: $15,976
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2005

2004260.01% of all citations19inspections$6,848current total

Citations: 26
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 19
Current total: $6,848
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2004

2003150.01% of all citations15inspections$9,254current total

Citations: 15
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 15
Current total: $9,254
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2003

2002100.00% of all citations10inspections$2,275current total

Citations: 10
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 10
Current total: $2,275
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2002

2001110.00% of all citations8inspections$9,070current total

Citations: 11
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 8
Current total: $9,070
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2001

2000120.00% of all citations11inspections$18,241current total

Citations: 12
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 11
Current total: $18,241
Median current: $749

All records issued in 2000

199980.00% of all citations6inspections$4,815current total

Citations: 8
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 6
Current total: $4,815
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1999

1998220.01% of all citations17inspections$10,910current total

Citations: 22
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 17
Current total: $10,910
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1998

1997270.01% of all citations18inspections$20,180current total

Citations: 27
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 18
Current total: $20,180
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1997

1996100.00% of all citations7inspections$3,571current total

Citations: 10
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 7
Current total: $3,571
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1996

199580.00% of all citations6inspections$1,410current total

Citations: 8
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 6
Current total: $1,410
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1995

199470.00% of all citations7inspections$1,285current total

Citations: 7
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 7
Current total: $1,285
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1994

199310.00% of all citations1inspections$937current total

Citations: 1
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 1
Current total: $937
Median current: $937

All records issued in 1993

199210.00% of all citations1inspections$0current total

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

All records issued in 1992

199020.00% of all citations2inspections$0current total

Citations: 2
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 2
Current total: $0
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1990

198960.00% of all citations6inspections$560current total

Citations: 6
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 6
Current total: $560
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1989

198820.00% of all citations2inspections$500current total

Citations: 2
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 2
Current total: $500
Median current: $250

All records issued in 1988

198790.00% of all citations9inspections$0current total

Citations: 9
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 9
Current total: $0
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1987

1986180.01% of all citations17inspections$0current total

Citations: 18
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 17
Current total: $0
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1986

198520.00% of all citations2inspections$0current total

Citations: 2
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 2
Current total: $0
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1985

198410.00% of all citations1inspections$150current total

Citations: 1
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 1
Current total: $150
Median current: $150

All records issued in 1984

198320.00% of all citations1inspections$0current total

Citations: 2
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 1
Current total: $0
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1983

197910.00% of all citations1inspections$0current total

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

All records issued in 1979

197820.00% of all citations2inspections$0current total

Citations: 2
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 2
Current total: $0
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1978

197720.00% of all citations2inspections$0current total

Citations: 2
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 2
Current total: $0
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1977

1976110.00% of all citations11inspections$140current total

Citations: 11
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 11
Current total: $140
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1976

1975270.01% of all citations26inspections$0current total

Citations: 27
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 26
Current total: $0
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1975

1974170.01% of all citations16inspections$1,525current total

Citations: 17
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 16
Current total: $1,525
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1974

1973150.01% of all citations15inspections$350current total

Citations: 15
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 15
Current total: $350
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1973

1972100.02% of all citations10inspections$195current total

Citations: 10
Of all citations: 0.02%
Inspections: 10
Current total: $195
Median current: $30

All records issued in 1972

How the inspections started

DOL inspection type of each inspection citing 1910.137, each inspection counted once.

Planned (H)37048.7%

Complaint (B)20727.2%

Referral (C)8711.4%

Accident (A)374.9%

Fatality/Catastrophe (M)182.4%

Unprogrammed Related (G)152.0%

Follow-Up (F)111.4%

Programmed Related (I)101.3%

Unprogrammed Other (J)20.3%

Programmed Other (K)20.3%

Monitoring (D)10.1%

Cited alongside 1910.137

Standards cited in the same inspections, as a share of the 760 inspections citing 1910.137.

1910.14723931.4%

1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding)23230.5%

1910.30319525.7%

1910.30518424.2%

1910.335 Electrical - Safeguards18324.1%

1910.333 Electrical - Selection and Use of Work Practices16021.1%

1910.13215820.8%

1910.23 Ladders15220.0%

1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus14919.6%

1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers13317.5%

Employers inspected

Employees at the establishment

1-108911.7%

11-4915720.7%

50-24931741.8%

250-99913517.8%

1000+618.0%

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)53069.7%

Local government (B)9913.0%

Not recorded8310.9%

Federal (D)253.3%

State government (C)233.0%

DOL owner type of each inspection, each counted once.

By industry

71.8% of these citations (618 of 861) 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
311 Food Manufacturing	73	11.8%
221 Utilities	54	8.7%
326 Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing	45	7.3%
332 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	38	6.1%
331 Primary Metal Manufacturing	37	6.0%
238 Specialty Trade Contractors	36	5.8%
336 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	28	4.5%
322 Paper Manufacturing	26	4.2%
333 Machinery Manufacturing	20	3.2%
335 Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing	20	3.2%

311Food Manufacturing7311.8% of coded citations

221Utilities548.7% of coded citations

326Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing457.3% of coded citations

332Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing386.1% of coded citations

331Primary Metal Manufacturing376.0% of coded citations

238Specialty Trade Contractors365.8% of coded citations

336Transportation Equipment Manufacturing284.5% of coded citations

322Paper Manufacturing264.2% of coded citations

333Machinery Manufacturing203.2% of coded citations

335Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing203.2% of coded citations

Issued in	Citations	With NAICS	Coverage
1970s	85	0	0.0%
1980s	40	0	0.0%
1990s	86	1	1.2%
2000s	200	167	83.5%
2010s	358	358	100.0%
2020s	92	92	100.0%

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

1970s850 with NAICS (0.0%)

1980s400 with NAICS (0.0%)

1990s861 with NAICS (1.2%)

2000s200167 with NAICS (83.5%)

2010s358358 with NAICS (100.0%)

2020s9292 with NAICS (100.0%)

Most cited paragraphs

OSHA citation code, as recorded	Citations	Current penalties
19100137 B02 VIII	335	$411,705
19100137 C02 VIII	146	$492,555
19100137	70	$3,862
19100137 B02 II	46	$48,587
19100137 B02 XII	39	$3,170
19100137 C02 XII	28	$66,468
19100137 Q01	27	$65
19100137 B02 II	17	$38,744
19100137 C02 II	16	$56,394
19100137 B02VIII	13	$14,118
19100137 B01	12	$36,569
19100137 B02 XII	12	$4,155

19100137 B02 VIII335$411,705 current penalties

19100137 C02 VIII146$492,555 current penalties

1910013770$3,862 current penalties

19100137 B02 II46$48,587 current penalties

19100137 B02 XII39$3,170 current penalties

19100137 C02 XII28$66,468 current penalties

19100137 Q0127$65 current penalties

19100137 B02 II17$38,744 current penalties

19100137 C02 II16$56,394 current penalties

19100137 B02VIII13$14,118 current penalties

19100137 B0112$36,569 current penalties

19100137 B02 XII12$4,155 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 1910.137

Read the full regulatory text on eCFR.gov

Official Resources

Full Standard Text

29 CFR 1910.137 on OSHA.gov

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Electronic Code of Federal Regulations

Part 1910 full regulatory text

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Data Source and Methodology

DOL source data

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