1910.156

29 CFR 1910.156 · Read the standard on eCFR · Citations issued September 29, 1972 to September 21, 2026 · Data through October 28, 2026

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Citations

5,644

citation items issued

Inspections

3,208

each counted once

Initial penalties

$2,684,853

as first assessed

Current penalties

$1,894,728

70.6% of initial

Penalties and violation types

$0median current penalty per citation

$0median initial penalty per citation

67.1%of citations with an initial penalty were later reduced

7.3%of citations were contested

OSHA violation type	Citations	Share	Median current	Contested	Initial total	Current total
Other (O)	2,860	50.7%	$0	4.7%	$154,283	$58,472
Serious (S)	2,639	46.8%	$0	9.2%	$951,746	$670,273
Willful (W)	70	1.2%	$9,000	34.3%	$1,184,000	$837,424
Repeat (R)	58	1.0%	$60	6.9%	$264,824	$231,774
Unclassified (U)	17	0.3%	$4,337	47.1%	$130,000	$96,785

CitationsPenaltiesContested

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

Other (O)2,86050.7% share$58,472current total4.7%contested

Citations: 2,860
Share: 50.7%
Current total: $58,472
Initial total: $154,283
Median current: $0
Contested: 4.7%

Serious (S)2,63946.8% share$670,273current total9.2%contested

Citations: 2,639
Share: 46.8%
Current total: $670,273
Initial total: $951,746
Median current: $0
Contested: 9.2%

Willful (W)701.2% share$837,424current total34.3%contested

Citations: 70
Share: 1.2%
Current total: $837,424
Initial total: $1,184,000
Median current: $9,000
Contested: 34.3%

Repeat (R)581.0% share$231,774current total6.9%contested

Citations: 58
Share: 1.0%
Current total: $231,774
Initial total: $264,824
Median current: $60
Contested: 6.9%

Unclassified (U)170.3% share$96,785current total47.1%contested

Citations: 17
Share: 0.3%
Current total: $96,785
Initial total: $130,000
Median current: $4,337
Contested: 47.1%

Citations by year issued

765

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 October 28, 2026.

Issued	Citations	Of all citations	Inspections	Median current	Current total
2026 YTD	53	0.06%	25	$0	$254,610
2025	93	0.07%	53	$0	$50,475
2024	104	0.08%	63	$0	$21,269
2023	136	0.10%	63	$0	$11,806
2022	246	0.20%	122	$0	$13,360
2021	172	0.16%	95	$0	$715
2020	80	0.08%	46	$0	$19,532
2019	73	0.05%	47	$0	$70,939
2018	45	0.03%	33	$0	$27,083
2017	54	0.03%	38	$0	$9,900

CitationsInspectionsPenalties

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

2026 YTD530.06% of all citations25inspections$254,610current total

Citations: 53
Of all citations: 0.06%
Inspections: 25
Current total: $254,610
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2026

2025930.07% of all citations53inspections$50,475current total

Citations: 93
Of all citations: 0.07%
Inspections: 53
Current total: $50,475
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2025

20241040.08% of all citations63inspections$21,269current total

Citations: 104
Of all citations: 0.08%
Inspections: 63
Current total: $21,269
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2024

20231360.10% of all citations63inspections$11,806current total

Citations: 136
Of all citations: 0.10%
Inspections: 63
Current total: $11,806
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2023

20222460.20% of all citations122inspections$13,360current total

Citations: 246
Of all citations: 0.20%
Inspections: 122
Current total: $13,360
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2022

20211720.16% of all citations95inspections$715current total

Citations: 172
Of all citations: 0.16%
Inspections: 95
Current total: $715
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2021

2020800.08% of all citations46inspections$19,532current total

Citations: 80
Of all citations: 0.08%
Inspections: 46
Current total: $19,532
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2020

2019730.05% of all citations47inspections$70,939current total

Citations: 73
Of all citations: 0.05%
Inspections: 47
Current total: $70,939
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2019

2018450.03% of all citations33inspections$27,083current total

Citations: 45
Of all citations: 0.03%
Inspections: 33
Current total: $27,083
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2018

2017540.03% of all citations38inspections$9,900current total

Citations: 54
Of all citations: 0.03%
Inspections: 38
Current total: $9,900
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2017

Show earlier years

Issued	Citations	Of all citations	Inspections	Median current	Current total
2016	67	0.04%	42	$0	$13,325
2015	37	0.02%	28	$0	$17,900
2014	41	0.02%	22	$0	$9,665
2013	37	0.02%	29	$0	$4,384
2012	30	0.01%	24	$0	$8,120
2011	36	0.02%	25	$0	$11,620
2010	34	0.01%	26	$0	$6,683
2009	37	0.01%	21	$0	$38,684
2008	30	0.01%	20	$0	$10,976
2007	36	0.01%	25	$0	$6,884
2006	34	0.01%	23	$0	$58,240
2005	53	0.02%	37	$0	$4,363
2004	71	0.03%	45	$0	$10,382
2003	56	0.02%	48	$0	$2,850
2002	83	0.03%	56	$0	$6,648
2001	72	0.03%	56	$0	$11,151
2000	83	0.03%	55	$0	$29,088
1999	63	0.02%	41	$0	$13,895
1998	63	0.02%	41	$0	$19,758
1997	75	0.03%	50	$0	$11,415
1996	54	0.02%	36	$0	$32,298
1995	92	0.03%	53	$0	$77,303
1994	164	0.05%	103	$0	$45,799
1993	158	0.04%	104	$0	$19,177
1992	235	0.06%	138	$0	$88,201
1991	312	0.08%	154	$0	$770,706
1990	167	0.04%	87	$0	$19,530
1989	290	0.08%	173	$0	$28,615
1988	305	0.10%	151	$0	$13,681
1987	459	0.15%	215	$0	$6,210
1986	765	0.27%	355	$0	$3,599
1985	217	0.09%	123	$0	$6,074
1984	96	0.04%	59	$0	$2,275
1983	77	0.03%	52	$0	$2,145
1982	57	0.03%	36	$0	$2,090
1981	73	0.06%	44	$0	$950
1975	8	0.00%	8	$0	$95
1974	8	0.00%	8	$0	$75
1973	11	0.00%	10	$0	$155
1972	2	0.00%	2	$15	$30

CitationsInspectionsPenalties

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

2016670.04% of all citations42inspections$13,325current total

Citations: 67
Of all citations: 0.04%
Inspections: 42
Current total: $13,325
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2016

2015370.02% of all citations28inspections$17,900current total

Citations: 37
Of all citations: 0.02%
Inspections: 28
Current total: $17,900
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2015

2014410.02% of all citations22inspections$9,665current total

Citations: 41
Of all citations: 0.02%
Inspections: 22
Current total: $9,665
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2014

2013370.02% of all citations29inspections$4,384current total

Citations: 37
Of all citations: 0.02%
Inspections: 29
Current total: $4,384
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2013

2012300.01% of all citations24inspections$8,120current total

Citations: 30
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 24
Current total: $8,120
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2012

2011360.02% of all citations25inspections$11,620current total

Citations: 36
Of all citations: 0.02%
Inspections: 25
Current total: $11,620
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2011

2010340.01% of all citations26inspections$6,683current total

Citations: 34
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 26
Current total: $6,683
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2010

2009370.01% of all citations21inspections$38,684current total

Citations: 37
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 21
Current total: $38,684
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2009

2008300.01% of all citations20inspections$10,976current total

Citations: 30
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 20
Current total: $10,976
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2008

2007360.01% of all citations25inspections$6,884current total

Citations: 36
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 25
Current total: $6,884
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2007

2006340.01% of all citations23inspections$58,240current total

Citations: 34
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 23
Current total: $58,240
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2006

2005530.02% of all citations37inspections$4,363current total

Citations: 53
Of all citations: 0.02%
Inspections: 37
Current total: $4,363
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2005

2004710.03% of all citations45inspections$10,382current total

Citations: 71
Of all citations: 0.03%
Inspections: 45
Current total: $10,382
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2004

2003560.02% of all citations48inspections$2,850current total

Citations: 56
Of all citations: 0.02%
Inspections: 48
Current total: $2,850
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2003

2002830.03% of all citations56inspections$6,648current total

Citations: 83
Of all citations: 0.03%
Inspections: 56
Current total: $6,648
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2002

2001720.03% of all citations56inspections$11,151current total

Citations: 72
Of all citations: 0.03%
Inspections: 56
Current total: $11,151
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2001

2000830.03% of all citations55inspections$29,088current total

Citations: 83
Of all citations: 0.03%
Inspections: 55
Current total: $29,088
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2000

1999630.02% of all citations41inspections$13,895current total

Citations: 63
Of all citations: 0.02%
Inspections: 41
Current total: $13,895
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1999

1998630.02% of all citations41inspections$19,758current total

Citations: 63
Of all citations: 0.02%
Inspections: 41
Current total: $19,758
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1998

1997750.03% of all citations50inspections$11,415current total

Citations: 75
Of all citations: 0.03%
Inspections: 50
Current total: $11,415
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1997

1996540.02% of all citations36inspections$32,298current total

Citations: 54
Of all citations: 0.02%
Inspections: 36
Current total: $32,298
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1996

1995920.03% of all citations53inspections$77,303current total

Citations: 92
Of all citations: 0.03%
Inspections: 53
Current total: $77,303
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1995

19941640.05% of all citations103inspections$45,799current total

Citations: 164
Of all citations: 0.05%
Inspections: 103
Current total: $45,799
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1994

19931580.04% of all citations104inspections$19,177current total

Citations: 158
Of all citations: 0.04%
Inspections: 104
Current total: $19,177
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1993

19922350.06% of all citations138inspections$88,201current total

Citations: 235
Of all citations: 0.06%
Inspections: 138
Current total: $88,201
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1992

19913120.08% of all citations154inspections$770,706current total

Citations: 312
Of all citations: 0.08%
Inspections: 154
Current total: $770,706
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1991

19901670.04% of all citations87inspections$19,530current total

Citations: 167
Of all citations: 0.04%
Inspections: 87
Current total: $19,530
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1990

19892900.08% of all citations173inspections$28,615current total

Citations: 290
Of all citations: 0.08%
Inspections: 173
Current total: $28,615
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1989

19883050.10% of all citations151inspections$13,681current total

Citations: 305
Of all citations: 0.10%
Inspections: 151
Current total: $13,681
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1988

19874590.15% of all citations215inspections$6,210current total

Citations: 459
Of all citations: 0.15%
Inspections: 215
Current total: $6,210
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1987

19867650.27% of all citations355inspections$3,599current total

Citations: 765
Of all citations: 0.27%
Inspections: 355
Current total: $3,599
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1986

19852170.09% of all citations123inspections$6,074current total

Citations: 217
Of all citations: 0.09%
Inspections: 123
Current total: $6,074
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1985

1984960.04% of all citations59inspections$2,275current total

Citations: 96
Of all citations: 0.04%
Inspections: 59
Current total: $2,275
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1984

1983770.03% of all citations52inspections$2,145current total

Citations: 77
Of all citations: 0.03%
Inspections: 52
Current total: $2,145
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1983

1982570.03% of all citations36inspections$2,090current total

Citations: 57
Of all citations: 0.03%
Inspections: 36
Current total: $2,090
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1982

1981730.06% of all citations44inspections$950current total

Citations: 73
Of all citations: 0.06%
Inspections: 44
Current total: $950
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1981

197580.00% of all citations8inspections$95current total

Citations: 8
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 8
Current total: $95
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1975

197480.00% of all citations8inspections$75current total

Citations: 8
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 8
Current total: $75
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1974

1973110.00% of all citations10inspections$155current total

Citations: 11
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 10
Current total: $155
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1973

197220.00% of all citations2inspections$30current total

Citations: 2
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 2
Current total: $30
Median current: $15

All records issued in 1972

How the inspections started

DOL inspection type of each inspection citing 1910.156, each inspection counted once.

Planned (H)2,05664.1%

Complaint (B)73022.8%

Referral (C)1685.2%

Accident (A)1223.8%

Follow-Up (F)381.2%

Unprogrammed Related (G)361.1%

Programmed Related (I)260.8%

Fatality/Catastrophe (M)230.7%

Programmed Other (K)70.2%

Monitoring (D)10.0%

Unprogrammed Other (J)10.0%

Cited alongside 1910.156

Standards cited in the same inspections, as a share of the 3,208 inspections citing 1910.156.

1910.1341,65551.6%

1910.120083125.9%

1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers79024.6%

1910.103078424.4%

1910.12077624.2%

1910.30571422.3%

1910.30365920.5%

1910.3764320.0%

1910.13260518.9%

1910.30460018.7%

Employers inspected

Employees at the establishment

1-101474.6%

11-491,60249.9%

50-2491,03032.1%

250-9993119.7%

1000+1183.7%

Inspections, each counted once. Shares are of inspections with a usable employee count.

Owner

Local government (B)2,34873.2%

Private (A)60018.7%

Not recorded1745.4%

Federal (D)461.4%

State government (C)401.2%

DOL owner type of each inspection, each counted once.

By industry

29.8% of these citations (1,683 of 5,644) 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
922 Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities	1,468	87.2%
321 Wood Product Manufacturing	27	1.6%
921 Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support	27	1.6%
326 Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing	18	1.1%
322 Paper Manufacturing	15	0.9%
325 Chemical Manufacturing	13	0.8%
332 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	12	0.7%
324 Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	11	0.7%
221 Utilities	10	0.6%
311 Food Manufacturing	10	0.6%

922Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities1,46887.2% of coded citations

321Wood Product Manufacturing271.6% of coded citations

921Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support271.6% of coded citations

326Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing181.1% of coded citations

322Paper Manufacturing150.9% of coded citations

325Chemical Manufacturing130.8% of coded citations

332Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing120.7% of coded citations

324Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing110.7% of coded citations

221Utilities100.6% of coded citations

311Food Manufacturing100.6% of coded citations

Issued in	Citations	With NAICS	Coverage
1970s	29	0	0.0%
1980s	2,339	10	0.4%
1990s	1,383	3	0.2%
2000s	555	332	59.8%
2010s	454	454	100.0%
2020s	884	884	100.0%

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

1970s290 with NAICS (0.0%)

1980s2,33910 with NAICS (0.4%)

1990s1,3833 with NAICS (0.2%)

2000s555332 with NAICS (59.8%)

2010s454454 with NAICS (100.0%)

2020s884884 with NAICS (100.0%)

Most cited paragraphs

OSHA citation code, as recorded	Citations	Current penalties
19100156 B01	1,140	$301,931
19100156 C02	825	$762,204
19100156 D	759	$66,075
19100156 C01	723	$431,750
19100156 E03 II	300	$46
19100156 E05 I	275	$200
19100156 B02	258	$74,407
19100156 C04	236	$45,956
19100156 E01 I	186	$38,509
19100156 E04 I	123	$45
19100156 F02 I	90	$1,353
19100156 F01 II	57	$24,931

19100156 B011,140$301,931 current penalties

19100156 C02825$762,204 current penalties

19100156 D759$66,075 current penalties

19100156 C01723$431,750 current penalties

19100156 E03 II300$46 current penalties

19100156 E05 I275$200 current penalties

19100156 B02258$74,407 current penalties

19100156 C04236$45,956 current penalties

19100156 E01 I186$38,509 current penalties

19100156 E04 I123$45 current penalties

19100156 F02 I90$1,353 current penalties

19100156 F01 II57$24,931 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 1910.156

Read the full regulatory text on eCFR.gov

Official Resources

Full Standard Text

29 CFR 1910.156 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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