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1910.21

29 CFR 1910.21 · Read the standard on eCFR · Citations issued August 17, 1973 to July 12, 2018 · Data through November 6, 2026

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Citations
5
citation items issued
Inspections
5
each counted once
Initial penalties
$18,007
as first assessed
Current penalties
$11,723
65.1% of initial

Penalties and violation types

$45median current penalty per citation
$45median initial penalty per citation
50.0%of citations with an initial penalty were later reduced
0.0%of citations were contested

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

Other (O)360.0% share$80current total0.0%contested
Citations
3
Share
60.0%
Current total
$80
Initial total
$80
Median current
$35
Contested
0.0%
Serious (S)240.0% share$11,643current total0.0%contested
Citations
2
Share
40.0%
Current total
$11,643
Initial total
$17,927
Median current
$5,822
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.

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

201810.00% of all citations1inspections$7,243current total
Citations
1
Of all citations
0.00%
Inspections
1
Current total
$7,243
Median current
$7,243
All records issued in 2018
201710.00% of all citations1inspections$4,400current total
Citations
1
Of all citations
0.00%
Inspections
1
Current total
$4,400
Median current
$4,400
All records issued in 2017
201210.00% of all citations1inspections$0current total
Citations
1
Of all citations
0.00%
Inspections
1
Current total
$0
Median current
$0
All records issued in 2012
197320.00% of all citations2inspections$80current total
Citations
2
Of all citations
0.00%
Inspections
2
Current total
$80
Median current
$40
All records issued in 1973

How the inspections started

DOL inspection type of each inspection citing 1910.21, each inspection counted once.

Complaint (B)240.0%
Referral (C)240.0%
Planned (H)120.0%

Cited alongside 1910.21

Standards cited in the same inspections, as a share of the 5 inspections citing 1910.21.

1910.22240.0%
1904.39120.0%
1910.23 Ladders120.0%
1910.134120.0%
1910.145120.0%
1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers120.0%
1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery120.0%
1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus120.0%
1910.242 Hand and Portable Powered Tools and Equipment, General120.0%
1910.309120.0%

Employers inspected

Employees at the establishment

11-49240.0%
50-249120.0%
250-999240.0%

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

Owner

Private (A)360.0%
Not recorded240.0%

DOL owner type of each inspection, each counted once.

By industry

60.0% of these citations (3 of 5) 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.

237Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction266.7% of coded citations
238Specialty Trade Contractors133.3% of coded citations

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

1970s20 with NAICS (0.0%)
2010s33 with NAICS (100.0%)

Most cited paragraphs

19100021 B022$4,400 current penalties
19100021 A021$35 current penalties
19100021 A03 II1$45 current penalties
19100021 A041$7,243 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

Official Resources

Data Source and Methodology

DOL source data

Data on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement database, accessed via the DOL public data API. Errors in data processing or establishment grouping are possible. Penalty amounts are the latest on record and may differ from the initial assessment or the final amount after informal conference, settlement or judicial review. Company pages group records by employer name, city and state as OSHA reported them, not by legal entity (methodology). Found an error? Report it. This product uses the DOL Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the DOL. For official and authoritative records, visit osha.gov.

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