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1910.5 Applicability of standards

29 CFR 1910.5 · Read the standard on eCFR · Citations issued October 18, 2012 to June 26, 2023 · Data through November 10, 2026

Citations
20
citation items issued
Inspections
17
each counted once
Initial penalties
$223,221
as first assessed
Current penalties
$66,551
29.8% of initial

Penalties and violation types

$660median current penalty per citation
$1,332median initial penalty per citation
100.0%of citations with an initial penalty were later reduced
20.0%of citations were contested

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

Serious (S)1995.0% share$49,051current total15.8%contested
Citations
19
Share
95.0%
Current total
$49,051
Initial total
$188,221
Median current
$320
Contested
15.8%
Repeat (R)15.0% share$17,500current total100.0%contested
Citations
1
Share
5.0%
Current total
$17,500
Initial total
$35,000
Median current
$17,500
Contested
100.0%

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.

202340.00% of all citations2inspections$0current total
Citations
4
Of all citations
0.00%
Inspections
2
Current total
$0
Median current
$0
All records issued in 2023
202110.00% of all citations1inspections$8,000current total
Citations
1
Of all citations
0.00%
Inspections
1
Current total
$8,000
Median current
$8,000
All records issued in 2021
202010.00% of all citations1inspections$13,260current total
Citations
1
Of all citations
0.00%
Inspections
1
Current total
$13,260
Median current
$13,260
All records issued in 2020
201720.00% of all citations1inspections$540current total
Citations
2
Of all citations
0.00%
Inspections
1
Current total
$540
Median current
$270
All records issued in 2017
201640.00% of all citations4inspections$11,864current total
Citations
4
Of all citations
0.00%
Inspections
4
Current total
$11,864
Median current
$320
All records issued in 2016
201520.00% of all citations2inspections$20,650current total
Citations
2
Of all citations
0.00%
Inspections
2
Current total
$20,650
Median current
$10,325
All records issued in 2015
201420.00% of all citations2inspections$3,012current total
Citations
2
Of all citations
0.00%
Inspections
2
Current total
$3,012
Median current
$1,506
All records issued in 2014
201330.00% of all citations3inspections$9,225current total
Citations
3
Of all citations
0.00%
Inspections
3
Current total
$9,225
Median current
$3,500
All records issued in 2013
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

How the inspections started

DOL inspection type of each inspection citing 1910.5, each inspection counted once.

Complaint (B)529.4%
Planned (H)317.6%
Programmed Related (I)317.6%
Fatality/Catastrophe (M)317.6%
Referral (C)15.9%
Monitoring (D)15.9%
Other-L (L)15.9%

Cited alongside 1910.5

Standards cited in the same inspections, as a share of the 17 inspections citing 1910.5.

1910.305 Wiring methods, components, and equipment for general use423.5%
1910.22211.8%
1910.303211.8%
1926.200 Accident Prevention Signs and Tags211.8%
1904.415.9%
1910.2615.9%
1910.107 Spray Finishing Using Flammable and Combustible Materials15.9%
1910.132 General requirements15.9%
1910.133 Eye and Face Protection15.9%

Employers inspected

Employees at the establishment

1-10318.8%
11-49531.3%
50-249637.5%
250-99916.3%
1000+16.3%

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)1164.7%
Local government (B)423.5%
State government (C)211.8%

DOL owner type of each inspection, each counted once.

By industry

100.0% of these citations (20 of 20) 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.

922Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities315.0% of coded citations
237Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction210.0% of coded citations
488Support Activities for Transportation210.0% of coded citations
921Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support210.0% of coded citations
213Support Activities for Mining15.0% of coded citations
236Construction of Buildings15.0% of coded citations
238Specialty Trade Contractors15.0% of coded citations
424Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods15.0% of coded citations
425Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers15.0% of coded citations
441Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers15.0% of coded citations

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

2010s1414 with NAICS (100.0%)
2020s66 with NAICS (100.0%)

Most cited paragraphs

19100005 A19$66,551 current penalties
19100005 F1$0 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 1910.5: Applicability of standards

Read the full regulatory text on eCFR.gov

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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