1915.1000 Air contaminants

29 CFR 1915.1000 · Read the standard on eCFR · Citations issued March 30, 1995 to September 25, 2026 · Data through November 12, 2026

Title checked against CFR editions from 1997 on.

Citations

citation items issued

Inspections

each counted once

Initial penalties

$72,086

as first assessed

Current penalties

$72,434

100.5% of initial

Penalties and violation types

$0median current penalty per citation

$0median initial penalty per citation

88.2%of citations with an initial penalty were later reduced

33.3%of citations were contested

OSHA violation type	Citations	Share	Median current	Contested	Initial total	Current total
Serious (S)	32	88.9%	$0	28.1%	$67,586	$32,434
Other (O)	3	8.3%	$0	66.7%	$4,500	$0
Willful (W)	1	2.8%	$40,000	100.0%	$0	$40,000

CitationsPenaltiesContested

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

Serious (S)3288.9% share$32,434current total28.1%contested

Citations: 32
Share: 88.9%
Current total: $32,434
Initial total: $67,586
Median current: $0
Contested: 28.1%

Other (O)38.3% share$0current total66.7%contested

Citations: 3
Share: 8.3%
Current total: $0
Initial total: $4,500
Median current: $0
Contested: 66.7%

Willful (W)12.8% share$40,000current total100.0%contested

Citations: 1
Share: 2.8%
Current total: $40,000
Initial total: $0
Median current: $40,000
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. 2026 is year to date through November 12, 2026.

Issued	Citations	Of all citations	Inspections	Median current	Current total
2026 YTD	1	0.00%	1	$0	$0
2023	1	0.00%	1	$0	$0
2019	2	0.00%	1	$3,125	$6,250
2018	1	0.00%	1	$4,527	$4,527
2016	2	0.00%	1	$1,500	$3,000
2015	2	0.00%	1	$2,500	$5,000
2014	2	0.00%	2	$1,150	$2,300
2012	3	0.00%	3	$1,960	$4,060
2011	3	0.00%	3	$0	$2,100
2010	1	0.00%	1	$40,000	$40,000

CitationsInspectionsPenalties

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

2026 YTD10.00% of all citations1inspections$0current total

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

All records issued in 2026

202310.00% of all citations1inspections$0current total

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

All records issued in 2023

201920.00% of all citations1inspections$6,250current total

Citations: 2
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 1
Current total: $6,250
Median current: $3,125

All records issued in 2019

201810.00% of all citations1inspections$4,527current total

Citations: 1
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 1
Current total: $4,527
Median current: $4,527

All records issued in 2018

201620.00% of all citations1inspections$3,000current total

Citations: 2
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 1
Current total: $3,000
Median current: $1,500

All records issued in 2016

201520.00% of all citations1inspections$5,000current total

Citations: 2
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 1
Current total: $5,000
Median current: $2,500

All records issued in 2015

201420.00% of all citations2inspections$2,300current total

Citations: 2
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 2
Current total: $2,300
Median current: $1,150

All records issued in 2014

201230.00% of all citations3inspections$4,060current total

Citations: 3
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 3
Current total: $4,060
Median current: $1,960

All records issued in 2012

201130.00% of all citations3inspections$2,100current total

Citations: 3
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 3
Current total: $2,100
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2011

201010.00% of all citations1inspections$40,000current total

Citations: 1
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 1
Current total: $40,000
Median current: $40,000

All records issued in 2010

Show earlier years

Issued	Citations	Of all citations	Inspections	Median current	Current total
2009	2	0.00%	2	$1,169	$2,337
2003	2	0.00%	2	$0	$0
2002	2	0.00%	2	$0	$0
2001	2	0.00%	2	$400	$800
2000	1	0.00%	1	$1,250	$1,250
1999	2	0.00%	2	$188	$375
1998	2	0.00%	1	$0	$0
1997	1	0.00%	1	$0	$0
1996	2	0.00%	1	$218	$435
1995	2	0.00%	2	$0	$0

CitationsInspectionsPenalties

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200920.00% of all citations2inspections$2,337current total

Citations: 2
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 2
Current total: $2,337
Median current: $1,169

All records issued in 2009

200320.00% of all citations2inspections$0current total

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

All records issued in 2003

200220.00% of all citations2inspections$0current total

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

All records issued in 2002

200120.00% of all citations2inspections$800current total

Citations: 2
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 2
Current total: $800
Median current: $400

All records issued in 2001

200010.00% of all citations1inspections$1,250current total

Citations: 1
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 1
Current total: $1,250
Median current: $1,250

All records issued in 2000

199920.00% of all citations2inspections$375current total

Citations: 2
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 2
Current total: $375
Median current: $188

All records issued in 1999

199820.00% of all citations1inspections$0current total

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

All records issued in 1998

199710.00% of all citations1inspections$0current total

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

All records issued in 1997

199620.00% of all citations1inspections$435current total

Citations: 2
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 1
Current total: $435
Median current: $218

All records issued in 1996

199520.00% of all citations2inspections$0current total

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

All records issued in 1995

How the inspections started

DOL inspection type of each inspection citing 1915.1000, each inspection counted once.

Complaint (B)1341.9%

Planned (H)825.8%

Referral (C)722.6%

Accident (A)13.2%

Programmed Related (I)13.2%

Fatality/Catastrophe (M)13.2%

Cited alongside 1915.1000

Standards cited in the same inspections, as a share of the 31 inspections citing 1915.1000.

1910.134 Respiratory Protection2787.1%

1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure1135.5%

1915.51 Ventilation and Protection in Welding, Cutting and Heating929.0%

1910.1200 Hazard Communication825.8%

1915.12 Precautions and the Order of Testing Before Entering Confined Spaces722.6%

1915.34 Mechanical paint removers516.1%

1910.1025 Lead412.9%

1915.73 Guarding of Deck Openings and Edges412.9%

1915.1200 Hazard communication412.9%

1910.305 Wiring methods, components, and equipment for general use39.7%

Employers inspected

Employees at the establishment

1-1039.7%

11-49929.0%

50-2491032.3%

250-999722.6%

1000+26.5%

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

Owner

Private (A)3096.8%

Federal (D)13.2%

DOL owner type of each inspection, each counted once.

By industry

61.1% of these citations (22 of 36) 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
336 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	20	90.9%
238 Specialty Trade Contractors	1	4.5%
811 Repair and Maintenance	1	4.5%

336Transportation Equipment Manufacturing2090.9% of coded citations

238Specialty Trade Contractors14.5% of coded citations

811Repair and Maintenance14.5% of coded citations

Issued in	Citations	With NAICS	Coverage
1990s	9	0	0.0%
2000s	9	4	44.4%
2010s	16	16	100.0%
2020s	2	2	100.0%

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

1990s90 with NAICS (0.0%)

2000s94 with NAICS (44.4%)

2010s1616 with NAICS (100.0%)

2020s22 with NAICS (100.0%)

Most cited paragraphs

OSHA citation code, as recorded	Citations	Current penalties
19151000 A02	26	$69,364
19151000 A01	5	$3,070
19151000 D02 I	4	$0
19151000 D	1	$0

19151000 A0226$69,364 current penalties

19151000 A015$3,070 current penalties

19151000 D02 I4$0 current penalties

19151000 D1$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 1915.1000: Air contaminants

Read the full regulatory text on eCFR.gov

Official Resources

Full Standard Text

29 CFR 1915.1000 on OSHA.gov

osha.gov

Electronic Code of Federal Regulations

Part 1915 full regulatory text

ecfr.gov

Data Source and Methodology

DOL source data

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