1915.114 Chain falls and pull-lifts

29 CFR 1915.114 · Read the standard on eCFR · Citations issued April 15, 1983 to March 22, 2022 · Data through October 22, 2026

Title checked against CFR editions from 1997 on.

Citations

citation items issued

Inspections

each counted once

Initial penalties

$65,556

as first assessed

Current penalties

$52,100

79.5% of initial

Penalties and violation types

$0median current penalty per citation

$0median initial penalty per citation

64.9%of citations with an initial penalty were later reduced

18.5%of citations were contested

OSHA violation type	Citations	Share	Median current	Contested	Initial total	Current total
Other (O)	48	52.2%	$0	12.5%	$22,926	$20,202
Serious (S)	44	47.8%	$375	25.0%	$42,630	$31,898

CitationsPenaltiesContested

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

Other (O)4852.2% share$20,202current total12.5%contested

Citations: 48
Share: 52.2%
Current total: $20,202
Initial total: $22,926
Median current: $0
Contested: 12.5%

Serious (S)4447.8% share$31,898current total25.0%contested

Citations: 44
Share: 47.8%
Current total: $31,898
Initial total: $42,630
Median current: $375
Contested: 25.0%

Citations by year issued

Counts use the recorded citation issue year. "Of all citations" is the share of every citation issued that year.

Issued	Citations	Of all citations	Inspections	Median current	Current total
2022	1	0.00%	1	$14,502	$14,502
2020	2	0.00%	2	$0	$0
2015	1	0.00%	1	$0	$0
2014	2	0.00%	2	$1,811	$3,621
2013	2	0.00%	2	$3,379	$6,758
2011	2	0.00%	2	$500	$1,000
2010	1	0.00%	1	$675	$675
2009	2	0.00%	2	$934	$1,868
2008	4	0.00%	4	$188	$1,095
2007	1	0.00%	1	$0	$0

CitationsInspectionsPenalties

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

202210.00% of all citations1inspections$14,502current total

Citations: 1
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 1
Current total: $14,502
Median current: $14,502

All records issued in 2022

202020.00% of all citations2inspections$0current total

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

All records issued in 2020

201510.00% of all citations1inspections$0current total

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

All records issued in 2015

201420.00% of all citations2inspections$3,621current total

Citations: 2
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 2
Current total: $3,621
Median current: $1,811

All records issued in 2014

201320.00% of all citations2inspections$6,758current total

Citations: 2
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 2
Current total: $6,758
Median current: $3,379

All records issued in 2013

201120.00% of all citations2inspections$1,000current total

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

All records issued in 2011

201010.00% of all citations1inspections$675current total

Citations: 1
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 1
Current total: $675
Median current: $675

All records issued in 2010

200920.00% of all citations2inspections$1,868current total

Citations: 2
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 2
Current total: $1,868
Median current: $934

All records issued in 2009

200840.00% of all citations4inspections$1,095current total

Citations: 4
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 4
Current total: $1,095
Median current: $188

All records issued in 2008

200710.00% of all citations1inspections$0current total

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

All records issued in 2007

Show earlier years

Issued	Citations	Of all citations	Inspections	Median current	Current total
2006	2	0.00%	2	$50	$100
2005	5	0.00%	5	$0	$490
2004	3	0.00%	2	$0	$1,575
2003	3	0.00%	2	$600	$1,315
2002	4	0.00%	3	$0	$731
2001	5	0.00%	5	$300	$1,175
2000	5	0.00%	3	$0	$2,700
1999	7	0.00%	4	$500	$9,210
1998	2	0.00%	1	$0	$0
1997	3	0.00%	3	$375	$2,375
1996	2	0.00%	2	$0	$0
1995	2	0.00%	2	$300	$600
1994	4	0.00%	4	$0	$450
1992	1	0.00%	1	$1,000	$1,000
1990	4	0.00%	3	$0	$330
1989	2	0.00%	2	$0	$0
1988	7	0.00%	6	$0	$250
1987	5	0.00%	5	$0	$0
1986	2	0.00%	2	$20	$40
1984	4	0.00%	4	$0	$240
1983	2	0.00%	2	$0	$0

CitationsInspectionsPenalties

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

200620.00% of all citations2inspections$100current total

Citations: 2
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 2
Current total: $100
Median current: $50

All records issued in 2006

200550.00% of all citations5inspections$490current total

Citations: 5
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 5
Current total: $490
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2005

200430.00% of all citations2inspections$1,575current total

Citations: 3
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 2
Current total: $1,575
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2004

200330.00% of all citations2inspections$1,315current total

Citations: 3
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 2
Current total: $1,315
Median current: $600

All records issued in 2003

200240.00% of all citations3inspections$731current total

Citations: 4
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 3
Current total: $731
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2002

200150.00% of all citations5inspections$1,175current total

Citations: 5
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 5
Current total: $1,175
Median current: $300

All records issued in 2001

200050.00% of all citations3inspections$2,700current total

Citations: 5
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 3
Current total: $2,700
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2000

199970.00% of all citations4inspections$9,210current total

Citations: 7
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 4
Current total: $9,210
Median current: $500

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

199730.00% of all citations3inspections$2,375current total

Citations: 3
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 3
Current total: $2,375
Median current: $375

All records issued in 1997

199620.00% of all citations2inspections$0current total

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

All records issued in 1996

199520.00% of all citations2inspections$600current total

Citations: 2
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 2
Current total: $600
Median current: $300

All records issued in 1995

199440.00% of all citations4inspections$450current total

Citations: 4
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 4
Current total: $450
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1994

199210.00% of all citations1inspections$1,000current total

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

All records issued in 1992

199040.00% of all citations3inspections$330current total

Citations: 4
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 3
Current total: $330
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1990

198920.00% of all citations2inspections$0current total

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

All records issued in 1989

198870.00% of all citations6inspections$250current total

Citations: 7
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 6
Current total: $250
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1988

198750.00% of all citations5inspections$0current total

Citations: 5
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 5
Current total: $0
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1987

198620.00% of all citations2inspections$40current total

Citations: 2
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 2
Current total: $40
Median current: $20

All records issued in 1986

198440.00% of all citations4inspections$240current total

Citations: 4
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 4
Current total: $240
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1984

198320.00% of all citations2inspections$0current total

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

All records issued in 1983

How the inspections started

DOL inspection type of each inspection citing 1915.114, each inspection counted once.

Planned (H)5466.7%

Complaint (B)1619.8%

Accident (A)44.9%

Referral (C)33.7%

Unprogrammed Related (G)22.5%

Programmed Related (I)11.2%

Fatality/Catastrophe (M)11.2%

Cited alongside 1915.114

Standards cited in the same inspections, as a share of the 81 inspections citing 1915.114.

1915.73 Guarding of Deck Openings and Edges3138.3%

1915.71 Scaffolds or Staging2530.9%

1910.3052328.4%

1910.3032125.9%

1910.3042125.9%

1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding)1822.2%

1915.134 Abrasive Wheels1822.2%

1915.911721.0%

1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery1619.8%

1915.72 Ladders1518.5%

Employers inspected

Employees at the establishment

1-101214.8%

11-491619.8%

50-2493138.3%

250-9991012.3%

1000+1214.8%

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

Owner

Private (A)7491.4%

Not recorded44.9%

Federal (D)33.7%

DOL owner type of each inspection, each counted once.

By industry

33.7% of these citations (31 of 92) 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	26	83.9%
311 Food Manufacturing	3	9.7%
713 Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	2	6.5%

336Transportation Equipment Manufacturing2683.9% of coded citations

311Food Manufacturing39.7% of coded citations

713Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries26.5% of coded citations

Issued in	Citations	With NAICS	Coverage
1980s	22	0	0.0%
1990s	25	0	0.0%
2000s	34	20	58.8%
2010s	8	8	100.0%
2020s	3	3	100.0%

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

1980s220 with NAICS (0.0%)

1990s250 with NAICS (0.0%)

2000s3420 with NAICS (58.8%)

2010s88 with NAICS (100.0%)

2020s33 with NAICS (100.0%)

Most cited paragraphs

OSHA citation code, as recorded	Citations	Current penalties
19150114 C	37	$25,233
19150114 B	32	$13,437
19150114 A	23	$13,430

19150114 C37$25,233 current penalties

19150114 B32$13,437 current penalties

19150114 A23$13,430 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 1915.114: Chain falls and pull-lifts

Read the full regulatory text on eCFR.gov

Official Resources

Full Standard Text

29 CFR 1915.114 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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