1915.155

29 CFR 1915.155 · Read the standard on eCFR · Citations issued January 23, 1997 to January 20, 2026 · Data through October 25, 2026

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Citations

citation items issued

Inspections

each counted once

Initial penalties

$124,433

as first assessed

Current penalties

$62,507

50.2% of initial

Penalties and violation types

$450median current penalty per citation

$825median initial penalty per citation

81.5%of citations with an initial penalty were later reduced

13.3%of citations were contested

OSHA violation type	Citations	Share	Median current	Contested	Initial total	Current total
Serious (S)	27	90.0%	$450	7.4%	$39,357	$26,507
Other (O)	1	3.3%	$0	100.0%	$12,676	$0
Repeat (R)	1	3.3%	$1,000	0.0%	$2,400	$1,000
Willful (W)	1	3.3%	$35,000	100.0%	$70,000	$35,000

CitationsPenaltiesContested

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

Serious (S)2790.0% share$26,507current total7.4%contested

Citations: 27
Share: 90.0%
Current total: $26,507
Initial total: $39,357
Median current: $450
Contested: 7.4%

Other (O)13.3% share$0current total100.0%contested

Citations: 1
Share: 3.3%
Current total: $0
Initial total: $12,676
Median current: $0
Contested: 100.0%

Repeat (R)13.3% share$1,000current total0.0%contested

Citations: 1
Share: 3.3%
Current total: $1,000
Initial total: $2,400
Median current: $1,000
Contested: 0.0%

Willful (W)13.3% share$35,000current total100.0%contested

Citations: 1
Share: 3.3%
Current total: $35,000
Initial total: $70,000
Median current: $35,000
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 October 25, 2026.

Issued	Citations	Of all citations	Inspections	Median current	Current total
2026 YTD	1	0.00%	1	$2,384	$2,384
2025	1	0.00%	1	$0	$0
2024	1	0.00%	1	$0	$0
2016	1	0.00%	1	$5,237	$5,237
2015	1	0.00%	1	$35,000	$35,000
2014	1	0.00%	1	$1,666	$1,666
2013	1	0.00%	1	$1,275	$1,275
2012	1	0.00%	1	$3,500	$3,500
2011	1	0.00%	1	$0	$0
2008	1	0.00%	1	$275	$275

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$2,384current total

Citations: 1
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 1
Current total: $2,384
Median current: $2,384

All records issued in 2026

202510.00% of all citations1inspections$0current total

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

All records issued in 2025

202410.00% of all citations1inspections$0current total

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

All records issued in 2024

201610.00% of all citations1inspections$5,237current total

Citations: 1
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 1
Current total: $5,237
Median current: $5,237

All records issued in 2016

201510.00% of all citations1inspections$35,000current total

Citations: 1
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 1
Current total: $35,000
Median current: $35,000

All records issued in 2015

201410.00% of all citations1inspections$1,666current total

Citations: 1
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 1
Current total: $1,666
Median current: $1,666

All records issued in 2014

201310.00% of all citations1inspections$1,275current total

Citations: 1
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 1
Current total: $1,275
Median current: $1,275

All records issued in 2013

201210.00% of all citations1inspections$3,500current total

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

All records issued in 2012

201110.00% of all citations1inspections$0current total

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

All records issued in 2011

200810.00% of all citations1inspections$275current total

Citations: 1
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 1
Current total: $275
Median current: $275

All records issued in 2008

Show earlier years

Issued	Citations	Of all citations	Inspections	Median current	Current total
2007	1	0.00%	1	$1,500	$1,500
2004	1	0.00%	1	$650	$650
2003	2	0.00%	2	$363	$725
2001	5	0.00%	5	$420	$2,970
1999	7	0.00%	7	$450	$2,700
1998	1	0.00%	1	$300	$300
1997	3	0.00%	3	$1,125	$4,325

CitationsInspectionsPenalties

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200710.00% of all citations1inspections$1,500current total

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

All records issued in 2007

200410.00% of all citations1inspections$650current total

Citations: 1
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 1
Current total: $650
Median current: $650

All records issued in 2004

200320.00% of all citations2inspections$725current total

Citations: 2
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 2
Current total: $725
Median current: $363

All records issued in 2003

200150.00% of all citations5inspections$2,970current total

Citations: 5
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 5
Current total: $2,970
Median current: $420

All records issued in 2001

199970.00% of all citations7inspections$2,700current total

Citations: 7
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 7
Current total: $2,700
Median current: $450

All records issued in 1999

199810.00% of all citations1inspections$300current total

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

All records issued in 1998

199730.00% of all citations3inspections$4,325current total

Citations: 3
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 3
Current total: $4,325
Median current: $1,125

All records issued in 1997

How the inspections started

DOL inspection type of each inspection citing 1915.155, each inspection counted once.

Planned (H)1446.7%

Complaint (B)723.3%

Referral (C)516.7%

Programmed Related (I)26.7%

Follow-Up (F)13.3%

Fatality/Catastrophe (M)13.3%

Cited alongside 1915.155

Standards cited in the same inspections, as a share of the 30 inspections citing 1915.155.

1915.71 Scaffolds or Staging1033.3%

1915.73 Guarding of Deck Openings and Edges826.7%

1910.305723.3%

1915.152620.0%

1915.158 Lifesaving equipment516.7%

1910.180 Crawler Locomotive and Truck Cranes413.3%

1910.184413.3%

1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding)413.3%

1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus413.3%

1915.55 Gas Welding and Cutting413.3%

Employers inspected

Employees at the establishment

1-101240.0%

11-491240.0%

50-249310.0%

250-999310.0%

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

Owner

Private (A)2996.7%

Federal (D)13.3%

DOL owner type of each inspection, each counted once.

By industry

46.7% of these citations (14 of 30) 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	10	71.4%
713 Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	2	14.3%
237 Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	1	7.1%
487 Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation	1	7.1%

336Transportation Equipment Manufacturing1071.4% of coded citations

713Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries214.3% of coded citations

237Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction17.1% of coded citations

487Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation17.1% of coded citations

Issued in	Citations	With NAICS	Coverage
1990s	11	0	0.0%
2000s	10	5	50.0%
2010s	6	6	100.0%
2020s	3	3	100.0%

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

1990s110 with NAICS (0.0%)

2000s105 with NAICS (50.0%)

2010s66 with NAICS (100.0%)

2020s33 with NAICS (100.0%)

Most cited paragraphs

OSHA citation code, as recorded	Citations	Current penalties
19150155 A01	29	$59,507
19150155 B02	1	$3,000

19150155 A0129$59,507 current penalties

19150155 B021$3,000 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 1915.155

Read the full regulatory text on eCFR.gov

Official Resources

Full Standard Text

29 CFR 1915.155 on OSHA.gov

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Electronic Code of Federal Regulations

Part 1915 full regulatory text

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Data Source and Methodology

DOL source data

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