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1915.156

29 CFR 1915.156 · Read the standard on eCFR · Citations issued February 24, 1997 to July 7, 2026 · Data through November 6, 2026

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Citations
24
citation items issued
Inspections
24
each counted once
Initial penalties
$25,998
as first assessed
Current penalties
$21,832
84.0% of initial

Penalties and violation types

$469median current penalty per citation
$675median initial penalty per citation
56.3%of citations with an initial penalty were later reduced
20.8%of citations were contested

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

Serious (S)2395.8% share$21,032current total21.7%contested
Citations
23
Share
95.8%
Current total
$21,032
Initial total
$24,898
Median current
$450
Contested
21.7%
Other (O)14.2% share$800current total0.0%contested
Citations
1
Share
4.2%
Current total
$800
Initial total
$1,100
Median current
$800
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. 2026 is year to date through November 6, 2026.

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

2026 YTD20.00% of all citations2inspections$6,752current total
Citations
2
Of all citations
0.00%
Inspections
2
Current total
$6,752
Median current
$3,376
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
201910.00% of all citations1inspections$5,796current total
Citations
1
Of all citations
0.00%
Inspections
1
Current total
$5,796
Median current
$5,796
All records issued in 2019
201530.00% of all citations3inspections$0current total
Citations
3
Of all citations
0.00%
Inspections
3
Current total
$0
Median current
$0
All records issued in 2015
201410.00% of all citations1inspections$0current total
Citations
1
Of all citations
0.00%
Inspections
1
Current total
$0
Median current
$0
All records issued in 2014
200910.00% of all citations1inspections$500current total
Citations
1
Of all citations
0.00%
Inspections
1
Current total
$500
Median current
$500
All records issued in 2009
200810.00% of all citations1inspections$450current total
Citations
1
Of all citations
0.00%
Inspections
1
Current total
$450
Median current
$450
All records issued in 2008
200710.00% of all citations1inspections$938current total
Citations
1
Of all citations
0.00%
Inspections
1
Current total
$938
Median current
$938
All records issued in 2007
200620.00% of all citations2inspections$1,200current total
Citations
2
Of all citations
0.00%
Inspections
2
Current total
$1,200
Median current
$600
All records issued in 2006
200420.00% of all citations2inspections$1,050current total
Citations
2
Of all citations
0.00%
Inspections
2
Current total
$1,050
Median current
$525
All records issued in 2004
Show earlier years

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

200330.00% of all citations3inspections$2,127current total
Citations
3
Of all citations
0.00%
Inspections
3
Current total
$2,127
Median current
$506
All records issued in 2003
200220.00% of all citations2inspections$1,669current total
Citations
2
Of all citations
0.00%
Inspections
2
Current total
$1,669
Median current
$835
All records issued in 2002
200010.00% of all citations1inspections$750current total
Citations
1
Of all citations
0.00%
Inspections
1
Current total
$750
Median current
$750
All records issued in 2000
199910.00% of all citations1inspections$600current total
Citations
1
Of all citations
0.00%
Inspections
1
Current total
$600
Median current
$600
All records issued in 1999
199720.00% of all citations2inspections$0current total
Citations
2
Of all citations
0.00%
Inspections
2
Current total
$0
Median current
$0
All records issued in 1997

How the inspections started

DOL inspection type of each inspection citing 1915.156, each inspection counted once.

Planned (H)1354.2%
Referral (C)520.8%
Complaint (B)28.3%
Unprogrammed Related (G)28.3%
Accident (A)14.2%
Fatality/Catastrophe (M)14.2%

Cited alongside 1915.156

Standards cited in the same inspections, as a share of the 24 inspections citing 1915.156.

1915.1521041.7%
1910.134625.0%
1910.1200520.8%
1915.55 Gas Welding and Cutting520.8%
1915.56 Arc Welding and Cutting416.7%
1915.153416.7%
1910.303312.5%
1910.305312.5%
1915.7 Competent Person312.5%
1915.158 Lifesaving equipment312.5%

Employers inspected

Employees at the establishment

1-10625.0%
11-49833.3%
50-249625.0%
250-999312.5%
1000+14.2%

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

Owner

Private (A)2291.7%
Federal (D)28.3%

DOL owner type of each inspection, each counted once.

By industry

75.0% of these citations (18 of 24) 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.

336Transportation Equipment Manufacturing1161.1% of coded citations
713Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries316.7% of coded citations
238Specialty Trade Contractors15.6% of coded citations
311Food Manufacturing15.6% of coded citations
488Support Activities for Transportation15.6% of coded citations
811Repair and Maintenance15.6% of coded citations

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

1990s30 with NAICS (0.0%)
2000s1310 with NAICS (76.9%)
2010s55 with NAICS (100.0%)
2020s33 with NAICS (100.0%)

Most cited paragraphs

19150156 A24$21,832 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.

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Data Source and Methodology

DOL source data

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