1915.42

29 CFR 1915.42 · Read the standard on eCFR · Citations issued August 1, 1972 to December 9, 1981 · Data through November 12, 2026

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Citations

236

citation items issued

Inspections

205

each counted once

Initial penalties

$9,515

as first assessed

Current penalties

$7,488

78.7% of initial

Penalties and violation types

$0median current penalty per citation

$0median initial penalty per citation

12.4%of citations with an initial penalty were later reduced

11.9%of citations were contested

OSHA violation type	Citations	Share	Median current	Contested	Initial total	Current total
Other (O)	210	89.0%	$0	9.0%	$3,140	$3,028
Repeat (R)	14	5.9%	$140	28.6%	$3,040	$2,135
Serious (S)	12	5.1%	$105	41.7%	$3,335	$2,325

CitationsPenaltiesContested

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

Other (O)21089.0% share$3,028current total9.0%contested

Citations: 210
Share: 89.0%
Current total: $3,028
Initial total: $3,140
Median current: $0
Contested: 9.0%

Repeat (R)145.9% share$2,135current total28.6%contested

Citations: 14
Share: 5.9%
Current total: $2,135
Initial total: $3,040
Median current: $140
Contested: 28.6%

Serious (S)125.1% share$2,325current total41.7%contested

Citations: 12
Share: 5.1%
Current total: $2,325
Initial total: $3,335
Median current: $105
Contested: 41.7%

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
1981	7	0.01%	7	$0	$175
1980	5	0.00%	5	$0	$500
1979	5	0.00%	5	$0	$740
1978	20	0.01%	18	$0	$1,050
1977	25	0.01%	19	$0	$555
1976	34	0.01%	29	$0	$655
1975	34	0.01%	29	$7	$1,573
1974	48	0.02%	44	$30	$1,380
1973	45	0.02%	36	$0	$690
1972	13	0.03%	13	$0	$170

CitationsInspectionsPenalties

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

198170.01% of all citations7inspections$175current total

Citations: 7
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 7
Current total: $175
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1981

198050.00% of all citations5inspections$500current total

Citations: 5
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 5
Current total: $500
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1980

197950.00% of all citations5inspections$740current total

Citations: 5
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 5
Current total: $740
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1979

1978200.01% of all citations18inspections$1,050current total

Citations: 20
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 18
Current total: $1,050
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1978

1977250.01% of all citations19inspections$555current total

Citations: 25
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 19
Current total: $555
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1977

1976340.01% of all citations29inspections$655current total

Citations: 34
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 29
Current total: $655
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1976

1975340.01% of all citations29inspections$1,573current total

Citations: 34
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 29
Current total: $1,573
Median current: $7

All records issued in 1975

1974480.02% of all citations44inspections$1,380current total

Citations: 48
Of all citations: 0.02%
Inspections: 44
Current total: $1,380
Median current: $30

All records issued in 1974

1973450.02% of all citations36inspections$690current total

Citations: 45
Of all citations: 0.02%
Inspections: 36
Current total: $690
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1973

1972130.03% of all citations13inspections$170current total

Citations: 13
Of all citations: 0.03%
Inspections: 13
Current total: $170
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1972

How the inspections started

DOL inspection type of each inspection citing 1915.42, each inspection counted once.

Planned (H)16279.0%

Complaint (B)3517.1%

Accident (A)73.4%

Follow-Up (F)10.5%

Cited alongside 1915.42

Standards cited in the same inspections, as a share of the 205 inspections citing 1915.42.

1915.51 Ventilation and Protection in Welding, Cutting and Heating7034.1%

1915.416933.7%

1915.436833.2%

1910.3094923.9%

1915.444923.9%

1915.35 Painting4321.0%

1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus3617.6%

1915.843617.6%

1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers3115.1%

1910.252 General requirements2914.1%

Employers inspected

Employees at the establishment

1-102411.7%

11-496531.7%

50-2496230.2%

250-9994019.5%

1000+146.8%

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

Owner

Not recorded205100.0%

DOL owner type of each inspection, each counted once.

Most cited paragraphs

OSHA citation code, as recorded	Citations	Current penalties
19150042 A03	122	$3,118
19150042 A01	78	$3,600
19150042 A	17	$360
19150042 B07	6	$40
19150042 A05	4	$225
19150042 A04	3	$0
19150042 A02	1	$0
19150042 A06	1	$0
19150042 B	1	$0
19150042 C	1	$30
19150042 C01 I	1	$65
19150042 D	1	$50

19150042 A03122$3,118 current penalties

19150042 A0178$3,600 current penalties

19150042 A17$360 current penalties

19150042 B076$40 current penalties

19150042 A054$225 current penalties

19150042 A043$0 current penalties

19150042 A021$0 current penalties

19150042 A061$0 current penalties

19150042 B1$0 current penalties

19150042 C1$30 current penalties

19150042 C01 I1$65 current penalties

19150042 D1$50 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 1915.42

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Official Resources

Full Standard Text

29 CFR 1915.42 on OSHA.gov

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Electronic Code of Federal Regulations

Part 1915 full regulatory text

ecfr.gov

Data Source and Methodology

DOL source data

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