1915.43

29 CFR 1915.43 · Read the standard on eCFR · Citations issued July 24, 1972 to June 10, 1982 · Data through October 31, 2026

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Citations

606

citation items issued

Inspections

476

each counted once

Initial penalties

$131,795

as first assessed

Current penalties

$112,406

85.3% of initial

Penalties and violation types

$45median current penalty per citation

$45median initial penalty per citation

13.7%of citations with an initial penalty were later reduced

17.3%of citations were contested

OSHA violation type	Citations	Share	Median current	Contested	Initial total	Current total
Other (O)	406	67.0%	$25	8.4%	$12,565	$11,705
Serious (S)	140	23.1%	$310	41.4%	$59,290	$46,501
Repeat (R)	57	9.4%	$170	19.3%	$33,640	$31,050
Willful (W)	3	0.5%	$10,000	66.7%	$26,300	$23,150

CitationsPenaltiesContested

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Other (O)40667.0% share$11,705current total8.4%contested

Citations: 406
Share: 67.0%
Current total: $11,705
Initial total: $12,565
Median current: $25
Contested: 8.4%

Serious (S)14023.1% share$46,501current total41.4%contested

Citations: 140
Share: 23.1%
Current total: $46,501
Initial total: $59,290
Median current: $310
Contested: 41.4%

Repeat (R)579.4% share$31,050current total19.3%contested

Citations: 57
Share: 9.4%
Current total: $31,050
Initial total: $33,640
Median current: $170
Contested: 19.3%

Willful (W)30.5% share$23,150current total66.7%contested

Citations: 3
Share: 0.5%
Current total: $23,150
Initial total: $26,300
Median current: $10,000
Contested: 66.7%

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
1982	16	0.01%	13	$90	$5,370
1981	28	0.02%	25	$95	$4,115
1980	44	0.03%	35	$75	$7,724
1979	68	0.04%	51	$120	$13,622
1978	42	0.03%	32	$83	$34,975
1977	69	0.04%	57	$50	$11,690
1976	64	0.02%	46	$40	$10,310
1975	73	0.02%	57	$40	$7,540
1974	98	0.03%	79	$40	$6,700
1973	75	0.03%	57	$45	$4,950

CitationsInspectionsPenalties

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1982160.01% of all citations13inspections$5,370current total

Citations: 16
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 13
Current total: $5,370
Median current: $90

All records issued in 1982

1981280.02% of all citations25inspections$4,115current total

Citations: 28
Of all citations: 0.02%
Inspections: 25
Current total: $4,115
Median current: $95

All records issued in 1981

1980440.03% of all citations35inspections$7,724current total

Citations: 44
Of all citations: 0.03%
Inspections: 35
Current total: $7,724
Median current: $75

All records issued in 1980

1979680.04% of all citations51inspections$13,622current total

Citations: 68
Of all citations: 0.04%
Inspections: 51
Current total: $13,622
Median current: $120

All records issued in 1979

1978420.03% of all citations32inspections$34,975current total

Citations: 42
Of all citations: 0.03%
Inspections: 32
Current total: $34,975
Median current: $83

All records issued in 1978

1977690.04% of all citations57inspections$11,690current total

Citations: 69
Of all citations: 0.04%
Inspections: 57
Current total: $11,690
Median current: $50

All records issued in 1977

1976640.02% of all citations46inspections$10,310current total

Citations: 64
Of all citations: 0.02%
Inspections: 46
Current total: $10,310
Median current: $40

All records issued in 1976

1975730.02% of all citations57inspections$7,540current total

Citations: 73
Of all citations: 0.02%
Inspections: 57
Current total: $7,540
Median current: $40

All records issued in 1975

1974980.03% of all citations79inspections$6,700current total

Citations: 98
Of all citations: 0.03%
Inspections: 79
Current total: $6,700
Median current: $40

All records issued in 1974

1973750.03% of all citations57inspections$4,950current total

Citations: 75
Of all citations: 0.03%
Inspections: 57
Current total: $4,950
Median current: $45

All records issued in 1973

Show earlier years

Issued	Citations	Of all citations	Inspections	Median current	Current total
1972	29	0.06%	24	$35	$5,410

CitationsInspectionsPenalties

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1972290.06% of all citations24inspections$5,410current total

Citations: 29
Of all citations: 0.06%
Inspections: 24
Current total: $5,410
Median current: $35

All records issued in 1972

How the inspections started

DOL inspection type of each inspection citing 1915.43, each inspection counted once.

Planned (H)31967.0%

Complaint (B)11223.5%

Accident (A)377.8%

Follow-Up (F)61.3%

Unprogrammed Related (G)20.4%

Cited alongside 1915.43

Standards cited in the same inspections, as a share of the 476 inspections citing 1915.43.

1915.51 Ventilation and Protection in Welding, Cutting and Heating17837.4%

1915.4411925.0%

1915.35 Painting10822.7%

1915.8410121.2%

1910.30910021.0%

1915.419319.5%

1910.1067014.7%

1915.426814.3%

1910.2526613.9%

1915.455812.2%

Employers inspected

Employees at the establishment

1-104810.1%

11-4913227.7%

50-24915833.2%

250-9999620.2%

1000+428.8%

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

Owner

Not recorded476100.0%

DOL owner type of each inspection, each counted once.

Most cited paragraphs

OSHA citation code, as recorded	Citations	Current penalties
19150043 C	167	$45,475
19150043 D	146	$34,850
19150043 A	143	$16,656
19150043 B	85	$12,405
19150043 E	56	$2,700
19150043 F	5	$110
19150043 A00	1	$40
19150043 A01	1	$100
19150043 C01	1	$0
19150043 E01	1	$70

19150043 C167$45,475 current penalties

19150043 D146$34,850 current penalties

19150043 A143$16,656 current penalties

19150043 B85$12,405 current penalties

19150043 E56$2,700 current penalties

19150043 F5$110 current penalties

19150043 A001$40 current penalties

19150043 A011$100 current penalties

19150043 C011$0 current penalties

19150043 E011$70 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 1915.43

Read the full regulatory text on eCFR.gov

Official Resources

Full Standard Text

29 CFR 1915.43 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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