1915.504

29 CFR 1915.504 · Read the standard on eCFR · Citations issued January 21, 2005 to April 17, 2026 · Data through October 22, 2026

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Citations

102

citation items issued

Inspections

each counted once

Initial penalties

$183,536

as first assessed

Current penalties

$132,395

72.1% of initial

Penalties and violation types

$0median current penalty per citation

$0median initial penalty per citation

68.8%of citations with an initial penalty were later reduced

12.7%of citations were contested

OSHA violation type	Citations	Share	Median current	Contested	Initial total	Current total
Serious (S)	70	68.6%	$808	12.9%	$152,460	$115,215
Other (O)	31	30.4%	$0	12.9%	$28,676	$15,180
Repeat (R)	1	1.0%	$2,000	0.0%	$2,400	$2,000

CitationsPenaltiesContested

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Serious (S)7068.6% share$115,215current total12.9%contested

Citations: 70
Share: 68.6%
Current total: $115,215
Initial total: $152,460
Median current: $808
Contested: 12.9%

Other (O)3130.4% share$15,180current total12.9%contested

Citations: 31
Share: 30.4%
Current total: $15,180
Initial total: $28,676
Median current: $0
Contested: 12.9%

Repeat (R)11.0% share$2,000current total0.0%contested

Citations: 1
Share: 1.0%
Current total: $2,000
Initial total: $2,400
Median current: $2,000
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 October 22, 2026.

Issued	Citations	Of all citations	Inspections	Median current	Current total
2026 YTD	1	0.00%	1	$0	$0
2025	1	0.00%	1	$6,030	$6,030
2024	4	0.00%	3	$12,905	$40,328
2022	2	0.00%	2	$1,451	$2,901
2020	1	0.00%	1	$3,500	$3,500
2019	3	0.00%	3	$1,000	$2,691
2018	5	0.00%	4	$4,146	$15,513
2017	8	0.00%	4	$0	$8,360
2016	1	0.00%	1	$0	$0
2015	5	0.00%	5	$2,000	$7,111

CitationsInspectionsPenalties

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2026 YTD10.00% of all citations1inspections$0current total

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

All records issued in 2026

202510.00% of all citations1inspections$6,030current total

Citations: 1
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 1
Current total: $6,030
Median current: $6,030

All records issued in 2025

202440.00% of all citations3inspections$40,328current total

Citations: 4
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 3
Current total: $40,328
Median current: $12,905

All records issued in 2024

202220.00% of all citations2inspections$2,901current total

Citations: 2
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 2
Current total: $2,901
Median current: $1,451

All records issued in 2022

202010.00% 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 2020

201930.00% of all citations3inspections$2,691current total

Citations: 3
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 3
Current total: $2,691
Median current: $1,000

All records issued in 2019

201850.00% of all citations4inspections$15,513current total

Citations: 5
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 4
Current total: $15,513
Median current: $4,146

All records issued in 2018

201780.00% of all citations4inspections$8,360current total

Citations: 8
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 4
Current total: $8,360
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2017

201610.00% of all citations1inspections$0current total

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

All records issued in 2016

201550.00% of all citations5inspections$7,111current total

Citations: 5
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 5
Current total: $7,111
Median current: $2,000

All records issued in 2015

Show earlier years

Issued	Citations	Of all citations	Inspections	Median current	Current total
2014	6	0.00%	5	$0	$2,925
2013	4	0.00%	4	$0	$2,450
2012	5	0.00%	5	$0	$7,000
2011	4	0.00%	4	$2,232	$8,384
2010	6	0.00%	4	$184	$3,018
2009	6	0.00%	5	$0	$4,175
2008	7	0.00%	5	$315	$3,640
2007	16	0.01%	11	$113	$11,194
2006	8	0.00%	8	$0	$1,735
2005	9	0.00%	9	$0	$1,440

CitationsInspectionsPenalties

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201460.00% of all citations5inspections$2,925current total

Citations: 6
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 5
Current total: $2,925
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2014

201340.00% of all citations4inspections$2,450current total

Citations: 4
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 4
Current total: $2,450
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2013

201250.00% of all citations5inspections$7,000current total

Citations: 5
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 5
Current total: $7,000
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2012

201140.00% of all citations4inspections$8,384current total

Citations: 4
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 4
Current total: $8,384
Median current: $2,232

All records issued in 2011

201060.00% of all citations4inspections$3,018current total

Citations: 6
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 4
Current total: $3,018
Median current: $184

All records issued in 2010

200960.00% of all citations5inspections$4,175current total

Citations: 6
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 5
Current total: $4,175
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2009

200870.00% of all citations5inspections$3,640current total

Citations: 7
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 5
Current total: $3,640
Median current: $315

All records issued in 2008

2007160.01% of all citations11inspections$11,194current total

Citations: 16
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 11
Current total: $11,194
Median current: $113

All records issued in 2007

200680.00% of all citations8inspections$1,735current total

Citations: 8
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 8
Current total: $1,735
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2006

200590.00% of all citations9inspections$1,440current total

Citations: 9
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 9
Current total: $1,440
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2005

How the inspections started

DOL inspection type of each inspection citing 1915.504, each inspection counted once.

Planned (H)4755.3%

Complaint (B)1416.5%

Unprogrammed Related (G)22.4%

Accident (A)11.2%

Programmed Related (I)11.2%

Fatality/Catastrophe (M)11.2%

Cited alongside 1915.504

Standards cited in the same inspections, as a share of the 85 inspections citing 1915.504.

1915.5022832.9%

1915.73 Guarding of Deck Openings and Edges2225.9%

1915.5082023.5%

1910.1341922.4%

1910.12001517.6%

1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding)1416.5%

1910.3051416.5%

1910.3031214.1%

1915.7 Competent Person1214.1%

1915.56 Arc Welding and Cutting1214.1%

Employers inspected

Employees at the establishment

1-101517.6%

11-493035.3%

50-2493136.5%

250-99978.2%

1000+22.4%

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

Owner

Private (A)8296.5%

Federal (D)33.5%

DOL owner type of each inspection, each counted once.

By industry

100.0% of these citations (102 of 102) 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	83	81.4%
238 Specialty Trade Contractors	6	5.9%
114 Fishing, Hunting and Trapping	3	2.9%
311 Food Manufacturing	3	2.9%
423 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	2	2.0%
488 Support Activities for Transportation	2	2.0%
333 Machinery Manufacturing	1	1.0%
541 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	1	1.0%
811 Repair and Maintenance	1	1.0%

336Transportation Equipment Manufacturing8381.4% of coded citations

238Specialty Trade Contractors65.9% of coded citations

114Fishing, Hunting and Trapping32.9% of coded citations

311Food Manufacturing32.9% of coded citations

423Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods22.0% of coded citations

488Support Activities for Transportation22.0% of coded citations

333Machinery Manufacturing11.0% of coded citations

541Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services11.0% of coded citations

811Repair and Maintenance11.0% of coded citations

Issued in	Citations	With NAICS	Coverage
2000s	46	46	100.0%
2010s	47	47	100.0%
2020s	9	9	100.0%

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

2000s4646 with NAICS (100.0%)

2010s4747 with NAICS (100.0%)

2020s99 with NAICS (100.0%)

Most cited paragraphs

OSHA citation code, as recorded	Citations	Current penalties
19150504 A	38	$17,689
19150504 B01	14	$48,285
19150504 B03	11	$7,156
19150504 C02 I	6	$3,585
19150504 A01	4	$3,920
19150504 B08	4	$4,225
19150504 C01	4	$16,843
19150504 B02	3	$2,191
19150504 C02 IV	3	$6,030
19150504 C02 IV	3	$0
19150504 B04	2	$225
19150504 B06 II	2	$0

19150504 A38$17,689 current penalties

19150504 B0114$48,285 current penalties

19150504 B0311$7,156 current penalties

19150504 C02 I6$3,585 current penalties

19150504 A014$3,920 current penalties

19150504 B084$4,225 current penalties

19150504 C014$16,843 current penalties

19150504 B023$2,191 current penalties

19150504 C02 IV3$6,030 current penalties

19150504 C02 IV3$0 current penalties

19150504 B042$225 current penalties

19150504 B06 II2$0 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 1915.504

Read the full regulatory text on eCFR.gov

Official Resources

Full Standard Text

29 CFR 1915.504 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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