1915.508

29 CFR 1915.508 · Read the standard on eCFR · Citations issued July 14, 2005 to August 26, 2024 · Data through October 22, 2026

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Citations

citation items issued

Inspections

each counted once

Initial penalties

$77,852

as first assessed

Current penalties

$39,593

50.9% of initial

Penalties and violation types

$0median current penalty per citation

$0median initial penalty per citation

80.8%of citations with an initial penalty were later reduced

9.2%of citations were contested

OSHA violation type	Citations	Share	Median current	Contested	Initial total	Current total
Serious (S)	47	61.8%	$0	10.6%	$63,529	$29,183
Other (O)	29	38.2%	$0	6.9%	$14,323	$10,410

CitationsPenaltiesContested

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Serious (S)4761.8% share$29,183current total10.6%contested

Citations: 47
Share: 61.8%
Current total: $29,183
Initial total: $63,529
Median current: $0
Contested: 10.6%

Other (O)2938.2% share$10,410current total6.9%contested

Citations: 29
Share: 38.2%
Current total: $10,410
Initial total: $14,323
Median current: $0
Contested: 6.9%

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
2024	2	0.00%	2	$0	$0
2022	2	0.00%	1	$0	$0
2020	4	0.00%	4	$0	$580
2019	3	0.00%	2	$0	$1,352
2018	9	0.01%	6	$0	$11,447
2017	6	0.00%	5	$0	$5,854
2016	2	0.00%	2	$300	$600
2015	3	0.00%	3	$0	$0
2014	1	0.00%	1	$0	$0
2013	3	0.00%	3	$2,000	$4,940

CitationsInspectionsPenalties

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

202420.00% of all citations2inspections$0current total

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

All records issued in 2024

202220.00% of all citations1inspections$0current total

Citations: 2
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 1
Current total: $0
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2022

202040.00% of all citations4inspections$580current total

Citations: 4
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 4
Current total: $580
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2020

201930.00% of all citations2inspections$1,352current total

Citations: 3
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 2
Current total: $1,352
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2019

201890.01% of all citations6inspections$11,447current total

Citations: 9
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 6
Current total: $11,447
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2018

201760.00% of all citations5inspections$5,854current total

Citations: 6
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 5
Current total: $5,854
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2017

201620.00% of all citations2inspections$600current total

Citations: 2
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 2
Current total: $600
Median current: $300

All records issued in 2016

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

201330.00% of all citations3inspections$4,940current total

Citations: 3
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 3
Current total: $4,940
Median current: $2,000

All records issued in 2013

Show earlier years

Issued	Citations	Of all citations	Inspections	Median current	Current total
2012	1	0.00%	1	$630	$630
2011	11	0.00%	7	$0	$6,672
2010	6	0.00%	3	$210	$2,530
2009	3	0.00%	2	$0	$0
2008	5	0.00%	5	$0	$0
2007	5	0.00%	4	$0	$1,238
2006	7	0.00%	7	$0	$2,100
2005	3	0.00%	3	$675	$1,650

CitationsInspectionsPenalties

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201210.00% of all citations1inspections$630current total

Citations: 1
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 1
Current total: $630
Median current: $630

All records issued in 2012

2011110.00% of all citations7inspections$6,672current total

Citations: 11
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 7
Current total: $6,672
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2011

201060.00% of all citations3inspections$2,530current total

Citations: 6
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 3
Current total: $2,530
Median current: $210

All records issued in 2010

200930.00% of all citations2inspections$0current total

Citations: 3
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 2
Current total: $0
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2009

200850.00% of all citations5inspections$0current total

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

All records issued in 2008

200750.00% of all citations4inspections$1,238current total

Citations: 5
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 4
Current total: $1,238
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2007

200670.00% of all citations7inspections$2,100current total

Citations: 7
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 7
Current total: $2,100
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2006

200530.00% of all citations3inspections$1,650current total

Citations: 3
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 3
Current total: $1,650
Median current: $675

All records issued in 2005

How the inspections started

DOL inspection type of each inspection citing 1915.508, each inspection counted once.

Planned (H)2744.3%

Complaint (B)1423.0%

Referral (C)1219.7%

Unprogrammed Related (G)34.9%

Programmed Related (I)23.3%

Accident (A)11.6%

Follow-Up (F)11.6%

Fatality/Catastrophe (M)11.6%

Cited alongside 1915.508

Standards cited in the same inspections, as a share of the 61 inspections citing 1915.508.

1915.5022642.6%

1915.5042032.8%

1910.1341524.6%

1915.55 Gas Welding and Cutting1321.3%

1910.1781219.7%

1915.73 Guarding of Deck Openings and Edges1219.7%

1910.3031118.0%

1915.12 Precautions and the Order of Testing Before Entering Confined Spaces1118.0%

1915.1521118.0%

1910.12001016.4%

Employers inspected

Employees at the establishment

1-101423.0%

11-492541.0%

50-2491727.9%

250-99958.2%

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

Owner

Private (A)61100.0%

DOL owner type of each inspection, each counted once.

By industry

100.0% of these citations (76 of 76) 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	60	78.9%
488 Support Activities for Transportation	9	11.8%
423 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	3	3.9%
238 Specialty Trade Contractors	2	2.6%
332 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	1	1.3%
483 Water Transportation	1	1.3%

336Transportation Equipment Manufacturing6078.9% of coded citations

488Support Activities for Transportation911.8% of coded citations

423Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods33.9% of coded citations

238Specialty Trade Contractors22.6% of coded citations

332Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing11.3% of coded citations

483Water Transportation11.3% of coded citations

Issued in	Citations	With NAICS	Coverage
2000s	23	23	100.0%
2010s	45	45	100.0%
2020s	8	8	100.0%

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

2000s2323 with NAICS (100.0%)

2010s4545 with NAICS (100.0%)

2020s88 with NAICS (100.0%)

Most cited paragraphs

OSHA citation code, as recorded	Citations	Current penalties
19150508 C01	10	$2,752
19150508 D09	7	$1,352
19150508 F01	7	$600
19150508 B02	6	$150
19150508 E02 II	6	$1,620
19150508 E02	5	$2,138
19150508 A02	4	$6,604
19150508 B01	3	$11,447
19150508 E01	3	$630
19150508 E01 I	3	$490
19150508 E01 IV	3	$2,580
19150508 A01	2	$750

19150508 C0110$2,752 current penalties

19150508 D097$1,352 current penalties

19150508 F017$600 current penalties

19150508 B026$150 current penalties

19150508 E02 II6$1,620 current penalties

19150508 E025$2,138 current penalties

19150508 A024$6,604 current penalties

19150508 B013$11,447 current penalties

19150508 E013$630 current penalties

19150508 E01 I3$490 current penalties

19150508 E01 IV3$2,580 current penalties

19150508 A012$750 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 1915.508

Read the full regulatory text on eCFR.gov

Official Resources

Full Standard Text

29 CFR 1915.508 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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