1915.76 Access to cargo spaces and confined spaces

29 CFR 1915.76 · Read the standard on eCFR · Citations issued January 29, 1974 to April 3, 2026 · Data through November 6, 2026

Title checked against CFR editions from 1997 on.

Citations

citation items issued

Inspections

each counted once

Initial penalties

$52,951

as first assessed

Current penalties

$30,626

57.8% of initial

Penalties and violation types

$282median current penalty per citation

$461median initial penalty per citation

71.4%of citations with an initial penalty were later reduced

26.3%of citations were contested

OSHA violation type	Citations	Share	Median current	Contested	Initial total	Current total
Serious (S)	32	84.2%	$335	28.1%	$46,897	$26,984
Other (O)	6	15.8%	$0	16.7%	$6,054	$3,642

CitationsPenaltiesContested

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Serious (S)3284.2% share$26,984current total28.1%contested

Citations: 32
Share: 84.2%
Current total: $26,984
Initial total: $46,897
Median current: $335
Contested: 28.1%

Other (O)615.8% share$3,642current total16.7%contested

Citations: 6
Share: 15.8%
Current total: $3,642
Initial total: $6,054
Median current: $0
Contested: 16.7%

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.

Issued	Citations	Of all citations	Inspections	Median current	Current total
2026 YTD	1	0.00%	1	$3,617	$3,617
2012	1	0.00%	1	$3,000	$3,000
2011	3	0.00%	2	$3,465	$6,965
2010	1	0.00%	1	$500	$500
2009	1	0.00%	1	$0	$0
2008	1	0.00%	1	$0	$0
2007	1	0.00%	1	$200	$200
2006	2	0.00%	1	$1,050	$2,100
2003	1	0.00%	1	$350	$350
1999	2	0.00%	2	$2,700	$5,400

CitationsInspectionsPenalties

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

2026 YTD10.00% of all citations1inspections$3,617current total

Citations: 1
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 1
Current total: $3,617
Median current: $3,617

All records issued in 2026

201210.00% of all citations1inspections$3,000current total

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

All records issued in 2012

201130.00% of all citations2inspections$6,965current total

Citations: 3
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 2
Current total: $6,965
Median current: $3,465

All records issued in 2011

201010.00% of all citations1inspections$500current total

Citations: 1
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 1
Current total: $500
Median current: $500

All records issued in 2010

200910.00% of all citations1inspections$0current total

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

All records issued in 2009

200810.00% of all citations1inspections$0current total

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

All records issued in 2008

200710.00% of all citations1inspections$200current total

Citations: 1
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 1
Current total: $200
Median current: $200

All records issued in 2007

200620.00% of all citations1inspections$2,100current total

Citations: 2
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 1
Current total: $2,100
Median current: $1,050

All records issued in 2006

200310.00% of all citations1inspections$350current total

Citations: 1
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 1
Current total: $350
Median current: $350

All records issued in 2003

199920.00% of all citations2inspections$5,400current total

Citations: 2
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 2
Current total: $5,400
Median current: $2,700

All records issued in 1999

Show earlier years

Issued	Citations	Of all citations	Inspections	Median current	Current total
1998	1	0.00%	1	$100	$100
1995	1	0.00%	1	$2,073	$2,073
1994	2	0.00%	2	$257	$513
1993	1	0.00%	1	$300	$300
1992	3	0.00%	2	$1,074	$2,158
1990	4	0.00%	4	$500	$1,708
1989	1	0.00%	1	$502	$502
1987	2	0.00%	2	$370	$740
1984	2	0.00%	1	$0	$0
1983	4	0.00%	2	$0	$125
1978	1	0.00%	1	$0	$0
1977	1	0.00%	1	$250	$250
1974	1	0.00%	1	$25	$25

CitationsInspectionsPenalties

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199810.00% of all citations1inspections$100current total

Citations: 1
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 1
Current total: $100
Median current: $100

All records issued in 1998

199510.00% of all citations1inspections$2,073current total

Citations: 1
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 1
Current total: $2,073
Median current: $2,073

All records issued in 1995

199420.00% of all citations2inspections$513current total

Citations: 2
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 2
Current total: $513
Median current: $257

All records issued in 1994

199310.00% of all citations1inspections$300current total

Citations: 1
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 1
Current total: $300
Median current: $300

All records issued in 1993

199230.00% of all citations2inspections$2,158current total

Citations: 3
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 2
Current total: $2,158
Median current: $1,074

All records issued in 1992

199040.00% of all citations4inspections$1,708current total

Citations: 4
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 4
Current total: $1,708
Median current: $500

All records issued in 1990

198910.00% of all citations1inspections$502current total

Citations: 1
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 1
Current total: $502
Median current: $502

All records issued in 1989

198720.00% of all citations2inspections$740current total

Citations: 2
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 2
Current total: $740
Median current: $370

All records issued in 1987

198420.00% of all citations1inspections$0current total

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

All records issued in 1984

198340.00% of all citations2inspections$125current total

Citations: 4
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 2
Current total: $125
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1983

197810.00% of all citations1inspections$0current total

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

All records issued in 1978

197710.00% of all citations1inspections$250current total

Citations: 1
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 1
Current total: $250
Median current: $250

All records issued in 1977

197410.00% of all citations1inspections$25current total

Citations: 1
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 1
Current total: $25
Median current: $25

All records issued in 1974

How the inspections started

DOL inspection type of each inspection citing 1915.76, each inspection counted once.

Planned (H)1134.4%

Complaint (B)1031.3%

Accident (A)412.5%

Unprogrammed Related (G)412.5%

Referral (C)39.4%

Cited alongside 1915.76

Standards cited in the same inspections, as a share of the 32 inspections citing 1915.76.

1915.152928.1%

1915.55 Gas Welding and Cutting825.0%

1915.7 Competent Person721.9%

1910.134618.8%

1915.12 Precautions and the Order of Testing Before Entering Confined Spaces618.8%

1915.35 Painting618.8%

1915.56 Arc Welding and Cutting618.8%

1915.73 Guarding of Deck Openings and Edges618.8%

1915.91618.8%

1910.303515.6%

Employers inspected

Employees at the establishment

1-10721.9%

11-491134.4%

50-249825.0%

250-99939.4%

1000+39.4%

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

Owner

Private (A)2784.4%

Not recorded515.6%

DOL owner type of each inspection, each counted once.

By industry

31.6% of these citations (12 of 38) 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	10	83.3%
311 Food Manufacturing	1	8.3%
423 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	1	8.3%

336Transportation Equipment Manufacturing1083.3% of coded citations

311Food Manufacturing18.3% of coded citations

423Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods18.3% of coded citations

Issued in	Citations	With NAICS	Coverage
1970s	3	0	0.0%
1980s	9	0	0.0%
1990s	14	0	0.0%
2000s	6	6	100.0%
2010s	5	5	100.0%
2020s	1	1	100.0%

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

1970s30 with NAICS (0.0%)

1980s90 with NAICS (0.0%)

1990s140 with NAICS (0.0%)

2000s66 with NAICS (100.0%)

2010s55 with NAICS (100.0%)

2020s11 with NAICS (100.0%)

Most cited paragraphs

OSHA citation code, as recorded	Citations	Current penalties
19150076 B02	11	$5,961
19150076 B01	10	$13,023
19150076 A01	5	$808
19150076 A03	4	$400
19150076 A02	3	$5,458
19150076 A04	2	$4,701
19150076 C	2	$25
19150076 A	1	$250

19150076 B0211$5,961 current penalties

19150076 B0110$13,023 current penalties

19150076 A015$808 current penalties

19150076 A034$400 current penalties

19150076 A023$5,458 current penalties

19150076 A042$4,701 current penalties

19150076 C2$25 current penalties

19150076 A1$250 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 1915.76: Access to cargo spaces and confined spaces

Read the full regulatory text on eCFR.gov

Official Resources

Full Standard Text

29 CFR 1915.76 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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