1915.89 Control of hazardous energy (lockout/tags-plus)

29 CFR 1915.89 · Read the standard on eCFR · Citations issued February 3, 2012 to January 29, 2026 · Data through October 21, 2026

Citations

168

citation items issued

Inspections

122

each counted once

Initial penalties

$687,688

as first assessed

Current penalties

$508,079

73.9% of initial

Penalties and violation types

$1,150median current penalty per citation

$2,200median initial penalty per citation

76.3%of citations with an initial penalty were later reduced

14.9%of citations were contested

OSHA violation type	Citations	Share	Median current	Contested	Initial total	Current total
Serious (S)	115	68.5%	$1,960	17.4%	$607,027	$455,855
Other (O)	50	29.8%	$0	8.0%	$58,743	$30,846
Repeat (R)	3	1.8%	$1,260	33.3%	$21,918	$21,378

CitationsPenaltiesContested

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Serious (S)11568.5% share$455,855current total17.4%contested

Citations: 115
Share: 68.5%
Current total: $455,855
Initial total: $607,027
Median current: $1,960
Contested: 17.4%

Other (O)5029.8% share$30,846current total8.0%contested

Citations: 50
Share: 29.8%
Current total: $30,846
Initial total: $58,743
Median current: $0
Contested: 8.0%

Repeat (R)31.8% share$21,378current total33.3%contested

Citations: 3
Share: 1.8%
Current total: $21,378
Initial total: $21,918
Median current: $1,260
Contested: 33.3%

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 21, 2026.

Issued	Citations	Of all citations	Inspections	Median current	Current total
2026 YTD	1	0.00%	1	$0	$0
2024	5	0.00%	2	$0	$9,853
2023	4	0.00%	4	$5,528	$26,681
2022	8	0.01%	4	$0	$20,185
2021	10	0.01%	8	$6,271	$49,269
2020	6	0.01%	5	$2,735	$17,217
2019	5	0.00%	5	$4,000	$24,290
2018	23	0.01%	16	$2,200	$220,953
2017	8	0.00%	8	$0	$9,802
2016	9	0.01%	8	$0	$7,092

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

202450.00% of all citations2inspections$9,853current total

Citations: 5
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 2
Current total: $9,853
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2024

202340.00% of all citations4inspections$26,681current total

Citations: 4
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 4
Current total: $26,681
Median current: $5,528

All records issued in 2023

202280.01% of all citations4inspections$20,185current total

Citations: 8
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 4
Current total: $20,185
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2022

2021100.01% of all citations8inspections$49,269current total

Citations: 10
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 8
Current total: $49,269
Median current: $6,271

All records issued in 2021

202060.01% of all citations5inspections$17,217current total

Citations: 6
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 5
Current total: $17,217
Median current: $2,735

All records issued in 2020

201950.00% of all citations5inspections$24,290current total

Citations: 5
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 5
Current total: $24,290
Median current: $4,000

All records issued in 2019

2018230.01% of all citations16inspections$220,953current total

Citations: 23
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 16
Current total: $220,953
Median current: $2,200

All records issued in 2018

201780.00% of all citations8inspections$9,802current total

Citations: 8
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 8
Current total: $9,802
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2017

201690.01% of all citations8inspections$7,092current total

Citations: 9
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 8
Current total: $7,092
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2016

Show earlier years

Issued	Citations	Of all citations	Inspections	Median current	Current total
2015	21	0.01%	15	$1,200	$29,395
2014	13	0.01%	11	$0	$13,071
2013	35	0.02%	21	$1,285	$45,846
2012	20	0.01%	14	$1,500	$34,425

CitationsInspectionsPenalties

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2015210.01% of all citations15inspections$29,395current total

Citations: 21
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 15
Current total: $29,395
Median current: $1,200

All records issued in 2015

2014130.01% of all citations11inspections$13,071current total

Citations: 13
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 11
Current total: $13,071
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2014

2013350.02% of all citations21inspections$45,846current total

Citations: 35
Of all citations: 0.02%
Inspections: 21
Current total: $45,846
Median current: $1,285

All records issued in 2013

2012200.01% of all citations14inspections$34,425current total

Citations: 20
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 14
Current total: $34,425
Median current: $1,500

All records issued in 2012

How the inspections started

DOL inspection type of each inspection citing 1915.89, each inspection counted once.

Planned (H)7561.5%

Referral (C)2218.0%

Complaint (B)86.6%

Unprogrammed Related (G)75.7%

Fatality/Catastrophe (M)75.7%

Accident (A)10.8%

Follow-Up (F)10.8%

Programmed Other (K)10.8%

Cited alongside 1915.89

Standards cited in the same inspections, as a share of the 122 inspections citing 1915.89.

1910.3052016.4%

1915.73 Guarding of Deck Openings and Edges1512.3%

1910.3031310.7%

1910.178129.8%

1910.304119.0%

1910.1200119.0%

1910.134108.2%

1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding)108.2%

1915.134 Abrasive Wheels108.2%

1915.56 Arc Welding and Cutting97.4%

Employers inspected

Employees at the establishment

1-1054.1%

11-496150.0%

50-2493427.9%

250-9991310.7%

1000+97.4%

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

Owner

Private (A)11695.1%

Federal (D)64.9%

DOL owner type of each inspection, each counted once.

By industry

100.0% of these citations (168 of 168) 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	84	50.0%
311 Food Manufacturing	66	39.3%
928 National Security and International Affairs	5	3.0%
213 Support Activities for Mining	4	2.4%
238 Specialty Trade Contractors	2	1.2%
541 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	2	1.2%
237 Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	1	0.6%
333 Machinery Manufacturing	1	0.6%
484 Truck Transportation	1	0.6%
488 Support Activities for Transportation	1	0.6%

336Transportation Equipment Manufacturing8450.0% of coded citations

311Food Manufacturing6639.3% of coded citations

928National Security and International Affairs53.0% of coded citations

213Support Activities for Mining42.4% of coded citations

238Specialty Trade Contractors21.2% of coded citations

541Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services21.2% of coded citations

237Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction10.6% of coded citations

333Machinery Manufacturing10.6% of coded citations

484Truck Transportation10.6% of coded citations

488Support Activities for Transportation10.6% of coded citations

Issued in	Citations	With NAICS	Coverage
2010s	134	134	100.0%
2020s	34	34	100.0%

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

2010s134134 with NAICS (100.0%)

2020s3434 with NAICS (100.0%)

Most cited paragraphs

OSHA citation code, as recorded	Citations	Current penalties
19150089 B	31	$78,156
19150089 C01	27	$237,618
19150089 Q01	20	$10,665
19150089 C07 IV	10	$7,792
19150089 D01	9	$36,661
19150089 G01	8	$44,921
19150089 C02	5	$9,767
19150089 N03 IV	4	$0
19150089 O01	4	$4,421
19150089 O02	4	$8,822
19150089 C07 II	3	$3,012
19150089 E01 II	3	$6,021

19150089 B31$78,156 current penalties

19150089 C0127$237,618 current penalties

19150089 Q0120$10,665 current penalties

19150089 C07 IV10$7,792 current penalties

19150089 D019$36,661 current penalties

19150089 G018$44,921 current penalties

19150089 C025$9,767 current penalties

19150089 N03 IV4$0 current penalties

19150089 O014$4,421 current penalties

19150089 O024$8,822 current penalties

19150089 C07 II3$3,012 current penalties

19150089 E01 II3$6,021 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 1915.89: Control of hazardous energy (lockout/tags-plus)

Read the full regulatory text on eCFR.gov

Official Resources

Full Standard Text

29 CFR 1915.89 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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