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1915.96

29 CFR 1915.96 · Read the standard on eCFR · Citations issued April 29, 1974 to June 9, 1993 · Data through October 24, 2026

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Citations
5
citation items issued
Inspections
5
each counted once
Initial penalties
$4,500
as first assessed
Current penalties
$2,750
61.1% of initial

Penalties and violation types

$300median current penalty per citation
$800median initial penalty per citation
50.0%of citations with an initial penalty were later reduced
20.0%of citations were contested

Same order as the full table. Bars compare the rows shown. Tap a type for all figures.

Serious (S)480.0% share$2,750current total25.0%contested
Citations
4
Share
80.0%
Current total
$2,750
Initial total
$4,500
Median current
$550
Contested
25.0%
Other (O)120.0% share$0current total0.0%contested
Citations
1
Share
20.0%
Current total
$0
Initial total
$0
Median current
$0
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.

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

199310.00% of all citations1inspections$1,650current total
Citations
1
Of all citations
0.00%
Inspections
1
Current total
$1,650
Median current
$1,650
All records issued in 1993
198710.00% of all citations1inspections$0current total
Citations
1
Of all citations
0.00%
Inspections
1
Current total
$0
Median current
$0
All records issued in 1987
198610.00% of all citations1inspections$300current total
Citations
1
Of all citations
0.00%
Inspections
1
Current total
$300
Median current
$300
All records issued in 1986
197420.00% of all citations2inspections$800current total
Citations
2
Of all citations
0.00%
Inspections
2
Current total
$800
Median current
$400
All records issued in 1974

How the inspections started

DOL inspection type of each inspection citing 1915.96, each inspection counted once.

Accident (A)360.0%
Complaint (B)120.0%
Planned (H)120.0%

Cited alongside 1915.96

Standards cited in the same inspections, as a share of the 5 inspections citing 1915.96.

1915.77 Working Surfaces240.0%
1903.2 Posting of Notices; Availability of the Act, Regulations and Applicable Standards120.0%
1910.141120.0%
1915.7 Competent Person120.0%
1915.12 Precautions and the Order of Testing Before Entering Confined Spaces120.0%
1915.73 Guarding of Deck Openings and Edges120.0%
1915.91120.0%
1915.98120.0%
1918.33 Deck loads120.0%
1918.96120.0%

Employers inspected

Employees at the establishment

1-10120.0%
11-49240.0%
50-249240.0%

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

Owner

Private (A)360.0%
Not recorded240.0%

DOL owner type of each inspection, each counted once.

Most cited paragraphs

19150096 A2$1,650 current penalties
19150096 A051$0 current penalties
19150096 A05 I1$800 current penalties
19150096 B1$300 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

Official Resources

Data Source and Methodology

DOL source data

Data on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement database, accessed via the DOL public data API. Records are refreshed from published DOL data. We strive for accuracy, but errors in data processing or establishment grouping are possible. Penalty amounts reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts after informal conference, settlement, or judicial review. Company pages group inspection records by normalized employer name, city, and state as reported in OSHA records. That grouping is deterministic and non-fuzzy, but it is not a universal legal-entity identifier. If you believe any record is inaccurate, please report it and we will investigate. This product uses the DOL Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the DOL. For official and authoritative records, visit osha.gov.