1917.120 Fixed stairways

29 CFR 1917.120 · Read the standard on eCFR · Citations issued October 9, 1984 to April 23, 2024 · Data through November 6, 2026

Title checked against CFR editions from 1997 on.

Citations

citation items issued

Inspections

each counted once

Initial penalties

$51,377

as first assessed

Current penalties

$28,584

55.6% of initial

Penalties and violation types

$0median current penalty per citation

$0median initial penalty per citation

84.2%of citations with an initial penalty were later reduced

9.8%of citations were contested

OSHA violation type	Citations	Share	Median current	Contested	Initial total	Current total
Other (O)	32	52.5%	$0	0.0%	$4,675	$4,675
Serious (S)	29	47.5%	$300	20.7%	$46,702	$23,909

CitationsPenaltiesContested

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

Other (O)3252.5% share$4,675current total0.0%contested

Citations: 32
Share: 52.5%
Current total: $4,675
Initial total: $4,675
Median current: $0
Contested: 0.0%

Serious (S)2947.5% share$23,909current total20.7%contested

Citations: 29
Share: 47.5%
Current total: $23,909
Initial total: $46,702
Median current: $300
Contested: 20.7%

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	1	0.00%	1	$0	$0
2023	2	0.00%	2	$1,845	$3,689
2018	1	0.00%	1	$2,287	$2,287
2017	1	0.00%	1	$4,983	$4,983
2015	1	0.00%	1	$1,470	$1,470
2014	2	0.00%	2	$3,388	$6,775
2013	1	0.00%	1	$1,782	$1,782
2012	1	0.00%	1	$0	$0
2011	1	0.00%	1	$1,848	$1,848
2010	2	0.00%	2	$263	$525

CitationsInspectionsPenalties

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

202410.00% of all citations1inspections$0current total

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

All records issued in 2024

202320.00% of all citations2inspections$3,689current total

Citations: 2
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 2
Current total: $3,689
Median current: $1,845

All records issued in 2023

201810.00% of all citations1inspections$2,287current total

Citations: 1
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 1
Current total: $2,287
Median current: $2,287

All records issued in 2018

201710.00% of all citations1inspections$4,983current total

Citations: 1
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 1
Current total: $4,983
Median current: $4,983

All records issued in 2017

201510.00% of all citations1inspections$1,470current total

Citations: 1
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 1
Current total: $1,470
Median current: $1,470

All records issued in 2015

201420.00% of all citations2inspections$6,775current total

Citations: 2
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 2
Current total: $6,775
Median current: $3,388

All records issued in 2014

201310.00% of all citations1inspections$1,782current total

Citations: 1
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 1
Current total: $1,782
Median current: $1,782

All records issued in 2013

201210.00% of all citations1inspections$0current total

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

All records issued in 2012

201110.00% of all citations1inspections$1,848current total

Citations: 1
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 1
Current total: $1,848
Median current: $1,848

All records issued in 2011

201020.00% of all citations2inspections$525current total

Citations: 2
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 2
Current total: $525
Median current: $263

All records issued in 2010

Show earlier years

Issued	Citations	Of all citations	Inspections	Median current	Current total
2009	2	0.00%	2	$613	$1,225
2007	2	0.00%	2	$300	$600
2004	1	0.00%	1	$0	$0
2003	2	0.00%	2	$0	$0
2001	2	0.00%	2	$188	$375
2000	1	0.00%	1	$0	$0
1998	4	0.00%	3	$250	$1,300
1997	2	0.00%	1	$0	$0
1995	1	0.00%	1	$0	$0
1993	4	0.00%	4	$250	$1,325
1992	8	0.00%	6	$0	$0
1991	1	0.00%	1	$0	$0
1990	1	0.00%	1	$0	$0
1989	1	0.00%	1	$0	$0
1988	8	0.00%	7	$0	$300
1987	3	0.00%	2	$0	$0
1985	3	0.00%	3	$0	$0
1984	2	0.00%	1	$50	$100

CitationsInspectionsPenalties

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200920.00% of all citations2inspections$1,225current total

Citations: 2
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 2
Current total: $1,225
Median current: $613

All records issued in 2009

200720.00% of all citations2inspections$600current total

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

All records issued in 2007

200410.00% of all citations1inspections$0current total

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

All records issued in 2004

200320.00% of all citations2inspections$0current total

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

All records issued in 2003

200120.00% of all citations2inspections$375current total

Citations: 2
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 2
Current total: $375
Median current: $188

All records issued in 2001

200010.00% of all citations1inspections$0current total

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

All records issued in 2000

199840.00% of all citations3inspections$1,300current total

Citations: 4
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 3
Current total: $1,300
Median current: $250

All records issued in 1998

199720.00% of all citations1inspections$0current total

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

All records issued in 1997

199510.00% of all citations1inspections$0current total

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

All records issued in 1995

199340.00% of all citations4inspections$1,325current total

Citations: 4
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 4
Current total: $1,325
Median current: $250

All records issued in 1993

199280.00% of all citations6inspections$0current total

Citations: 8
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 6
Current total: $0
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1992

199110.00% of all citations1inspections$0current total

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

All records issued in 1991

199010.00% of all citations1inspections$0current total

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

All records issued in 1990

198910.00% of all citations1inspections$0current total

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

All records issued in 1989

198880.00% of all citations7inspections$300current total

Citations: 8
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 7
Current total: $300
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1988

198730.00% of all citations2inspections$0current total

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

All records issued in 1987

198530.00% of all citations3inspections$0current total

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

All records issued in 1985

198420.00% of all citations1inspections$100current total

Citations: 2
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 1
Current total: $100
Median current: $50

All records issued in 1984

How the inspections started

DOL inspection type of each inspection citing 1917.120, each inspection counted once.

Planned (H)3972.2%

Complaint (B)814.8%

Referral (C)35.6%

Accident (A)23.7%

Follow-Up (F)11.9%

Unprogrammed Related (G)11.9%

Cited alongside 1917.120

Standards cited in the same inspections, as a share of the 54 inspections citing 1917.120.

1917.112 Guarding of Edges2546.3%

1917.151 Machine Guarding2138.9%

1910.3051527.8%

1917.1521425.9%

1910.3031324.1%

1917.261120.4%

1917.111 Maintenance and Load Limits1120.4%

1910.304916.7%

1917.11814.8%

1917.43814.8%

Employers inspected

Employees at the establishment

1-101833.3%

11-492138.9%

50-2491120.4%

250-99947.4%

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

Owner

Private (A)54100.0%

DOL owner type of each inspection, each counted once.

By industry

32.8% of these citations (20 of 61) 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
488 Support Activities for Transportation	15	75.0%
311 Food Manufacturing	2	10.0%
221 Utilities	1	5.0%
325 Chemical Manufacturing	1	5.0%
423 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	1	5.0%

488Support Activities for Transportation1575.0% of coded citations

311Food Manufacturing210.0% of coded citations

221Utilities15.0% of coded citations

325Chemical Manufacturing15.0% of coded citations

423Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods15.0% of coded citations

Issued in	Citations	With NAICS	Coverage
1980s	17	0	0.0%
1990s	21	0	0.0%
2000s	10	7	70.0%
2010s	10	10	100.0%
2020s	3	3	100.0%

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

1980s170 with NAICS (0.0%)

1990s210 with NAICS (0.0%)

2000s107 with NAICS (70.0%)

2010s1010 with NAICS (100.0%)

2020s33 with NAICS (100.0%)

Most cited paragraphs

OSHA citation code, as recorded	Citations	Current penalties
19170120 B03	30	$6,160
19170120 B06	21	$15,649
19170120 B01	5	$2,100
19170120 B02	2	$4,675
19170120 B05 III	2	$0
19170120 B05 II	1	$0

19170120 B0330$6,160 current penalties

19170120 B0621$15,649 current penalties

19170120 B015$2,100 current penalties

19170120 B022$4,675 current penalties

19170120 B05 III2$0 current penalties

19170120 B05 II1$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 1917.120: Fixed stairways

Read the full regulatory text on eCFR.gov

Official Resources

Full Standard Text

29 CFR 1917.120 on OSHA.gov

osha.gov

Electronic Code of Federal Regulations

Part 1917 full regulatory text

ecfr.gov

Data Source and Methodology

DOL source data

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