1917.28

29 CFR 1917.28 · Read the standard on eCFR · Citations issued August 23, 1988 to May 9, 2025 · Data through November 2, 2026

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Citations

619

citation items issued

Inspections

295

each counted once

Initial penalties

$178,710

as first assessed

Current penalties

$103,356

57.8% of initial

Penalties and violation types

$0median current penalty per citation

$0median initial penalty per citation

73.6%of citations with an initial penalty were later reduced

7.9%of citations were contested

OSHA violation type	Citations	Share	Median current	Contested	Initial total	Current total
Other (O)	341	55.1%	$0	6.7%	$10,319	$2,285
Serious (S)	263	42.5%	$210	9.1%	$141,536	$85,106
Repeat (R)	15	2.4%	$200	13.3%	$26,855	$15,965

CitationsPenaltiesContested

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

Other (O)34155.1% share$2,285current total6.7%contested

Citations: 341
Share: 55.1%
Current total: $2,285
Initial total: $10,319
Median current: $0
Contested: 6.7%

Serious (S)26342.5% share$85,106current total9.1%contested

Citations: 263
Share: 42.5%
Current total: $85,106
Initial total: $141,536
Median current: $210
Contested: 9.1%

Repeat (R)152.4% share$15,965current total13.3%contested

Citations: 15
Share: 2.4%
Current total: $15,965
Initial total: $26,855
Median current: $200
Contested: 13.3%

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
2025	1	0.00%	1	$0	$0
2009	1	0.00%	1	$0	$0
2007	4	0.00%	2	$225	$1,170
2001	2	0.00%	1	$0	$0
2000	1	0.00%	1	$300	$300
1999	1	0.00%	1	$0	$0
1998	19	0.01%	10	$0	$710
1997	22	0.01%	12	$0	$500
1996	26	0.01%	14	$0	$3,638
1995	23	0.01%	13	$0	$5,400

CitationsInspectionsPenalties

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

202510.00% of all citations1inspections$0current total

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

All records issued in 2025

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

200740.00% of all citations2inspections$1,170current total

Citations: 4
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 2
Current total: $1,170
Median current: $225

All records issued in 2007

200120.00% of all citations1inspections$0current total

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

All records issued in 2001

200010.00% of all citations1inspections$300current total

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

All records issued in 2000

199910.00% of all citations1inspections$0current total

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

All records issued in 1999

1998190.01% of all citations10inspections$710current total

Citations: 19
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 10
Current total: $710
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1998

1997220.01% of all citations12inspections$500current total

Citations: 22
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 12
Current total: $500
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1997

1996260.01% of all citations14inspections$3,638current total

Citations: 26
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 14
Current total: $3,638
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1996

1995230.01% of all citations13inspections$5,400current total

Citations: 23
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 13
Current total: $5,400
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1995

Show earlier years

Issued	Citations	Of all citations	Inspections	Median current	Current total
1994	75	0.02%	30	$0	$17,954
1993	68	0.02%	31	$0	$22,823
1992	86	0.02%	44	$0	$24,751
1991	82	0.02%	36	$0	$17,139
1990	82	0.02%	38	$0	$6,255
1989	91	0.02%	47	$0	$2,386
1988	35	0.01%	13	$0	$330

CitationsInspectionsPenalties

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

1994750.02% of all citations30inspections$17,954current total

Citations: 75
Of all citations: 0.02%
Inspections: 30
Current total: $17,954
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1994

1993680.02% of all citations31inspections$22,823current total

Citations: 68
Of all citations: 0.02%
Inspections: 31
Current total: $22,823
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1993

1992860.02% of all citations44inspections$24,751current total

Citations: 86
Of all citations: 0.02%
Inspections: 44
Current total: $24,751
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1992

1991820.02% of all citations36inspections$17,139current total

Citations: 82
Of all citations: 0.02%
Inspections: 36
Current total: $17,139
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1991

1990820.02% of all citations38inspections$6,255current total

Citations: 82
Of all citations: 0.02%
Inspections: 38
Current total: $6,255
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1990

1989910.02% of all citations47inspections$2,386current total

Citations: 91
Of all citations: 0.02%
Inspections: 47
Current total: $2,386
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1989

1988350.01% of all citations13inspections$330current total

Citations: 35
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 13
Current total: $330
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1988

How the inspections started

DOL inspection type of each inspection citing 1917.28, each inspection counted once.

Planned (H)20268.5%

Complaint (B)4916.6%

Referral (C)165.4%

Accident (A)124.1%

Unprogrammed Related (G)82.7%

Programmed Related (I)51.7%

Follow-Up (F)31.0%

Cited alongside 1917.28

Standards cited in the same inspections, as a share of the 295 inspections citing 1917.28.

1917.151 Machine Guarding8829.8%

1917.267425.1%

1917.1526020.3%

1910.3035619.0%

1904.25518.6%

1917.112 Guarding of Edges5318.0%

1917.455016.9%

1910.3044715.9%

1910.3054715.9%

1917.504414.9%

Employers inspected

Employees at the establishment

1-1010435.3%

11-4912642.7%

50-2495619.0%

250-99993.1%

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

Owner

Private (A)29399.3%

State government (C)10.3%

Federal (D)10.3%

DOL owner type of each inspection, each counted once.

By industry

1.0% of these citations (6 of 619) 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	5	83.3%
812 Personal and Laundry Services	1	16.7%

488Support Activities for Transportation583.3% of coded citations

812Personal and Laundry Services116.7% of coded citations

Issued in	Citations	With NAICS	Coverage
1980s	126	0	0.0%
1990s	484	0	0.0%
2000s	8	5	62.5%
2020s	1	1	100.0%

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

1980s1260 with NAICS (0.0%)

1990s4840 with NAICS (0.0%)

2000s85 with NAICS (62.5%)

2020s11 with NAICS (100.0%)

Most cited paragraphs

OSHA citation code, as recorded	Citations	Current penalties
19170028 E01	183	$44,751
19170028 H	127	$21,753
19170028 F05 I	58	$11,973
19170028 G01	54	$5,641
19170028 G08	42	$3,090
19170028 F05 II	31	$340
19170028 E01 I	30	$2,860
19170028 G01 I	19	$2,688
19170028 H01	9	$325
19170028 E01 II	7	$90
19170028 F05	7	$675
19170028 E04	5	$1,125

19170028 E01183$44,751 current penalties

19170028 H127$21,753 current penalties

19170028 F05 I58$11,973 current penalties

19170028 G0154$5,641 current penalties

19170028 G0842$3,090 current penalties

19170028 F05 II31$340 current penalties

19170028 E01 I30$2,860 current penalties

19170028 G01 I19$2,688 current penalties

19170028 H019$325 current penalties

19170028 E01 II7$90 current penalties

19170028 F057$675 current penalties

19170028 E045$1,125 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 1917.28

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Official Resources

Full Standard Text

29 CFR 1917.28 on OSHA.gov

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Electronic Code of Federal Regulations

Part 1917 full regulatory text

ecfr.gov

Data Source and Methodology

DOL source data

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