1926.1153 Respirable Crystalline Silica (Construction)

29 CFR 1926.1153 · Read the standard on eCFR · Citations issued September 22, 2017 to September 28, 2026 · Data through November 1, 2026

Citations

7,469

citation items issued

Inspections

3,051

each counted once

Initial penalties

$14,229,594

as first assessed

Current penalties

$9,888,376

69.5% of initial

Penalties and violation types

$0median current penalty per citation

$0median initial penalty per citation

59.4%of citations with an initial penalty were later reduced

10.4%of citations were contested

OSHA violation type	Citations	Share	Median current	Contested	Initial total	Current total
Serious (S)	5,803	77.7%	$200	10.1%	$11,526,477	$8,043,635
Other (O)	1,575	21.1%	$0	11.4%	$2,087,205	$1,367,336
Repeat (R)	77	1.0%	$2,237	6.5%	$389,319	$304,359
Unclassified (U)	9	0.1%	$1,450	11.1%	$78,192	$52,145
Willful (W)	5	0.1%	$27,500	20.0%	$148,401	$120,901

CitationsPenaltiesContested

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

Serious (S)5,80377.7% share$8,043,635current total10.1%contested

Citations: 5,803
Share: 77.7%
Current total: $8,043,635
Initial total: $11,526,477
Median current: $200
Contested: 10.1%

Other (O)1,57521.1% share$1,367,336current total11.4%contested

Citations: 1,575
Share: 21.1%
Current total: $1,367,336
Initial total: $2,087,205
Median current: $0
Contested: 11.4%

Repeat (R)771.0% share$304,359current total6.5%contested

Citations: 77
Share: 1.0%
Current total: $304,359
Initial total: $389,319
Median current: $2,237
Contested: 6.5%

Unclassified (U)90.1% share$52,145current total11.1%contested

Citations: 9
Share: 0.1%
Current total: $52,145
Initial total: $78,192
Median current: $1,450
Contested: 11.1%

Willful (W)50.1% share$120,901current total20.0%contested

Citations: 5
Share: 0.1%
Current total: $120,901
Initial total: $148,401
Median current: $27,500
Contested: 20.0%

Citations by year issued

1,118

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 1, 2026.

Issued	Citations	Of all citations	Inspections	Median current	Current total
2026 YTD	754	0.81%	304	$0	$986,721
2025	1,010	0.77%	428	$0	$1,432,317
2024	1,118	0.82%	439	$0	$1,794,280
2023	940	0.68%	381	$0	$1,262,887
2022	635	0.52%	275	$125	$822,168
2021	620	0.57%	268	$0	$870,284
2020	641	0.61%	262	$133	$868,250
2019	939	0.59%	376	$0	$828,035
2018	786	0.50%	303	$0	$1,005,799
2017	26	0.02%	15	$252	$17,635

CitationsInspectionsPenalties

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

2026 YTD7540.81% of all citations304inspections$986,721current total

Citations: 754
Of all citations: 0.81%
Inspections: 304
Current total: $986,721
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2026

20251,0100.77% of all citations428inspections$1,432,317current total

Citations: 1,010
Of all citations: 0.77%
Inspections: 428
Current total: $1,432,317
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2025

20241,1180.82% of all citations439inspections$1,794,280current total

Citations: 1,118
Of all citations: 0.82%
Inspections: 439
Current total: $1,794,280
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2024

20239400.68% of all citations381inspections$1,262,887current total

Citations: 940
Of all citations: 0.68%
Inspections: 381
Current total: $1,262,887
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2023

20226350.52% of all citations275inspections$822,168current total

Citations: 635
Of all citations: 0.52%
Inspections: 275
Current total: $822,168
Median current: $125

All records issued in 2022

20216200.57% of all citations268inspections$870,284current total

Citations: 620
Of all citations: 0.57%
Inspections: 268
Current total: $870,284
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2021

20206410.61% of all citations262inspections$868,250current total

Citations: 641
Of all citations: 0.61%
Inspections: 262
Current total: $868,250
Median current: $133

All records issued in 2020

20199390.59% of all citations376inspections$828,035current total

Citations: 939
Of all citations: 0.59%
Inspections: 376
Current total: $828,035
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2019

20187860.50% of all citations303inspections$1,005,799current total

Citations: 786
Of all citations: 0.50%
Inspections: 303
Current total: $1,005,799
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2018

2017260.02% of all citations15inspections$17,635current total

Citations: 26
Of all citations: 0.02%
Inspections: 15
Current total: $17,635
Median current: $252

All records issued in 2017

How the inspections started

DOL inspection type of each inspection citing 1926.1153, each inspection counted once.

Planned (H)1,35244.3%

Complaint (B)67022.0%

Referral (C)39012.8%

Programmed Related (I)2558.4%

Unprogrammed Related (G)2478.1%

Unprogrammed Emphasis (N)421.4%

Fatality/Catastrophe (M)291.0%

Unprogrammed Other (J)280.9%

Programmed Other (K)270.9%

Accident (A)70.2%

Monitoring (D)20.1%

Follow-Up (F)20.1%

Cited alongside 1926.1153

Standards cited in the same inspections, as a share of the 3,051 inspections citing 1926.1153.

1910.120090229.6%

1910.13482827.1%

1926.10250216.5%

1926.451 Scaffolding - General Requirements2989.8%

1926.501 Fall Protection - Duty to Have Fall Protection1846.0%

1903.19 Abatement Verification1555.1%

1926.1001284.2%

1926.3001234.0%

1926.454832.7%

1926.20732.4%

Employers inspected

Employees at the establishment

1-102,16470.9%

11-4962720.6%

50-2492086.8%

250-999381.2%

1000+140.5%

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

Owner

Private (A)2,89494.9%

Local government (B)1344.4%

State government (C)170.6%

Federal (D)60.2%

DOL owner type of each inspection, each counted once.

By industry

100.0% of these citations (7,469 of 7,469) 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
238 Specialty Trade Contractors	4,983	66.7%
237 Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	952	12.7%
236 Construction of Buildings	808	10.8%
561 Administrative and Support Services	231	3.1%
541 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	46	0.6%
562 Waste Management and Remediation Services	38	0.5%
221 Utilities	35	0.5%
327 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	35	0.5%
611 Educational Services	34	0.5%
921 Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support	34	0.5%

238Specialty Trade Contractors4,98366.7% of coded citations

237Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction95212.7% of coded citations

236Construction of Buildings80810.8% of coded citations

561Administrative and Support Services2313.1% of coded citations

541Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services460.6% of coded citations

562Waste Management and Remediation Services380.5% of coded citations

221Utilities350.5% of coded citations

327Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing350.5% of coded citations

611Educational Services340.5% of coded citations

921Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support340.5% of coded citations

Issued in	Citations	With NAICS	Coverage
2010s	1,751	1,751	100.0%
2020s	5,718	5,718	100.0%

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

2010s1,7511,751 with NAICS (100.0%)

2020s5,7185,718 with NAICS (100.0%)

Most cited paragraphs

OSHA citation code, as recorded	Citations	Current penalties
19261153 C01	2,058	$5,561,223
19261153 D02 I	1,539	$915,888
19261153 G01	1,362	$1,138,568
19261153 I02 I	553	$340,479
19261153 I01	528	$340,676
19261153 G04	214	$95,837
19261153 E02	192	$201,540
19261153 F01	123	$204,905
19261153 D01	114	$157,018
19261153 E01	67	$103,562
19261153 H01 I	66	$94,531
19261153 I02 I A	61	$82,681

19261153 C012,058$5,561,223 current penalties

19261153 D02 I1,539$915,888 current penalties

19261153 G011,362$1,138,568 current penalties

19261153 I02 I553$340,479 current penalties

19261153 I01528$340,676 current penalties

19261153 G04214$95,837 current penalties

19261153 E02192$201,540 current penalties

19261153 F01123$204,905 current penalties

19261153 D01114$157,018 current penalties

19261153 E0167$103,562 current penalties

19261153 H01 I66$94,531 current penalties

19261153 I02 I A61$82,681 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 1926.1153: Respirable Crystalline Silica (Construction)

Read the full regulatory text on eCFR.gov

Official Resources

Full Standard Text

29 CFR 1926.1153 on OSHA.gov

osha.gov

Electronic Code of Federal Regulations

Part 1926 full regulatory text

ecfr.gov

Data Source and Methodology

DOL source data

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