1926.556

29 CFR 1926.556 · Read the standard on eCFR · Citations issued March 1, 1973 to April 10, 2007 · Data through November 6, 2026

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Citations

5,618

citation items issued

Inspections

4,860

each counted once

Initial penalties

$3,264,426

as first assessed

Current penalties

$2,157,758

66.1% of initial

Penalties and violation types

$225median current penalty per citation

$300median initial penalty per citation

47.2%of citations with an initial penalty were later reduced

12.0%of citations were contested

OSHA violation type	Citations	Share	Median current	Contested	Initial total	Current total
Serious (S)	4,472	79.6%	$300	12.8%	$2,757,704	$1,864,527
Other (O)	1,026	18.3%	$0	7.1%	$103,748	$36,568
Repeat (R)	100	1.8%	$720	19.0%	$143,774	$102,342
Willful (W)	17	0.3%	$2,800	58.8%	$172,700	$74,700
Unclassified (U)	3	0.1%	$18,900	66.7%	$86,500	$79,621

CitationsPenaltiesContested

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

Serious (S)4,47279.6% share$1,864,527current total12.8%contested

Citations: 4,472
Share: 79.6%
Current total: $1,864,527
Initial total: $2,757,704
Median current: $300
Contested: 12.8%

Other (O)1,02618.3% share$36,568current total7.1%contested

Citations: 1,026
Share: 18.3%
Current total: $36,568
Initial total: $103,748
Median current: $0
Contested: 7.1%

Repeat (R)1001.8% share$102,342current total19.0%contested

Citations: 100
Share: 1.8%
Current total: $102,342
Initial total: $143,774
Median current: $720
Contested: 19.0%

Willful (W)170.3% share$74,700current total58.8%contested

Citations: 17
Share: 0.3%
Current total: $74,700
Initial total: $172,700
Median current: $2,800
Contested: 58.8%

Unclassified (U)30.1% share$79,621current total66.7%contested

Citations: 3
Share: 0.1%
Current total: $79,621
Initial total: $86,500
Median current: $18,900
Contested: 66.7%

Citations by year issued

491

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
2007	1	0.00%	1	$375	$375
2006	2	0.00%	2	$1,313	$2,625
2005	1	0.00%	1	$225	$225
2004	2	0.00%	2	$625	$1,250
2003	1	0.00%	1	$0	$0
2002	2	0.00%	1	$0	$0
2001	3	0.00%	3	$0	$481
2000	9	0.00%	9	$500	$6,310
1999	19	0.01%	19	$113	$9,687
1998	42	0.02%	37	$225	$15,367

CitationsInspectionsPenalties

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

200710.00% of all citations1inspections$375current total

Citations: 1
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 1
Current total: $375
Median current: $375

All records issued in 2007

200620.00% of all citations2inspections$2,625current total

Citations: 2
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 2
Current total: $2,625
Median current: $1,313

All records issued in 2006

200510.00% of all citations1inspections$225current total

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

All records issued in 2005

200420.00% of all citations2inspections$1,250current total

Citations: 2
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 2
Current total: $1,250
Median current: $625

All records issued in 2004

200310.00% of all citations1inspections$0current total

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

All records issued in 2003

200220.00% of all citations1inspections$0current total

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

All records issued in 2002

200130.00% of all citations3inspections$481current total

Citations: 3
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 3
Current total: $481
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2001

200090.00% of all citations9inspections$6,310current total

Citations: 9
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 9
Current total: $6,310
Median current: $500

All records issued in 2000

1999190.01% of all citations19inspections$9,687current total

Citations: 19
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 19
Current total: $9,687
Median current: $113

All records issued in 1999

1998420.02% of all citations37inspections$15,367current total

Citations: 42
Of all citations: 0.02%
Inspections: 37
Current total: $15,367
Median current: $225

All records issued in 1998

Show earlier years

Issued	Citations	Of all citations	Inspections	Median current	Current total
1997	239	0.09%	205	$375	$137,387
1996	364	0.15%	313	$338	$260,385
1995	342	0.12%	300	$350	$195,430
1994	451	0.13%	394	$500	$304,276
1993	350	0.10%	309	$500	$212,902
1992	352	0.09%	312	$450	$225,928
1991	422	0.10%	366	$320	$185,192
1990	491	0.12%	427	$280	$176,650
1989	479	0.13%	420	$240	$124,433
1988	427	0.13%	372	$180	$88,975
1987	304	0.10%	268	$120	$50,764
1986	339	0.12%	286	$0	$33,111
1985	236	0.09%	194	$60	$25,508
1984	129	0.06%	112	$60	$12,599
1983	137	0.06%	113	$27	$12,468
1982	78	0.04%	72	$57	$9,144
1981	64	0.05%	53	$0	$8,760
1980	56	0.04%	45	$100	$9,396
1979	45	0.03%	37	$140	$6,880
1978	43	0.03%	30	$0	$14,615
1977	33	0.02%	26	$180	$5,990
1976	64	0.02%	53	$0	$8,360
1975	50	0.01%	44	$40	$7,265
1974	30	0.01%	27	$30	$3,480
1973	11	0.00%	7	$30	$1,540

CitationsInspectionsPenalties

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

19972390.09% of all citations205inspections$137,387current total

Citations: 239
Of all citations: 0.09%
Inspections: 205
Current total: $137,387
Median current: $375

All records issued in 1997

19963640.15% of all citations313inspections$260,385current total

Citations: 364
Of all citations: 0.15%
Inspections: 313
Current total: $260,385
Median current: $338

All records issued in 1996

19953420.12% of all citations300inspections$195,430current total

Citations: 342
Of all citations: 0.12%
Inspections: 300
Current total: $195,430
Median current: $350

All records issued in 1995

19944510.13% of all citations394inspections$304,276current total

Citations: 451
Of all citations: 0.13%
Inspections: 394
Current total: $304,276
Median current: $500

All records issued in 1994

19933500.10% of all citations309inspections$212,902current total

Citations: 350
Of all citations: 0.10%
Inspections: 309
Current total: $212,902
Median current: $500

All records issued in 1993

19923520.09% of all citations312inspections$225,928current total

Citations: 352
Of all citations: 0.09%
Inspections: 312
Current total: $225,928
Median current: $450

All records issued in 1992

19914220.10% of all citations366inspections$185,192current total

Citations: 422
Of all citations: 0.10%
Inspections: 366
Current total: $185,192
Median current: $320

All records issued in 1991

19904910.12% of all citations427inspections$176,650current total

Citations: 491
Of all citations: 0.12%
Inspections: 427
Current total: $176,650
Median current: $280

All records issued in 1990

19894790.13% of all citations420inspections$124,433current total

Citations: 479
Of all citations: 0.13%
Inspections: 420
Current total: $124,433
Median current: $240

All records issued in 1989

19884270.13% of all citations372inspections$88,975current total

Citations: 427
Of all citations: 0.13%
Inspections: 372
Current total: $88,975
Median current: $180

All records issued in 1988

19873040.10% of all citations268inspections$50,764current total

Citations: 304
Of all citations: 0.10%
Inspections: 268
Current total: $50,764
Median current: $120

All records issued in 1987

19863390.12% of all citations286inspections$33,111current total

Citations: 339
Of all citations: 0.12%
Inspections: 286
Current total: $33,111
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1986

19852360.09% of all citations194inspections$25,508current total

Citations: 236
Of all citations: 0.09%
Inspections: 194
Current total: $25,508
Median current: $60

All records issued in 1985

19841290.06% of all citations112inspections$12,599current total

Citations: 129
Of all citations: 0.06%
Inspections: 112
Current total: $12,599
Median current: $60

All records issued in 1984

19831370.06% of all citations113inspections$12,468current total

Citations: 137
Of all citations: 0.06%
Inspections: 113
Current total: $12,468
Median current: $27

All records issued in 1983

1982780.04% of all citations72inspections$9,144current total

Citations: 78
Of all citations: 0.04%
Inspections: 72
Current total: $9,144
Median current: $57

All records issued in 1982

1981640.05% of all citations53inspections$8,760current total

Citations: 64
Of all citations: 0.05%
Inspections: 53
Current total: $8,760
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1981

1980560.04% of all citations45inspections$9,396current total

Citations: 56
Of all citations: 0.04%
Inspections: 45
Current total: $9,396
Median current: $100

All records issued in 1980

1979450.03% of all citations37inspections$6,880current total

Citations: 45
Of all citations: 0.03%
Inspections: 37
Current total: $6,880
Median current: $140

All records issued in 1979

1978430.03% of all citations30inspections$14,615current total

Citations: 43
Of all citations: 0.03%
Inspections: 30
Current total: $14,615
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1978

1977330.02% of all citations26inspections$5,990current total

Citations: 33
Of all citations: 0.02%
Inspections: 26
Current total: $5,990
Median current: $180

All records issued in 1977

1976640.02% of all citations53inspections$8,360current total

Citations: 64
Of all citations: 0.02%
Inspections: 53
Current total: $8,360
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1976

1975500.01% of all citations44inspections$7,265current total

Citations: 50
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 44
Current total: $7,265
Median current: $40

All records issued in 1975

1974300.01% of all citations27inspections$3,480current total

Citations: 30
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 27
Current total: $3,480
Median current: $30

All records issued in 1974

1973110.00% of all citations7inspections$1,540current total

Citations: 11
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 7
Current total: $1,540
Median current: $30

All records issued in 1973

How the inspections started

DOL inspection type of each inspection citing 1926.556, each inspection counted once.

Planned (H)2,61253.7%

Referral (C)84517.4%

Unprogrammed Related (G)61812.7%

Complaint (B)2936.0%

Accident (A)2374.9%

Programmed Related (I)2284.7%

Follow-Up (F)270.6%

Cited alongside 1926.556

Standards cited in the same inspections, as a share of the 4,860 inspections citing 1926.556.

1926.59 Hazard Communication54011.1%

1926.404 Electrical - Wiring Design and Protection (Construction)49610.2%

1926.50049210.1%

1926.451 Scaffolding - General Requirements4729.7%

1926.1004569.4%

1926.214389.0%

1926.28 Personal Protective Equipment3306.8%

1926.405 Electrical - Wiring Methods (Construction)3276.7%

1926.1523186.5%

1926.203046.3%

Employers inspected

Employees at the establishment

1-103,39469.8%

11-491,07122.0%

50-2493236.6%

250-999400.8%

1000+310.6%

Inspections, each counted once. Shares are of inspections with a usable employee count. 1 inspection is not in these groups: no employee count or no inspection record, a count of zero, or a count of 99,999 or more, which this site does not publish as a headcount.

Owner

Private (A)4,24887.4%

Not recorded53311.0%

Local government (B)651.3%

State government (C)80.2%

Federal (D)60.1%

DOL owner type of each inspection, each counted once.

By industry

0.3% of these citations (15 of 5,618) 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	9	60.0%
541 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	3	20.0%
236 Construction of Buildings	2	13.3%
221 Utilities	1	6.7%

238Specialty Trade Contractors960.0% of coded citations

541Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services320.0% of coded citations

236Construction of Buildings213.3% of coded citations

221Utilities16.7% of coded citations

Issued in	Citations	With NAICS	Coverage
1970s	276	0	0.0%
1980s	2,249	1	0.0%
1990s	3,072	6	0.2%
2000s	21	8	38.1%

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

1970s2760 with NAICS (0.0%)

1980s2,2491 with NAICS (0.0%)

1990s3,0726 with NAICS (0.2%)

2000s218 with NAICS (38.1%)

Most cited paragraphs

OSHA citation code, as recorded	Citations	Current penalties
19260556 B02 V	3,862	$1,591,427
19260556 B02 IV	591	$252,817
19260556 A01	285	$75,512
19260556 B02 IX	204	$28,997
19260556 A02	124	$55,720
19260556 B 2 V	92	$22,439
19260556 B02 I	74	$21,821
19260556 B02 VII	66	$13,174
19260556 B02 VI	54	$28,789
19260556 B02 VIII	50	$19,944
19260556 B02	34	$9,986
19260556 B02 II	24	$8,334

19260556 B02 V3,862$1,591,427 current penalties

19260556 B02 IV591$252,817 current penalties

19260556 A01285$75,512 current penalties

19260556 B02 IX204$28,997 current penalties

19260556 A02124$55,720 current penalties

19260556 B 2 V92$22,439 current penalties

19260556 B02 I74$21,821 current penalties

19260556 B02 VII66$13,174 current penalties

19260556 B02 VI54$28,789 current penalties

19260556 B02 VIII50$19,944 current penalties

19260556 B0234$9,986 current penalties

19260556 B02 II24$8,334 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 1926.556

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Official Resources

Full Standard Text

29 CFR 1926.556 on OSHA.gov

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Electronic Code of Federal Regulations

Part 1926 full regulatory text

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Data Source and Methodology

DOL source data

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