1926.754

29 CFR 1926.754 · Read the standard on eCFR · Citations issued February 13, 2002 to September 16, 2026 · Data through October 25, 2026

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Citations

601

citation items issued

Inspections

532

each counted once

Initial penalties

$3,056,825

as first assessed

Current penalties

$2,196,947

71.9% of initial

Penalties and violation types

$1,600median current penalty per citation

$2,500median initial penalty per citation

60.3%of citations with an initial penalty were later reduced

20.0%of citations were contested

OSHA violation type	Citations	Share	Median current	Contested	Initial total	Current total
Serious (S)	502	83.5%	$1,600	17.1%	$1,796,406	$1,337,674
Other (O)	71	11.8%	$675	32.4%	$220,919	$146,191
Willful (W)	16	2.7%	$35,000	62.5%	$919,219	$620,276
Unclassified (U)	7	1.2%	$2,250	14.3%	$65,325	$59,050
Repeat (R)	5	0.8%	$7,956	0.0%	$54,956	$33,756

CitationsPenaltiesContested

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

Serious (S)50283.5% share$1,337,674current total17.1%contested

Citations: 502
Share: 83.5%
Current total: $1,337,674
Initial total: $1,796,406
Median current: $1,600
Contested: 17.1%

Other (O)7111.8% share$146,191current total32.4%contested

Citations: 71
Share: 11.8%
Current total: $146,191
Initial total: $220,919
Median current: $675
Contested: 32.4%

Willful (W)162.7% share$620,276current total62.5%contested

Citations: 16
Share: 2.7%
Current total: $620,276
Initial total: $919,219
Median current: $35,000
Contested: 62.5%

Unclassified (U)71.2% share$59,050current total14.3%contested

Citations: 7
Share: 1.2%
Current total: $59,050
Initial total: $65,325
Median current: $2,250
Contested: 14.3%

Repeat (R)50.8% share$33,756current total0.0%contested

Citations: 5
Share: 0.8%
Current total: $33,756
Initial total: $54,956
Median current: $7,956
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. 2026 is year to date through October 25, 2026.

Issued	Citations	Of all citations	Inspections	Median current	Current total
2026 YTD	11	0.01%	10	$4,729	$62,750
2025	14	0.01%	11	$4,233	$96,791
2024	12	0.01%	10	$9,709	$252,050
2023	7	0.01%	7	$4,649	$42,743
2022	18	0.01%	16	$3,960	$87,685
2021	17	0.02%	16	$4,096	$78,523
2020	20	0.02%	17	$4,862	$219,664
2019	12	0.01%	12	$3,091	$62,616
2018	20	0.01%	17	$3,880	$169,738
2017	13	0.01%	12	$3,803	$63,467

CitationsInspectionsPenalties

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

2026 YTD110.01% of all citations10inspections$62,750current total

Citations: 11
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 10
Current total: $62,750
Median current: $4,729

All records issued in 2026

2025140.01% of all citations11inspections$96,791current total

Citations: 14
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 11
Current total: $96,791
Median current: $4,233

All records issued in 2025

2024120.01% of all citations10inspections$252,050current total

Citations: 12
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 10
Current total: $252,050
Median current: $9,709

All records issued in 2024

202370.01% of all citations7inspections$42,743current total

Citations: 7
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 7
Current total: $42,743
Median current: $4,649

All records issued in 2023

2022180.01% of all citations16inspections$87,685current total

Citations: 18
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 16
Current total: $87,685
Median current: $3,960

All records issued in 2022

2021170.02% of all citations16inspections$78,523current total

Citations: 17
Of all citations: 0.02%
Inspections: 16
Current total: $78,523
Median current: $4,096

All records issued in 2021

2020200.02% of all citations17inspections$219,664current total

Citations: 20
Of all citations: 0.02%
Inspections: 17
Current total: $219,664
Median current: $4,862

All records issued in 2020

2019120.01% of all citations12inspections$62,616current total

Citations: 12
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 12
Current total: $62,616
Median current: $3,091

All records issued in 2019

2018200.01% of all citations17inspections$169,738current total

Citations: 20
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 17
Current total: $169,738
Median current: $3,880

All records issued in 2018

2017130.01% of all citations12inspections$63,467current total

Citations: 13
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 12
Current total: $63,467
Median current: $3,803

All records issued in 2017

Show earlier years

Issued	Citations	Of all citations	Inspections	Median current	Current total
2016	10	0.01%	10	$2,890	$34,512
2015	10	0.01%	10	$2,050	$24,360
2014	15	0.01%	15	$3,000	$47,120
2013	19	0.01%	19	$2,250	$45,465
2012	22	0.01%	20	$3,088	$144,930
2011	18	0.01%	16	$2,135	$41,365
2010	28	0.01%	27	$1,163	$106,525
2009	23	0.01%	18	$1,050	$32,595
2008	36	0.01%	33	$1,500	$64,213
2007	42	0.02%	36	$563	$52,649
2006	41	0.02%	39	$1,000	$88,444
2005	29	0.01%	29	$788	$33,276
2004	56	0.02%	46	$800	$137,243
2003	60	0.02%	51	$663	$84,155
2002	48	0.02%	35	$1,325	$124,068

CitationsInspectionsPenalties

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

2016100.01% of all citations10inspections$34,512current total

Citations: 10
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 10
Current total: $34,512
Median current: $2,890

All records issued in 2016

2015100.01% of all citations10inspections$24,360current total

Citations: 10
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 10
Current total: $24,360
Median current: $2,050

All records issued in 2015

2014150.01% of all citations15inspections$47,120current total

Citations: 15
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 15
Current total: $47,120
Median current: $3,000

All records issued in 2014

2013190.01% of all citations19inspections$45,465current total

Citations: 19
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 19
Current total: $45,465
Median current: $2,250

All records issued in 2013

2012220.01% of all citations20inspections$144,930current total

Citations: 22
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 20
Current total: $144,930
Median current: $3,088

All records issued in 2012

2011180.01% of all citations16inspections$41,365current total

Citations: 18
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 16
Current total: $41,365
Median current: $2,135

All records issued in 2011

2010280.01% of all citations27inspections$106,525current total

Citations: 28
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 27
Current total: $106,525
Median current: $1,163

All records issued in 2010

2009230.01% of all citations18inspections$32,595current total

Citations: 23
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 18
Current total: $32,595
Median current: $1,050

All records issued in 2009

2008360.01% of all citations33inspections$64,213current total

Citations: 36
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 33
Current total: $64,213
Median current: $1,500

All records issued in 2008

2007420.02% of all citations36inspections$52,649current total

Citations: 42
Of all citations: 0.02%
Inspections: 36
Current total: $52,649
Median current: $563

All records issued in 2007

2006410.02% of all citations39inspections$88,444current total

Citations: 41
Of all citations: 0.02%
Inspections: 39
Current total: $88,444
Median current: $1,000

All records issued in 2006

2005290.01% of all citations29inspections$33,276current total

Citations: 29
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 29
Current total: $33,276
Median current: $788

All records issued in 2005

2004560.02% of all citations46inspections$137,243current total

Citations: 56
Of all citations: 0.02%
Inspections: 46
Current total: $137,243
Median current: $800

All records issued in 2004

2003600.02% of all citations51inspections$84,155current total

Citations: 60
Of all citations: 0.02%
Inspections: 51
Current total: $84,155
Median current: $663

All records issued in 2003

2002480.02% of all citations35inspections$124,068current total

Citations: 48
Of all citations: 0.02%
Inspections: 35
Current total: $124,068
Median current: $1,325

All records issued in 2002

How the inspections started

DOL inspection type of each inspection citing 1926.754, each inspection counted once.

Referral (C)12222.9%

Unprogrammed Related (G)9517.9%

Planned (H)9117.1%

Accident (A)7814.7%

Complaint (B)5310.0%

Fatality/Catastrophe (M)529.8%

Programmed Related (I)387.1%

Unprogrammed Other (J)20.4%

Programmed Other (K)10.2%

Cited alongside 1926.754

Standards cited in the same inspections, as a share of the 532 inspections citing 1926.754.

1926.760 Steel Erection - Fall Protection21640.6%

1926.76113224.8%

1926.7525410.2%

1926.20529.8%

1926.21438.1%

1926.1053 Ladders (Construction)387.1%

1926.502 Fall Protection Systems Criteria and Practices356.6%

1926.755336.2%

1926.501 Fall Protection - Duty to Have Fall Protection285.3%

1926.757 Open web steel joists275.1%

Employers inspected

Employees at the establishment

1-1030156.6%

11-4916230.5%

50-2495610.5%

250-99991.7%

1000+40.8%

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

Owner

Private (A)53199.8%

Local government (B)10.2%

DOL owner type of each inspection, each counted once.

By industry

92.2% of these citations (554 of 601) 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	390	70.4%
236 Construction of Buildings	128	23.1%
237 Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	9	1.6%
332 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	9	1.6%
562 Waste Management and Remediation Services	5	0.9%
423 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	4	0.7%
336 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	2	0.4%
111 Crop Production	1	0.2%
331 Primary Metal Manufacturing	1	0.2%
335 Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing	1	0.2%

238Specialty Trade Contractors39070.4% of coded citations

236Construction of Buildings12823.1% of coded citations

237Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction91.6% of coded citations

332Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing91.6% of coded citations

562Waste Management and Remediation Services50.9% of coded citations

423Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods40.7% of coded citations

336Transportation Equipment Manufacturing20.4% of coded citations

111Crop Production10.2% of coded citations

331Primary Metal Manufacturing10.2% of coded citations

335Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing10.2% of coded citations

Issued in	Citations	With NAICS	Coverage
2000s	335	288	86.0%
2010s	167	167	100.0%
2020s	99	99	100.0%

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

2000s335288 with NAICS (86.0%)

2010s167167 with NAICS (100.0%)

2020s9999 with NAICS (100.0%)

Most cited paragraphs

OSHA citation code, as recorded	Citations	Current penalties
19260754 A	177	$1,170,088
19260754 E02 II	88	$196,187
19260754 B03	44	$55,050
19260754 E05 I	40	$71,883
19260754 E02 II	30	$165,822
19260754 E05 I	26	$103,609
19260754 E02 III	25	$18,809
19260754 E03 III	21	$30,500
19260754 E03 II	20	$18,275
19260754 E03 I	15	$31,950
19260754 D02	13	$8,460
19260754 E02 III	13	$91,811

19260754 A177$1,170,088 current penalties

19260754 E02 II88$196,187 current penalties

19260754 B0344$55,050 current penalties

19260754 E05 I40$71,883 current penalties

19260754 E02 II30$165,822 current penalties

19260754 E05 I26$103,609 current penalties

19260754 E02 III25$18,809 current penalties

19260754 E03 III21$30,500 current penalties

19260754 E03 II20$18,275 current penalties

19260754 E03 I15$31,950 current penalties

19260754 D0213$8,460 current penalties

19260754 E02 III13$91,811 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 1926.754

Read the full regulatory text on eCFR.gov

Official Resources

Full Standard Text

29 CFR 1926.754 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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