1926.901 Blaster qualifications

29 CFR 1926.901 · Read the standard on eCFR · Citations issued April 11, 1973 to May 13, 2021 · Data through October 22, 2026

Title checked against CFR editions from 1997 on.

Citations

citation items issued

Inspections

each counted once

Initial penalties

$90,860

as first assessed

Current penalties

$43,687

48.1% of initial

Penalties and violation types

$0median current penalty per citation

$0median initial penalty per citation

48.9%of citations with an initial penalty were later reduced

28.3%of citations were contested

OSHA violation type	Citations	Share	Median current	Contested	Initial total	Current total
Serious (S)	63	68.5%	$200	39.7%	$90,415	$43,242
Other (O)	29	31.5%	$0	3.4%	$445	$445

CitationsPenaltiesContested

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

Serious (S)6368.5% share$43,242current total39.7%contested

Citations: 63
Share: 68.5%
Current total: $43,242
Initial total: $90,415
Median current: $200
Contested: 39.7%

Other (O)2931.5% share$445current total3.4%contested

Citations: 29
Share: 31.5%
Current total: $445
Initial total: $445
Median current: $0
Contested: 3.4%

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
2021	1	0.00%	1	$15,625	$15,625
2009	1	0.00%	1	$0	$0
2006	1	0.00%	1	$1,750	$1,750
2005	1	0.00%	1	$1,000	$1,000
2003	4	0.00%	2	$2,900	$10,000
2002	1	0.00%	1	$2,125	$2,125
2001	2	0.00%	1	$0	$0
2000	4	0.00%	3	$0	$375
1999	1	0.00%	1	$0	$0
1998	1	0.00%	1	$0	$0

CitationsInspectionsPenalties

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

202110.00% of all citations1inspections$15,625current total

Citations: 1
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 1
Current total: $15,625
Median current: $15,625

All records issued in 2021

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

200610.00% of all citations1inspections$1,750current total

Citations: 1
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 1
Current total: $1,750
Median current: $1,750

All records issued in 2006

200510.00% of all citations1inspections$1,000current total

Citations: 1
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 1
Current total: $1,000
Median current: $1,000

All records issued in 2005

200340.00% of all citations2inspections$10,000current total

Citations: 4
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 2
Current total: $10,000
Median current: $2,900

All records issued in 2003

200210.00% of all citations1inspections$2,125current total

Citations: 1
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 1
Current total: $2,125
Median current: $2,125

All records issued in 2002

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

200040.00% of all citations3inspections$375current total

Citations: 4
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 3
Current total: $375
Median current: $0

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

199810.00% of all citations1inspections$0current total

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

All records issued in 1998

Show earlier years

Issued	Citations	Of all citations	Inspections	Median current	Current total
1997	2	0.00%	2	$150	$300
1995	1	0.00%	1	$300	$300
1994	4	0.00%	4	$275	$1,270
1993	3	0.00%	3	$200	$914
1992	2	0.00%	2	$1,400	$2,800
1991	1	0.00%	1	$0	$0
1990	1	0.00%	1	$100	$100
1989	5	0.00%	5	$200	$970
1988	10	0.00%	10	$50	$1,563
1987	10	0.00%	8	$0	$280
1986	3	0.00%	2	$0	$300
1985	5	0.00%	5	$0	$300
1984	1	0.00%	1	$0	$0
1983	7	0.00%	7	$0	$460
1981	1	0.00%	1	$150	$150
1980	2	0.00%	2	$340	$680
1979	3	0.00%	3	$0	$350
1978	4	0.00%	4	$390	$1,500
1977	3	0.00%	3	$80	$430
1976	3	0.00%	2	$55	$145
1975	3	0.00%	3	$0	$0
1973	1	0.00%	1	$0	$0

CitationsInspectionsPenalties

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

199720.00% of all citations2inspections$300current total

Citations: 2
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 2
Current total: $300
Median current: $150

All records issued in 1997

199510.00% of all citations1inspections$300current total

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

All records issued in 1995

199440.00% of all citations4inspections$1,270current total

Citations: 4
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 4
Current total: $1,270
Median current: $275

All records issued in 1994

199330.00% of all citations3inspections$914current total

Citations: 3
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 3
Current total: $914
Median current: $200

All records issued in 1993

199220.00% of all citations2inspections$2,800current total

Citations: 2
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 2
Current total: $2,800
Median current: $1,400

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$100current total

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

All records issued in 1990

198950.00% of all citations5inspections$970current total

Citations: 5
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 5
Current total: $970
Median current: $200

All records issued in 1989

1988100.00% of all citations10inspections$1,563current total

Citations: 10
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 10
Current total: $1,563
Median current: $50

All records issued in 1988

1987100.00% of all citations8inspections$280current total

Citations: 10
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 8
Current total: $280
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1987

198630.00% of all citations2inspections$300current total

Citations: 3
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 2
Current total: $300
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1986

198550.00% of all citations5inspections$300current total

Citations: 5
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 5
Current total: $300
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1985

198410.00% of all citations1inspections$0current total

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

All records issued in 1984

198370.00% of all citations7inspections$460current total

Citations: 7
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 7
Current total: $460
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1983

198110.00% of all citations1inspections$150current total

Citations: 1
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 1
Current total: $150
Median current: $150

All records issued in 1981

198020.00% of all citations2inspections$680current total

Citations: 2
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 2
Current total: $680
Median current: $340

All records issued in 1980

197930.00% of all citations3inspections$350current total

Citations: 3
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 3
Current total: $350
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1979

197840.00% of all citations4inspections$1,500current total

Citations: 4
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 4
Current total: $1,500
Median current: $390

All records issued in 1978

197730.00% of all citations3inspections$430current total

Citations: 3
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 3
Current total: $430
Median current: $80

All records issued in 1977

197630.00% of all citations2inspections$145current total

Citations: 3
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 2
Current total: $145
Median current: $55

All records issued in 1976

197530.00% of all citations3inspections$0current total

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

All records issued in 1975

197310.00% of all citations1inspections$0current total

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

All records issued in 1973

How the inspections started

DOL inspection type of each inspection citing 1926.901, each inspection counted once.

Planned (H)4452.4%

Complaint (B)1720.2%

Accident (A)910.7%

Referral (C)89.5%

Unprogrammed Related (G)33.6%

Programmed Related (I)22.4%

Fatality/Catastrophe (M)11.2%

Cited alongside 1926.901

Standards cited in the same inspections, as a share of the 84 inspections citing 1926.901.

1926.900 General Provisions (Blasting and Explosives)5464.3%

1926.902 Surface Transportation of Explosives3946.4%

1926.905 Loading of Explosives or Blasting Agents3744.0%

1926.909 Firing the Blast2428.6%

1926.906 Initiation of explosive charges—electric blasting1619.0%

1926.904 Storage of Explosives and Blasting Agents1416.7%

1926.152910.7%

1926.651 Excavations - Specific Excavation Requirements910.7%

1926.10089.5%

1926.59 Hazard Communication78.3%

Employers inspected

Employees at the establishment

1-104756.0%

11-492732.1%

50-24978.3%

250-99922.4%

1000+11.2%

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

Owner

Private (A)5363.1%

Not recorded2631.0%

Local government (B)56.0%

DOL owner type of each inspection, each counted once.

By industry

8.7% of these citations (8 of 92) 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
237 Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	5	62.5%
238 Specialty Trade Contractors	2	25.0%
236 Construction of Buildings	1	12.5%

237Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction562.5% of coded citations

238Specialty Trade Contractors225.0% of coded citations

236Construction of Buildings112.5% of coded citations

Issued in	Citations	With NAICS	Coverage
1970s	17	0	0.0%
1980s	44	0	0.0%
1990s	16	0	0.0%
2000s	14	7	50.0%
2020s	1	1	100.0%

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

1970s170 with NAICS (0.0%)

1980s440 with NAICS (0.0%)

1990s160 with NAICS (0.0%)

2000s147 with NAICS (50.0%)

2020s11 with NAICS (100.0%)

Most cited paragraphs

OSHA citation code, as recorded	Citations	Current penalties
19260901 C	47	$31,727
19260901 D	36	$5,180
19260901 E	5	$6,400
19260901 A	2	$0
19260901 H	2	$380

19260901 C47$31,727 current penalties

19260901 D36$5,180 current penalties

19260901 E5$6,400 current penalties

19260901 A2$0 current penalties

19260901 H2$380 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 1926.901: Blaster qualifications

Read the full regulatory text on eCFR.gov

Official Resources

Full Standard Text

29 CFR 1926.901 on OSHA.gov

osha.gov

Electronic Code of Federal Regulations

Part 1926 full regulatory text

ecfr.gov

Data Source and Methodology

DOL source data

Data on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement database, accessed via the DOL public data API. Records are refreshed from published DOL data. We strive for accuracy, but errors in data processing or establishment grouping are possible. Penalty amounts reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts after informal conference, settlement, or judicial review. Company pages group inspection records by normalized employer name, city, and state as reported in OSHA records. That grouping is deterministic and non-fuzzy, but it is not a universal legal-entity identifier. If you believe any record is inaccurate, please report it and we will investigate. This product uses the DOL Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the DOL. For official and authoritative records, visit osha.gov.