1926.906 Initiation of explosive charges—electric blasting

29 CFR 1926.906 · Read the standard on eCFR · Citations issued January 18, 1974 to November 24, 2003 · Data through November 2, 2026

Title checked against CFR editions from 1997 on.

Citations

156

citation items issued

Inspections

127

each counted once

Initial penalties

$191,030

as first assessed

Current penalties

$97,790

51.2% of initial

Penalties and violation types

$145median current penalty per citation

$240median initial penalty per citation

55.4%of citations with an initial penalty were later reduced

17.9%of citations were contested

OSHA violation type	Citations	Share	Median current	Contested	Initial total	Current total
Serious (S)	101	64.7%	$200	17.8%	$97,070	$28,980
Other (O)	33	21.2%	$0	12.1%	$3,980	$50
Repeat (R)	16	10.3%	$660	18.8%	$17,980	$11,760
Unclassified (U)	3	1.9%	$0	100.0%	$42,000	$42,000
Willful (W)	3	1.9%	$5,000	0.0%	$30,000	$15,000

CitationsPenaltiesContested

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

Serious (S)10164.7% share$28,980current total17.8%contested

Citations: 101
Share: 64.7%
Current total: $28,980
Initial total: $97,070
Median current: $200
Contested: 17.8%

Other (O)3321.2% share$50current total12.1%contested

Citations: 33
Share: 21.2%
Current total: $50
Initial total: $3,980
Median current: $0
Contested: 12.1%

Repeat (R)1610.3% share$11,760current total18.8%contested

Citations: 16
Share: 10.3%
Current total: $11,760
Initial total: $17,980
Median current: $660
Contested: 18.8%

Unclassified (U)31.9% share$42,000current total100.0%contested

Citations: 3
Share: 1.9%
Current total: $42,000
Initial total: $42,000
Median current: $0
Contested: 100.0%

Willful (W)31.9% share$15,000current total0.0%contested

Citations: 3
Share: 1.9%
Current total: $15,000
Initial total: $30,000
Median current: $5,000
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.

Issued	Citations	Of all citations	Inspections	Median current	Current total
2003	3	0.00%	1	$0	$42,000
2002	1	0.00%	1	$0	$0
2001	2	0.00%	1	$0	$0
2000	1	0.00%	1	$6,300	$6,300
1998	4	0.00%	4	$375	$1,625
1997	1	0.00%	1	$750	$750
1994	3	0.00%	3	$440	$1,370
1992	6	0.00%	5	$0	$575
1990	4	0.00%	3	$200	$800
1989	10	0.00%	8	$335	$4,980

CitationsInspectionsPenalties

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

200330.00% of all citations1inspections$42,000current total

Citations: 3
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 1
Current total: $42,000
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2003

200210.00% of all citations1inspections$0current total

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

All records issued in 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

200010.00% of all citations1inspections$6,300current total

Citations: 1
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 1
Current total: $6,300
Median current: $6,300

All records issued in 2000

199840.00% of all citations4inspections$1,625current total

Citations: 4
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 4
Current total: $1,625
Median current: $375

All records issued in 1998

199710.00% of all citations1inspections$750current total

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

All records issued in 1997

199430.00% of all citations3inspections$1,370current total

Citations: 3
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 3
Current total: $1,370
Median current: $440

All records issued in 1994

199260.00% of all citations5inspections$575current total

Citations: 6
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 5
Current total: $575
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1992

199040.00% of all citations3inspections$800current total

Citations: 4
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 3
Current total: $800
Median current: $200

All records issued in 1990

1989100.00% of all citations8inspections$4,980current total

Citations: 10
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 8
Current total: $4,980
Median current: $335

All records issued in 1989

Show earlier years

Issued	Citations	Of all citations	Inspections	Median current	Current total
1988	16	0.00%	10	$88	$16,200
1987	12	0.00%	12	$180	$3,190
1986	16	0.01%	16	$245	$4,290
1985	5	0.00%	4	$360	$1,610
1984	10	0.00%	8	$250	$3,170
1983	9	0.00%	8	$200	$2,720
1982	4	0.00%	3	$160	$520
1981	6	0.00%	4	$175	$1,550
1980	7	0.00%	6	$0	$480
1979	11	0.01%	6	$0	$1,170
1978	7	0.00%	6	$200	$2,340
1977	4	0.00%	3	$50	$400
1976	6	0.00%	5	$0	$0
1975	5	0.00%	5	$50	$1,150
1974	3	0.00%	3	$0	$600

CitationsInspectionsPenalties

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

1988160.00% of all citations10inspections$16,200current total

Citations: 16
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 10
Current total: $16,200
Median current: $88

All records issued in 1988

1987120.00% of all citations12inspections$3,190current total

Citations: 12
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 12
Current total: $3,190
Median current: $180

All records issued in 1987

1986160.01% of all citations16inspections$4,290current total

Citations: 16
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 16
Current total: $4,290
Median current: $245

All records issued in 1986

198550.00% of all citations4inspections$1,610current total

Citations: 5
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 4
Current total: $1,610
Median current: $360

All records issued in 1985

1984100.00% of all citations8inspections$3,170current total

Citations: 10
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 8
Current total: $3,170
Median current: $250

All records issued in 1984

198390.00% of all citations8inspections$2,720current total

Citations: 9
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 8
Current total: $2,720
Median current: $200

All records issued in 1983

198240.00% of all citations3inspections$520current total

Citations: 4
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 3
Current total: $520
Median current: $160

All records issued in 1982

198160.00% of all citations4inspections$1,550current total

Citations: 6
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 4
Current total: $1,550
Median current: $175

All records issued in 1981

198070.00% of all citations6inspections$480current total

Citations: 7
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 6
Current total: $480
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1980

1979110.01% of all citations6inspections$1,170current total

Citations: 11
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 6
Current total: $1,170
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1979

197870.00% of all citations6inspections$2,340current total

Citations: 7
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 6
Current total: $2,340
Median current: $200

All records issued in 1978

197740.00% of all citations3inspections$400current total

Citations: 4
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 3
Current total: $400
Median current: $50

All records issued in 1977

197660.00% of all citations5inspections$0current total

Citations: 6
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 5
Current total: $0
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1976

197550.00% of all citations5inspections$1,150current total

Citations: 5
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 5
Current total: $1,150
Median current: $50

All records issued in 1975

197430.00% of all citations3inspections$600current total

Citations: 3
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 3
Current total: $600
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1974

How the inspections started

DOL inspection type of each inspection citing 1926.906, each inspection counted once.

Planned (H)6752.8%

Referral (C)2822.0%

Accident (A)1411.0%

Complaint (B)118.7%

Unprogrammed Related (G)43.1%

Programmed Related (I)32.4%

Cited alongside 1926.906

Standards cited in the same inspections, as a share of the 127 inspections citing 1926.906.

1926.900 General Provisions (Blasting and Explosives)8566.9%

1926.905 Loading of Explosives or Blasting Agents6954.3%

1926.902 Surface Transportation of Explosives5543.3%

1926.909 Firing the Blast2922.8%

1926.904 Storage of Explosives and Blasting Agents2418.9%

1926.1001713.4%

1926.651 Excavations - Specific Excavation Requirements1612.6%

1926.901 Blaster qualifications1612.6%

1926.652 Excavations - Protection of Employees118.7%

1926.21107.9%

Employers inspected

Employees at the establishment

1-108869.3%

11-492721.3%

50-24964.7%

250-99964.7%

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

Owner

Private (A)7256.7%

Not recorded4938.6%

Local government (B)53.9%

State government (C)10.8%

DOL owner type of each inspection, each counted once.

By industry

1.9% of these citations (3 of 156) 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	3	100.0%

237Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction3100.0% of coded citations

Issued in	Citations	With NAICS	Coverage
1970s	36	0	0.0%
1980s	95	0	0.0%
1990s	18	0	0.0%
2000s	7	3	42.9%

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

1970s360 with NAICS (0.0%)

1980s950 with NAICS (0.0%)

1990s180 with NAICS (0.0%)

2000s73 with NAICS (42.9%)

Most cited paragraphs

OSHA citation code, as recorded	Citations	Current penalties
19260906 B	77	$23,405
19260906 S	13	$985
19260906 T	9	$455
19260906 H	8	$820
19260906 A	6	$50,510
19260906 P	6	$6,000
19260906 Q	6	$840
19260906 R	6	$2,570
19260906 M	5	$6,000
19260906 E	4	$5,000
19260906 F	4	$420
19260906 D	3	$335

19260906 B77$23,405 current penalties

19260906 S13$985 current penalties

19260906 T9$455 current penalties

19260906 H8$820 current penalties

19260906 A6$50,510 current penalties

19260906 P6$6,000 current penalties

19260906 Q6$840 current penalties

19260906 R6$2,570 current penalties

19260906 M5$6,000 current penalties

19260906 E4$5,000 current penalties

19260906 F4$420 current penalties

19260906 D3$335 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 1926.906: Initiation of explosive charges—electric blasting

Read the full regulatory text on eCFR.gov

Official Resources

Full Standard Text

29 CFR 1926.906 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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