1926.955

29 CFR 1926.955 · Read the standard on eCFR · Citations issued April 3, 1973 to November 21, 2025 · Data through October 22, 2026

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Citations

482

citation items issued

Inspections

301

each counted once

Initial penalties

$1,427,277

as first assessed

Current penalties

$877,411

61.5% of initial

Penalties and violation types

$490median current penalty per citation

$600median initial penalty per citation

42.5%of citations with an initial penalty were later reduced

33.8%of citations were contested

OSHA violation type	Citations	Share	Median current	Contested	Initial total	Current total
Serious (S)	397	82.4%	$500	28.0%	$838,757	$492,342
Other (O)	64	13.3%	$0	54.7%	$144,120	$103,319
Willful (W)	11	2.3%	$6,000	90.9%	$108,400	$84,500
Unclassified (U)	8	1.7%	$0	62.5%	$210,000	$152,250
Repeat (R)	2	0.4%	$22,500	100.0%	$126,000	$45,000

CitationsPenaltiesContested

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

Serious (S)39782.4% share$492,342current total28.0%contested

Citations: 397
Share: 82.4%
Current total: $492,342
Initial total: $838,757
Median current: $500
Contested: 28.0%

Other (O)6413.3% share$103,319current total54.7%contested

Citations: 64
Share: 13.3%
Current total: $103,319
Initial total: $144,120
Median current: $0
Contested: 54.7%

Willful (W)112.3% share$84,500current total90.9%contested

Citations: 11
Share: 2.3%
Current total: $84,500
Initial total: $108,400
Median current: $6,000
Contested: 90.9%

Unclassified (U)81.7% share$152,250current total62.5%contested

Citations: 8
Share: 1.7%
Current total: $152,250
Initial total: $210,000
Median current: $0
Contested: 62.5%

Repeat (R)20.4% share$45,000current total100.0%contested

Citations: 2
Share: 0.4%
Current total: $45,000
Initial total: $126,000
Median current: $22,500
Contested: 100.0%

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
2025	4	0.00%	4	$2,930	$14,181
2020	1	0.00%	1	$3,126	$3,126
2019	2	0.00%	2	$3,989	$7,978
2016	1	0.00%	1	$8,730	$8,730
2015	2	0.00%	2	$4,250	$8,500
2014	6	0.00%	4	$1,750	$10,825
2013	5	0.00%	3	$7,000	$41,000
2012	6	0.00%	5	$6,300	$35,990
2011	1	0.00%	1	$6,300	$6,300
2010	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.

202540.00% of all citations4inspections$14,181current total

Citations: 4
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 4
Current total: $14,181
Median current: $2,930

All records issued in 2025

202010.00% of all citations1inspections$3,126current total

Citations: 1
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 1
Current total: $3,126
Median current: $3,126

All records issued in 2020

201920.00% of all citations2inspections$7,978current total

Citations: 2
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 2
Current total: $7,978
Median current: $3,989

All records issued in 2019

201610.00% of all citations1inspections$8,730current total

Citations: 1
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 1
Current total: $8,730
Median current: $8,730

All records issued in 2016

201520.00% of all citations2inspections$8,500current total

Citations: 2
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 2
Current total: $8,500
Median current: $4,250

All records issued in 2015

201460.00% of all citations4inspections$10,825current total

Citations: 6
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 4
Current total: $10,825
Median current: $1,750

All records issued in 2014

201350.00% of all citations3inspections$41,000current total

Citations: 5
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 3
Current total: $41,000
Median current: $7,000

All records issued in 2013

201260.00% of all citations5inspections$35,990current total

Citations: 6
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 5
Current total: $35,990
Median current: $6,300

All records issued in 2012

201110.00% 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 2011

201010.00% of all citations1inspections$0current total

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

All records issued in 2010

Show earlier years

Issued	Citations	Of all citations	Inspections	Median current	Current total
2009	12	0.00%	7	$2,650	$38,850
2008	5	0.00%	5	$2,500	$13,550
2007	5	0.00%	3	$3,500	$21,250
2006	2	0.00%	2	$2,800	$5,600
2005	7	0.00%	7	$2,500	$12,950
2004	11	0.00%	6	$900	$20,050
2003	5	0.00%	5	$2,250	$14,520
2002	31	0.01%	14	$2,500	$144,501
2001	7	0.00%	4	$1,750	$17,638
2000	6	0.00%	5	$500	$7,000
1999	13	0.00%	3	$0	$45,000
1998	16	0.01%	8	$2,250	$39,250
1997	8	0.00%	6	$2,940	$23,465
1996	10	0.00%	5	$1,143	$89,736
1995	3	0.00%	1	$0	$7,000
1994	13	0.00%	8	$1,500	$20,625
1993	18	0.01%	9	$2,100	$85,875
1992	14	0.00%	10	$919	$15,813
1991	18	0.00%	12	$510	$9,655
1990	12	0.00%	7	$650	$29,000
1989	18	0.00%	11	$450	$13,280
1988	14	0.00%	9	$800	$12,456
1987	19	0.01%	11	$280	$5,196
1986	7	0.00%	3	$0	$1,980
1985	10	0.00%	8	$384	$3,595
1984	17	0.01%	12	$125	$6,040
1983	14	0.01%	11	$130	$2,090
1982	14	0.01%	8	$0	$2,260
1981	23	0.02%	12	$0	$4,321
1980	13	0.01%	8	$120	$2,295
1979	14	0.01%	8	$355	$5,730
1978	3	0.00%	3	$420	$1,270
1977	9	0.00%	5	$140	$1,615
1976	17	0.01%	9	$0	$4,290
1975	12	0.00%	7	$0	$2,350
1974	16	0.01%	13	$53	$3,905
1973	17	0.01%	13	$600	$6,780

CitationsInspectionsPenalties

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

2009120.00% of all citations7inspections$38,850current total

Citations: 12
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 7
Current total: $38,850
Median current: $2,650

All records issued in 2009

200850.00% of all citations5inspections$13,550current total

Citations: 5
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 5
Current total: $13,550
Median current: $2,500

All records issued in 2008

200750.00% of all citations3inspections$21,250current total

Citations: 5
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 3
Current total: $21,250
Median current: $3,500

All records issued in 2007

200620.00% of all citations2inspections$5,600current total

Citations: 2
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 2
Current total: $5,600
Median current: $2,800

All records issued in 2006

200570.00% of all citations7inspections$12,950current total

Citations: 7
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 7
Current total: $12,950
Median current: $2,500

All records issued in 2005

2004110.00% of all citations6inspections$20,050current total

Citations: 11
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 6
Current total: $20,050
Median current: $900

All records issued in 2004

200350.00% of all citations5inspections$14,520current total

Citations: 5
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 5
Current total: $14,520
Median current: $2,250

All records issued in 2003

2002310.01% of all citations14inspections$144,501current total

Citations: 31
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 14
Current total: $144,501
Median current: $2,500

All records issued in 2002

200170.00% of all citations4inspections$17,638current total

Citations: 7
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 4
Current total: $17,638
Median current: $1,750

All records issued in 2001

200060.00% of all citations5inspections$7,000current total

Citations: 6
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 5
Current total: $7,000
Median current: $500

All records issued in 2000

1999130.00% of all citations3inspections$45,000current total

Citations: 13
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 3
Current total: $45,000
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1999

1998160.01% of all citations8inspections$39,250current total

Citations: 16
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 8
Current total: $39,250
Median current: $2,250

All records issued in 1998

199780.00% of all citations6inspections$23,465current total

Citations: 8
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 6
Current total: $23,465
Median current: $2,940

All records issued in 1997

1996100.00% of all citations5inspections$89,736current total

Citations: 10
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 5
Current total: $89,736
Median current: $1,143

All records issued in 1996

199530.00% of all citations1inspections$7,000current total

Citations: 3
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 1
Current total: $7,000
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1995

1994130.00% of all citations8inspections$20,625current total

Citations: 13
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 8
Current total: $20,625
Median current: $1,500

All records issued in 1994

1993180.01% of all citations9inspections$85,875current total

Citations: 18
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 9
Current total: $85,875
Median current: $2,100

All records issued in 1993

1992140.00% of all citations10inspections$15,813current total

Citations: 14
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 10
Current total: $15,813
Median current: $919

All records issued in 1992

1991180.00% of all citations12inspections$9,655current total

Citations: 18
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 12
Current total: $9,655
Median current: $510

All records issued in 1991

1990120.00% of all citations7inspections$29,000current total

Citations: 12
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 7
Current total: $29,000
Median current: $650

All records issued in 1990

1989180.00% of all citations11inspections$13,280current total

Citations: 18
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 11
Current total: $13,280
Median current: $450

All records issued in 1989

1988140.00% of all citations9inspections$12,456current total

Citations: 14
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 9
Current total: $12,456
Median current: $800

All records issued in 1988

1987190.01% of all citations11inspections$5,196current total

Citations: 19
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 11
Current total: $5,196
Median current: $280

All records issued in 1987

198670.00% of all citations3inspections$1,980current total

Citations: 7
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 3
Current total: $1,980
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1986

1985100.00% of all citations8inspections$3,595current total

Citations: 10
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 8
Current total: $3,595
Median current: $384

All records issued in 1985

1984170.01% of all citations12inspections$6,040current total

Citations: 17
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 12
Current total: $6,040
Median current: $125

All records issued in 1984

1983140.01% of all citations11inspections$2,090current total

Citations: 14
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 11
Current total: $2,090
Median current: $130

All records issued in 1983

1982140.01% of all citations8inspections$2,260current total

Citations: 14
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 8
Current total: $2,260
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1982

1981230.02% of all citations12inspections$4,321current total

Citations: 23
Of all citations: 0.02%
Inspections: 12
Current total: $4,321
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1981

1980130.01% of all citations8inspections$2,295current total

Citations: 13
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 8
Current total: $2,295
Median current: $120

All records issued in 1980

1979140.01% of all citations8inspections$5,730current total

Citations: 14
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 8
Current total: $5,730
Median current: $355

All records issued in 1979

197830.00% of all citations3inspections$1,270current total

Citations: 3
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 3
Current total: $1,270
Median current: $420

All records issued in 1978

197790.00% of all citations5inspections$1,615current total

Citations: 9
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 5
Current total: $1,615
Median current: $140

All records issued in 1977

1976170.01% of all citations9inspections$4,290current total

Citations: 17
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 9
Current total: $4,290
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1976

1975120.00% of all citations7inspections$2,350current total

Citations: 12
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 7
Current total: $2,350
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1975

1974160.01% of all citations13inspections$3,905current total

Citations: 16
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 13
Current total: $3,905
Median current: $53

All records issued in 1974

1973170.01% of all citations13inspections$6,780current total

Citations: 17
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 13
Current total: $6,780
Median current: $600

All records issued in 1973

How the inspections started

DOL inspection type of each inspection citing 1926.955, each inspection counted once.

Accident (A)20768.8%

Referral (C)299.6%

Planned (H)258.3%

Complaint (B)237.6%

Unprogrammed Related (G)103.3%

Fatality/Catastrophe (M)41.3%

Programmed Other (K)20.7%

Programmed Related (I)10.3%

Cited alongside 1926.955

Standards cited in the same inspections, as a share of the 301 inspections citing 1926.955.

1926.9508528.2%

1926.215618.6%

1926.9523612.0%

1926.9513110.3%

1926.20237.6%

1926.954227.3%

1926.50217.0%

1904.2144.7%

1926.550134.3%

1903.2 Posting of Notices; Availability of the Act, Regulations and Applicable Standards113.7%

Employers inspected

Employees at the establishment

1-1012140.2%

11-498227.2%

50-2496019.9%

250-999206.6%

1000+186.0%

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

Owner

Private (A)19263.8%

Not recorded10133.6%

Local government (B)62.0%

State government (C)10.3%

Federal (D)10.3%

DOL owner type of each inspection, each counted once.

By industry

16.0% of these citations (77 of 482) 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	32	41.6%
238 Specialty Trade Contractors	27	35.1%
221 Utilities	15	19.5%
236 Construction of Buildings	1	1.3%
423 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	1	1.3%
921 Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support	1	1.3%

237Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction3241.6% of coded citations

238Specialty Trade Contractors2735.1% of coded citations

221Utilities1519.5% of coded citations

236Construction of Buildings11.3% of coded citations

423Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods11.3% of coded citations

921Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support11.3% of coded citations

Issued in	Citations	With NAICS	Coverage
1970s	88	0	0.0%
1980s	149	0	0.0%
1990s	125	0	0.0%
2000s	91	48	52.7%
2010s	24	24	100.0%
2020s	5	5	100.0%

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

1970s880 with NAICS (0.0%)

1980s1490 with NAICS (0.0%)

1990s1250 with NAICS (0.0%)

2000s9148 with NAICS (52.7%)

2010s2424 with NAICS (100.0%)

2020s55 with NAICS (100.0%)

Most cited paragraphs

OSHA citation code, as recorded	Citations	Current penalties
19260955 C03	59	$73,253
19260955 A06 I	58	$98,976
19260955 A05 I	49	$164,798
19260955 A06 II	42	$84,835
19260955 C05	28	$57,775
19260955 C02	23	$34,857
19260955 A04	18	$25,145
19260955 C04 II	18	$49,170
19260955 A02	13	$7,315
19260955 D03	13	$11,763
19260955 A05 II	11	$12,790
19260955 D05	10	$6,610

19260955 C0359$73,253 current penalties

19260955 A06 I58$98,976 current penalties

19260955 A05 I49$164,798 current penalties

19260955 A06 II42$84,835 current penalties

19260955 C0528$57,775 current penalties

19260955 C0223$34,857 current penalties

19260955 A0418$25,145 current penalties

19260955 C04 II18$49,170 current penalties

19260955 A0213$7,315 current penalties

19260955 D0313$11,763 current penalties

19260955 A05 II11$12,790 current penalties

19260955 D0510$6,610 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 1926.955

Read the full regulatory text on eCFR.gov

Official Resources

Full Standard Text

29 CFR 1926.955 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

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