1926.960

29 CFR 1926.960 · Read the standard on eCFR · Citations issued April 21, 2015 to September 8, 2026 · Data through October 21, 2026

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Citations

210

citation items issued

Inspections

144

each counted once

Initial penalties

$1,697,465

as first assessed

Current penalties

$1,264,237

74.5% of initial

Penalties and violation types

$4,500median current penalty per citation

$6,300median initial penalty per citation

54.8%of citations with an initial penalty were later reduced

35.2%of citations were contested

OSHA violation type	Citations	Share	Median current	Contested	Initial total	Current total
Serious (S)	158	75.2%	$3,808	30.4%	$955,245	$740,010
Other (O)	50	23.8%	$7,126	48.0%	$456,838	$381,536
Repeat (R)	2	1.0%	$71,346	100.0%	$285,382	$142,691

CitationsPenaltiesContested

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Serious (S)15875.2% share$740,010current total30.4%contested

Citations: 158
Share: 75.2%
Current total: $740,010
Initial total: $955,245
Median current: $3,808
Contested: 30.4%

Other (O)5023.8% share$381,536current total48.0%contested

Citations: 50
Share: 23.8%
Current total: $381,536
Initial total: $456,838
Median current: $7,126
Contested: 48.0%

Repeat (R)21.0% share$142,691current total100.0%contested

Citations: 2
Share: 1.0%
Current total: $142,691
Initial total: $285,382
Median current: $71,346
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. 2026 is year to date through October 21, 2026.

Issued	Citations	Of all citations	Inspections	Median current	Current total
2026 YTD	20	0.02%	11	$7,000	$150,393
2025	16	0.01%	9	$11,275	$142,775
2024	15	0.01%	9	$4,355	$64,448
2023	19	0.01%	12	$2,344	$221,734
2022	13	0.01%	12	$7,000	$108,795
2021	20	0.02%	13	$3,451	$96,009
2020	13	0.01%	8	$4,723	$69,585
2019	17	0.01%	14	$4,500	$86,412
2018	18	0.01%	14	$4,364	$105,972
2017	16	0.01%	10	$4,375	$64,530

CitationsInspectionsPenalties

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2026 YTD200.02% of all citations11inspections$150,393current total

Citations: 20
Of all citations: 0.02%
Inspections: 11
Current total: $150,393
Median current: $7,000

All records issued in 2026

2025160.01% of all citations9inspections$142,775current total

Citations: 16
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 9
Current total: $142,775
Median current: $11,275

All records issued in 2025

2024150.01% of all citations9inspections$64,448current total

Citations: 15
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 9
Current total: $64,448
Median current: $4,355

All records issued in 2024

2023190.01% of all citations12inspections$221,734current total

Citations: 19
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 12
Current total: $221,734
Median current: $2,344

All records issued in 2023

2022130.01% of all citations12inspections$108,795current total

Citations: 13
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 12
Current total: $108,795
Median current: $7,000

All records issued in 2022

2021200.02% of all citations13inspections$96,009current total

Citations: 20
Of all citations: 0.02%
Inspections: 13
Current total: $96,009
Median current: $3,451

All records issued in 2021

2020130.01% of all citations8inspections$69,585current total

Citations: 13
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 8
Current total: $69,585
Median current: $4,723

All records issued in 2020

2019170.01% of all citations14inspections$86,412current total

Citations: 17
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 14
Current total: $86,412
Median current: $4,500

All records issued in 2019

2018180.01% of all citations14inspections$105,972current total

Citations: 18
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 14
Current total: $105,972
Median current: $4,364

All records issued in 2018

2017160.01% of all citations10inspections$64,530current total

Citations: 16
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 10
Current total: $64,530
Median current: $4,375

All records issued in 2017

Show earlier years

Issued	Citations	Of all citations	Inspections	Median current	Current total
2016	34	0.02%	23	$3,087	$122,166
2015	9	0.01%	9	$3,780	$31,418

CitationsInspectionsPenalties

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2016340.02% of all citations23inspections$122,166current total

Citations: 34
Of all citations: 0.02%
Inspections: 23
Current total: $122,166
Median current: $3,087

All records issued in 2016

201590.01% of all citations9inspections$31,418current total

Citations: 9
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 9
Current total: $31,418
Median current: $3,780

All records issued in 2015

How the inspections started

DOL inspection type of each inspection citing 1926.960, each inspection counted once.

Referral (C)8357.6%

Fatality/Catastrophe (M)2920.1%

Accident (A)117.6%

Planned (H)96.3%

Unprogrammed Related (G)74.9%

Complaint (B)32.1%

Programmed Related (I)10.7%

Unprogrammed Other (J)10.7%

Cited alongside 1926.960

Standards cited in the same inspections, as a share of the 144 inspections citing 1926.960.

1926.9521913.2%

1926.9501812.5%

1926.959128.3%

1926.416 Electrical - Safety Requirements (Construction)74.9%

1926.9564.2%

1926.961 Deenergizing lines and equipment for employee protection64.2%

1926.964 Overhead lines and live-line barehand work64.2%

1926.95153.5%

1926.2142.8%

1926.10042.8%

Employers inspected

Employees at the establishment

1-105135.4%

11-492819.4%

50-2493927.1%

250-9991913.2%

1000+74.9%

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

Owner

Private (A)13493.1%

Local government (B)96.3%

Federal (D)10.7%

DOL owner type of each inspection, each counted once.

By industry

100.0% of these citations (210 of 210) 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	87	41.4%
238 Specialty Trade Contractors	70	33.3%
221 Utilities	38	18.1%
236 Construction of Buildings	8	3.8%
926 Administration of Economic Programs	3	1.4%
611 Educational Services	2	1.0%
335 Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing	1	0.5%
541 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	1	0.5%

237Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction8741.4% of coded citations

238Specialty Trade Contractors7033.3% of coded citations

221Utilities3818.1% of coded citations

236Construction of Buildings83.8% of coded citations

926Administration of Economic Programs31.4% of coded citations

611Educational Services21.0% of coded citations

335Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing10.5% of coded citations

541Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services10.5% of coded citations

Issued in	Citations	With NAICS	Coverage
2010s	94	94	100.0%
2020s	116	116	100.0%

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

2010s9494 with NAICS (100.0%)

2020s116116 with NAICS (100.0%)

Most cited paragraphs

OSHA citation code, as recorded	Citations	Current penalties
19260960 C01 III	53	$425,909
19260960 C01 III A	15	$82,188
19260960 G01	14	$48,267
19260960 C01 III B	13	$65,381
19260960 B02	12	$104,420
19260960 C01 I	12	$69,100
19260960 B01 II	9	$68,553
19260960 C02 I	9	$56,937
19260960 C02 II B	8	$44,389
19260960 B01 I	7	$57,979
19260960 D01	7	$12,570
19260960 D02	7	$19,795

19260960 C01 III53$425,909 current penalties

19260960 C01 III A15$82,188 current penalties

19260960 G0114$48,267 current penalties

19260960 C01 III B13$65,381 current penalties

19260960 B0212$104,420 current penalties

19260960 C01 I12$69,100 current penalties

19260960 B01 II9$68,553 current penalties

19260960 C02 I9$56,937 current penalties

19260960 C02 II B8$44,389 current penalties

19260960 B01 I7$57,979 current penalties

19260960 D017$12,570 current penalties

19260960 D027$19,795 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 1926.960

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Official Resources

Full Standard Text

29 CFR 1926.960 on OSHA.gov

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Electronic Code of Federal Regulations

Part 1926 full regulatory text

ecfr.gov

Data Source and Methodology

DOL source data

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