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1926.964 Overhead lines and live-line barehand work

29 CFR 1926.964 · Read the standard on eCFR · Citations issued January 14, 2015 to August 14, 2026 · Data through November 10, 2026

Citations
42
citation items issued
Inspections
35
each counted once
Initial penalties
$327,480
as first assessed
Current penalties
$273,946
83.7% of initial

Penalties and violation types

$5,551median current penalty per citation
$7,526median initial penalty per citation
62.2%of citations with an initial penalty were later reduced
52.4%of citations were contested

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

Serious (S)2661.9% share$146,607current total46.2%contested
Citations
26
Share
61.9%
Current total
$146,607
Initial total
$173,160
Median current
$4,750
Contested
46.2%
Other (O)1638.1% share$127,339current total62.5%contested
Citations
16
Share
38.1%
Current total
$127,339
Initial total
$154,320
Median current
$8,495
Contested
62.5%

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 November 10, 2026.

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

2026 YTD60.01% of all citations5inspections$51,698current total
Citations
6
Of all citations
0.01%
Inspections
5
Current total
$51,698
Median current
$6,650
All records issued in 2026
202520.00% of all citations2inspections$20,003current total
Citations
2
Of all citations
0.00%
Inspections
2
Current total
$20,003
Median current
$10,002
All records issued in 2025
202410.00% 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 2024
202340.00% of all citations3inspections$32,056current total
Citations
4
Of all citations
0.00%
Inspections
3
Current total
$32,056
Median current
$8,059
All records issued in 2023
202240.00% of all citations4inspections$31,491current total
Citations
4
Of all citations
0.00%
Inspections
4
Current total
$31,491
Median current
$8,495
All records issued in 2022
202130.00% of all citations3inspections$13,846current total
Citations
3
Of all citations
0.00%
Inspections
3
Current total
$13,846
Median current
$5,803
All records issued in 2021
202020.00% of all citations2inspections$20,000current total
Citations
2
Of all citations
0.00%
Inspections
2
Current total
$20,000
Median current
$10,000
All records issued in 2020
201930.00% of all citations3inspections$24,809current total
Citations
3
Of all citations
0.00%
Inspections
3
Current total
$24,809
Median current
$9,282
All records issued in 2019
201860.00% of all citations4inspections$27,868current total
Citations
6
Of all citations
0.00%
Inspections
4
Current total
$27,868
Median current
$1,000
All records issued in 2018
201730.00% of all citations3inspections$23,900current total
Citations
3
Of all citations
0.00%
Inspections
3
Current total
$23,900
Median current
$8,000
All records issued in 2017
Show earlier years

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

201650.00% of all citations3inspections$12,475current total
Citations
5
Of all citations
0.00%
Inspections
3
Current total
$12,475
Median current
$2,625
All records issued in 2016
201530.00% of all citations2inspections$9,500current total
Citations
3
Of all citations
0.00%
Inspections
2
Current total
$9,500
Median current
$4,600
All records issued in 2015

How the inspections started

DOL inspection type of each inspection citing 1926.964, each inspection counted once.

Referral (C)2571.4%
Fatality/Catastrophe (M)822.9%
Complaint (B)12.9%
Planned (H)12.9%

Cited alongside 1926.964

Standards cited in the same inspections, as a share of the 35 inspections citing 1926.964.

1926.950925.7%
1926.952720.0%
1926.960617.1%
1926.959411.4%
1926.961 Deenergizing lines and equipment for employee protection25.7%
1926.962 Grounding for the protection of employees25.7%
1904.29 Forms12.9%
1904.3012.9%
1910.132 General requirements12.9%
1926.20 General Safety and Health Provisions12.9%

Employers inspected

Employees at the establishment

1-101337.1%
11-491028.6%
50-249720.0%
250-99938.6%
1000+25.7%

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

Owner

Private (A)3394.3%
Local government (B)12.9%
State government (C)12.9%

DOL owner type of each inspection, each counted once.

By industry

100.0% of these citations (42 of 42) 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.

237Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction1740.5% of coded citations
221Utilities1023.8% of coded citations
238Specialty Trade Contractors1023.8% of coded citations
921Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support37.1% of coded citations
517Telecommunications24.8% of coded citations

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

2010s2020 with NAICS (100.0%)
2020s2222 with NAICS (100.0%)

Most cited paragraphs

19260964 A03 II9$43,586 current penalties
19260964 A03 I6$70,251 current penalties
19260964 B015$40,510 current penalties
19260964 B04 II4$9,800 current penalties
19260964 A023$12,336 current penalties
19260964 B023$20,365 current penalties
19260964 B04 I3$13,288 current penalties
19260964 B052$20,627 current penalties
19260964 B112$11,907 current penalties
19260964 A03 III1$6,300 current penalties
19260964 B061$8,000 current penalties
19260964 B081$8,701 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 1926.964: Overhead lines and live-line barehand work

Read the full regulatory text on eCFR.gov

Official Resources

Data Source and Methodology

DOL source data

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