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1926.966 Substations

29 CFR 1926.966 · Read the standard on eCFR · Citations issued March 15, 2016 to January 12, 2026 · Data through October 22, 2026

Citations
7
citation items issued
Inspections
7
each counted once
Initial penalties
$61,527
as first assessed
Current penalties
$34,878
56.7% of initial

Penalties and violation types

$5,000median current penalty per citation
$9,557median initial penalty per citation
50.0%of citations with an initial penalty were later reduced
28.6%of citations were contested

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

Serious (S)571.4% share$21,411current total0.0%contested
Citations
5
Share
71.4%
Current total
$21,411
Initial total
$41,593
Median current
$3,750
Contested
0.0%
Other (O)228.6% share$13,467current total100.0%contested
Citations
2
Share
28.6%
Current total
$13,467
Initial total
$19,934
Median current
$6,734
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 22, 2026.

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

2026 YTD10.00% of all citations1inspections$0current total
Citations
1
Of all citations
0.00%
Inspections
1
Current total
$0
Median current
$0
All records issued in 2026
202510.00% of all citations1inspections$12,661current total
Citations
1
Of all citations
0.00%
Inspections
1
Current total
$12,661
Median current
$12,661
All records issued in 2025
202410.00% of all citations1inspections$0current total
Citations
1
Of all citations
0.00%
Inspections
1
Current total
$0
Median current
$0
All records issued in 2024
202110.00% of all citations1inspections$5,000current total
Citations
1
Of all citations
0.00%
Inspections
1
Current total
$5,000
Median current
$5,000
All records issued in 2021
202010.00% of all citations1inspections$3,750current total
Citations
1
Of all citations
0.00%
Inspections
1
Current total
$3,750
Median current
$3,750
All records issued in 2020
201810.00% of all citations1inspections$6,467current total
Citations
1
Of all citations
0.00%
Inspections
1
Current total
$6,467
Median current
$6,467
All records issued in 2018
201610.00% of all citations1inspections$7,000current total
Citations
1
Of all citations
0.00%
Inspections
1
Current total
$7,000
Median current
$7,000
All records issued in 2016

How the inspections started

DOL inspection type of each inspection citing 1926.966, each inspection counted once.

Referral (C)685.7%
Unprogrammed Related (G)114.3%

Cited alongside 1926.966

Standards cited in the same inspections, as a share of the 7 inspections citing 1926.966.

1926.950228.6%
1926.416 Electrical - Safety Requirements (Construction)114.3%
1926.952114.3%
1926.959114.3%
1926.960114.3%
1926.961 Deenergizing lines and equipment for employee protection114.3%

Employers inspected

Employees at the establishment

1-10114.3%
11-49342.9%
50-249114.3%
250-999114.3%
1000+114.3%

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

Owner

Private (A)7100.0%

DOL owner type of each inspection, each counted once.

By industry

100.0% of these citations (7 of 7) 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.

238Specialty Trade Contractors457.1% of coded citations
237Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction228.6% of coded citations
221Utilities114.3% of coded citations

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

2010s22 with NAICS (100.0%)
2020s55 with NAICS (100.0%)

Most cited paragraphs

19260966 G024$11,467 current penalties
19260966 F012$10,750 current penalties
19260966 E031$12,661 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 1926.966: Substations

Read the full regulatory text on eCFR.gov

Official Resources

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.