Most Cited OSHA Standards
OSHA citation items, federal and State Plan, by year issued. Data through October 21, 2026.
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Part buttons are 29 CFR part numbers: 1910 Occupational Safety and Health Standards, 1926 Safety and Health Regulations for Construction, 1904 Recording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses. Other codes are everything else, including the general duty clause (5A0001), other CFR parts, and codes State Plans record under their own numbering. Year and State are one choice: we hold no view of standards by state and year together, so the page never labels a state's all-years rows with a year.
8 standards, 1988
29 CFR part 1904, Recording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses: 8,007 citations, 2.5% of all citations in this view.
| Rank | Standard | Citations | Share of all citations | Inspections | Initial penalties | Current penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1904.2 | 5,947 | 1.85% | 5,822 | $4,174,360 | $917,432 |
| 2 | 1904.5 | 1,020 | 0.32% | 898 | $9,100 | $6,706 |
| 3 | 1904.7 | 519 | 0.16% | 519 | $31,330 | $8,654 |
| 4 | 1904.6 | 204 | 0.06% | 204 | $2,400 | $1,355 |
| 5 | 1904.4 | 187 | 0.06% | 165 | $5,710 | $4,573 |
| 6 | 1904.8 | 123 | 0.04% | 123 | $5,820 | $5,066 |
| 7 | 1904.3 | 6 | 0.00% | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| 8 | 1904.14 | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Order: most citations first. Bars compare the rows shown. Tap a standard for all figures.
11904.25,9471.85% of all5,822inspections$917,432current penalties
- Citations
- 5,947
- Inspections
- 5,822
- Current penalties
- $917,432
- Initial penalties
- $4,174,360
- Share of all citations
- 1.85%
21904.51,0200.32% of all898inspections$6,706current penalties
- Citations
- 1,020
- Inspections
- 898
- Current penalties
- $6,706
- Initial penalties
- $9,100
- Share of all citations
- 0.32%
31904.75190.16% of all519inspections$8,654current penalties
- Citations
- 519
- Inspections
- 519
- Current penalties
- $8,654
- Initial penalties
- $31,330
- Share of all citations
- 0.16%
41904.62040.06% of all204inspections$1,355current penalties
- Citations
- 204
- Inspections
- 204
- Current penalties
- $1,355
- Initial penalties
- $2,400
- Share of all citations
- 0.06%
51904.41870.06% of all165inspections$4,573current penalties
- Citations
- 187
- Inspections
- 165
- Current penalties
- $4,573
- Initial penalties
- $5,710
- Share of all citations
- 0.06%
61904.81230.04% of all123inspections$5,066current penalties
- Citations
- 123
- Inspections
- 123
- Current penalties
- $5,066
- Initial penalties
- $5,820
- Share of all citations
- 0.04%
71904.360.00% of all6inspections$0current penalties
- Citations
- 6
- Inspections
- 6
- Current penalties
- $0
- Initial penalties
- $0
- Share of all citations
- 0.00%
81904.1410.00% of all1inspections$0current penalties
- Citations
- 1
- Inspections
- 1
- Current penalties
- $0
- Initial penalties
- $0
- Share of all citations
- 0.00%
- All citations in this view: 320,630. Share is each standard's citations divided by that total.
- Federal codes combine all their paragraphs, so 1910.1200 is one row. State Plan codes are listed exactly as recorded, with the OSHA citation code shown.
- Inspections counts each inspection once per standard, however many paragraphs were cited.
- Initial penalties are the amounts first assessed. Current penalties reflect later changes, such as settlements or contest outcomes.
- Citations with no state on the inspection record are counted here, not in state views.
- No title is shown where a single title could not be confirmed against the CFR editions in force across the code's citation years. An edition named as an exception is missing from govinfo's bulk data for that CFR volume, so it could not be checked.
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DOL source dataData 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.