Most Cited OSHA Standards

OSHA citation items, federal and State Plan, by year issued. Data through November 12, 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.

19 standards, 2005

29 CFR part 1904, Recording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses: 3,016 citations, 1.2% of all citations in this view.

Rank	Standard	Citations	Share of all citations	Inspections	Initial penalties	Current penalties
1	1904.29FormsTitle checked against CFR editions from 2001 on, except 2002.	1,204	0.48%	1,078	$470,730	$279,532
2	1904.32Annual SummaryTitle checked against CFR editions from 2001 on, except 2002.	535	0.21%	446	$161,890	$108,800
3	1904.2	305	0.12%	304	$63,175	$29,335
4	1904.1	207	0.08%	207	$26,160	$17,240
5	1904.39	165	0.07%	165	$330,000	$168,950
6	1904.4	136	0.05%	136	$74,325	$13,820
7	1904.40Providing records to government representativesTitle checked against CFR editions from 2001 on, except 2002.	102	0.04%	98	$40,200	$19,129
8	1904.7	83	0.03%	60	$34,800	$22,110
9	1904.41	81	0.03%	81	$56,700	$41,520
10	1904.33Retention and updatingTitle checked against CFR editions from 2001 on, except 2002.	48	0.02%	48	$8,500	$3,899
11	1904.10	42	0.02%	42	$19,000	$11,820
12	1904.31Covered employeesTitle checked against CFR editions from 2001 on, except 2002.	28	0.01%	28	$5,500	$4,905
13	1904.8	26	0.01%	26	$26,150	$16,350
14	1904.30	24	0.01%	24	$3,500	$851
15	1904.5	15	0.01%	15	$2,450	$1,350
16	1904.35Employee involvementTitle checked against CFR editions from 2001 on, except 2002.	8	0.00%	7	$3,400	$1,750
17	1904.44Retention and updating of old formsTitle checked against CFR editions from 2001 on, except 2002.	4	0.00%	4	$1,500	$1,500
18	1904.6	2	0.00%	2	$0	$0
19	1904.34Change in business ownershipTitle checked against CFR editions from 2001 on, except 2002.	1	0.00%	1	$3,000	$2,100

CitationsInspectionsPenalties

Order: most citations first. Bars compare the rows shown. Tap a standard for all figures.

11904.29FormsCFR title checked from 2001 on, except 20021,2040.48% of all1,078inspections$279,532current penalties

Citations: 1,204
Inspections: 1,078
Current penalties: $279,532
Initial penalties: $470,730
Share of all citations: 0.48%

1904.29 standard page

21904.32Annual SummaryCFR title checked from 2001 on, except 20025350.21% of all446inspections$108,800current penalties

Citations: 535
Inspections: 446
Current penalties: $108,800
Initial penalties: $161,890
Share of all citations: 0.21%

1904.32 standard page

31904.23050.12% of all304inspections$29,335current penalties

Citations: 305
Inspections: 304
Current penalties: $29,335
Initial penalties: $63,175
Share of all citations: 0.12%

1904.2 standard page

41904.12070.08% of all207inspections$17,240current penalties

Citations: 207
Inspections: 207
Current penalties: $17,240
Initial penalties: $26,160
Share of all citations: 0.08%

1904.1 standard page

51904.391650.07% of all165inspections$168,950current penalties

Citations: 165
Inspections: 165
Current penalties: $168,950
Initial penalties: $330,000
Share of all citations: 0.07%

1904.39 standard page

61904.41360.05% of all136inspections$13,820current penalties

Citations: 136
Inspections: 136
Current penalties: $13,820
Initial penalties: $74,325
Share of all citations: 0.05%

1904.4 standard page

71904.40Providing records to government representativesCFR title checked from 2001 on, except 20021020.04% of all98inspections$19,129current penalties

Citations: 102
Inspections: 98
Current penalties: $19,129
Initial penalties: $40,200
Share of all citations: 0.04%

1904.40 standard page

81904.7830.03% of all60inspections$22,110current penalties

Citations: 83
Inspections: 60
Current penalties: $22,110
Initial penalties: $34,800
Share of all citations: 0.03%

1904.7 standard page

91904.41810.03% of all81inspections$41,520current penalties

Citations: 81
Inspections: 81
Current penalties: $41,520
Initial penalties: $56,700
Share of all citations: 0.03%

1904.41 standard page

101904.33Retention and updatingCFR title checked from 2001 on, except 2002480.02% of all48inspections$3,899current penalties

Citations: 48
Inspections: 48
Current penalties: $3,899
Initial penalties: $8,500
Share of all citations: 0.02%

1904.33 standard page

111904.10420.02% of all42inspections$11,820current penalties

Citations: 42
Inspections: 42
Current penalties: $11,820
Initial penalties: $19,000
Share of all citations: 0.02%

1904.10 standard page

121904.31Covered employeesCFR title checked from 2001 on, except 2002280.01% of all28inspections$4,905current penalties

Citations: 28
Inspections: 28
Current penalties: $4,905
Initial penalties: $5,500
Share of all citations: 0.01%

1904.31 standard page

131904.8260.01% of all26inspections$16,350current penalties

Citations: 26
Inspections: 26
Current penalties: $16,350
Initial penalties: $26,150
Share of all citations: 0.01%

1904.8 standard page

141904.30240.01% of all24inspections$851current penalties

Citations: 24
Inspections: 24
Current penalties: $851
Initial penalties: $3,500
Share of all citations: 0.01%

1904.30 standard page

151904.5150.01% of all15inspections$1,350current penalties

Citations: 15
Inspections: 15
Current penalties: $1,350
Initial penalties: $2,450
Share of all citations: 0.01%

1904.5 standard page

161904.35Employee involvementCFR title checked from 2001 on, except 200280.00% of all7inspections$1,750current penalties

Citations: 8
Inspections: 7
Current penalties: $1,750
Initial penalties: $3,400
Share of all citations: 0.00%

1904.35 standard page

171904.44Retention and updating of old formsCFR title checked from 2001 on, except 200240.00% of all4inspections$1,500current penalties

Citations: 4
Inspections: 4
Current penalties: $1,500
Initial penalties: $1,500
Share of all citations: 0.00%

1904.44 standard page

181904.620.00% of all2inspections$0current penalties

Citations: 2
Inspections: 2
Current penalties: $0
Initial penalties: $0
Share of all citations: 0.00%

1904.6 standard page

191904.34Change in business ownershipCFR title checked from 2001 on, except 200210.00% of all1inspections$2,100current penalties

Citations: 1
Inspections: 1
Current penalties: $2,100
Initial penalties: $3,000
Share of all citations: 0.00%

1904.34 standard page

All citations in this view: 250,356. 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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