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.

20 standards, 2008

29 CFR part 1904, Recording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses: 3,617 citations, 1.4% 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.	1,511	0.60%	1,351	$645,465	$408,356
2	1904.32Annual SummaryTitle checked against CFR editions from 2001 on, except 2002.	852	0.34%	705	$185,675	$105,431
3	1904.40Providing records to government representativesTitle checked against CFR editions from 2001 on, except 2002.	207	0.08%	202	$131,490	$75,366
4	1904.1	195	0.08%	195	$17,650	$11,602
5	1904.2	182	0.07%	175	$44,400	$30,760
6	1904.4	135	0.05%	131	$39,850	$31,048
7	1904.7	121	0.05%	86	$27,540	$25,745
8	1904.39	113	0.04%	113	$280,300	$163,209
9	1904.41	81	0.03%	81	$49,200	$28,470
10	1904.33Retention and updatingTitle checked against CFR editions from 2001 on, except 2002.	63	0.03%	63	$12,100	$6,158
11	1904.30	47	0.02%	47	$8,420	$3,776
12	1904.8	30	0.01%	29	$18,625	$10,390
13	1904.10	24	0.01%	24	$9,178	$6,218
14	1904.5	23	0.01%	23	$5,600	$3,740
15	1904.31Covered employeesTitle checked against CFR editions from 2001 on, except 2002.	21	0.01%	21	$7,800	$4,600
16	1904.35Employee involvementTitle checked against CFR editions from 2001 on, except 2002.	6	0.00%	6	$3,900	$2,050
17	1904.34Change in business ownershipTitle checked against CFR editions from 2001 on, except 2002.	2	0.00%	2	$2,000	$0
18	1904.43Summary and posting of the 2001 dataTitle checked against CFR editions from 2001 on, except 2002.	2	0.00%	2	$0	$0
19	1904.6	1	0.00%	1	$0	$0
20	1904.44Retention and updating of old formsTitle checked against CFR editions from 2001 on, except 2002.	1	0.00%	1	$0	$0

CitationsInspectionsPenalties

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

11904.29FormsCFR title checked from 2001 on, except 20021,5110.60% of all1,351inspections$408,356current penalties

Citations: 1,511
Inspections: 1,351
Current penalties: $408,356
Initial penalties: $645,465
Share of all citations: 0.60%

1904.29 standard page

21904.32Annual SummaryCFR title checked from 2001 on, except 20028520.34% of all705inspections$105,431current penalties

Citations: 852
Inspections: 705
Current penalties: $105,431
Initial penalties: $185,675
Share of all citations: 0.34%

1904.32 standard page

31904.40Providing records to government representativesCFR title checked from 2001 on, except 20022070.08% of all202inspections$75,366current penalties

Citations: 207
Inspections: 202
Current penalties: $75,366
Initial penalties: $131,490
Share of all citations: 0.08%

1904.40 standard page

41904.11950.08% of all195inspections$11,602current penalties

Citations: 195
Inspections: 195
Current penalties: $11,602
Initial penalties: $17,650
Share of all citations: 0.08%

1904.1 standard page

51904.21820.07% of all175inspections$30,760current penalties

Citations: 182
Inspections: 175
Current penalties: $30,760
Initial penalties: $44,400
Share of all citations: 0.07%

1904.2 standard page

61904.41350.05% of all131inspections$31,048current penalties

Citations: 135
Inspections: 131
Current penalties: $31,048
Initial penalties: $39,850
Share of all citations: 0.05%

1904.4 standard page

71904.71210.05% of all86inspections$25,745current penalties

Citations: 121
Inspections: 86
Current penalties: $25,745
Initial penalties: $27,540
Share of all citations: 0.05%

1904.7 standard page

81904.391130.04% of all113inspections$163,209current penalties

Citations: 113
Inspections: 113
Current penalties: $163,209
Initial penalties: $280,300
Share of all citations: 0.04%

1904.39 standard page

91904.41810.03% of all81inspections$28,470current penalties

Citations: 81
Inspections: 81
Current penalties: $28,470
Initial penalties: $49,200
Share of all citations: 0.03%

1904.41 standard page

101904.33Retention and updatingCFR title checked from 2001 on, except 2002630.03% of all63inspections$6,158current penalties

Citations: 63
Inspections: 63
Current penalties: $6,158
Initial penalties: $12,100
Share of all citations: 0.03%

1904.33 standard page

111904.30470.02% of all47inspections$3,776current penalties

Citations: 47
Inspections: 47
Current penalties: $3,776
Initial penalties: $8,420
Share of all citations: 0.02%

1904.30 standard page

121904.8300.01% of all29inspections$10,390current penalties

Citations: 30
Inspections: 29
Current penalties: $10,390
Initial penalties: $18,625
Share of all citations: 0.01%

1904.8 standard page

131904.10240.01% of all24inspections$6,218current penalties

Citations: 24
Inspections: 24
Current penalties: $6,218
Initial penalties: $9,178
Share of all citations: 0.01%

1904.10 standard page

141904.5230.01% of all23inspections$3,740current penalties

Citations: 23
Inspections: 23
Current penalties: $3,740
Initial penalties: $5,600
Share of all citations: 0.01%

1904.5 standard page

151904.31Covered employeesCFR title checked from 2001 on, except 2002210.01% of all21inspections$4,600current penalties

Citations: 21
Inspections: 21
Current penalties: $4,600
Initial penalties: $7,800
Share of all citations: 0.01%

1904.31 standard page

161904.35Employee involvementCFR title checked from 2001 on, except 200260.00% of all6inspections$2,050current penalties

Citations: 6
Inspections: 6
Current penalties: $2,050
Initial penalties: $3,900
Share of all citations: 0.00%

1904.35 standard page

171904.34Change in business ownershipCFR title checked from 2001 on, except 200220.00% of all2inspections$0current penalties

Citations: 2
Inspections: 2
Current penalties: $0
Initial penalties: $2,000
Share of all citations: 0.00%

1904.34 standard page

181904.43Summary and posting of the 2001 dataCFR title checked from 2001 on, except 200220.00% of all2inspections$0current penalties

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

1904.43 standard page

191904.610.00% of all1inspections$0current penalties

Citations: 1
Inspections: 1
Current penalties: $0
Initial penalties: $0
Share of all citations: 0.00%

1904.6 standard page

201904.44Retention and updating of old formsCFR title checked from 2001 on, except 200210.00% of all1inspections$0current penalties

Citations: 1
Inspections: 1
Current penalties: $0
Initial penalties: $0
Share of all citations: 0.00%

1904.44 standard page

All citations in this view: 251,384. 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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