Most Cited OSHA Standards

OSHA citation items, federal and State Plan, by year issued. Data through November 6, 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.

18 standards, 2009

29 CFR part 1904, Recording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses: 3,900 citations, 1.5% 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.	1,665	0.66%	1,490	$659,095	$418,962
2	1904.32Annual SummaryTitle checked against CFR editions from 2001 on, except 2002.	961	0.38%	831	$282,840	$147,968
3	1904.40Providing records to government representativesTitle checked against CFR editions from 2001 on, except 2002.	183	0.07%	175	$128,050	$66,628
4	1904.4	157	0.06%	152	$97,675	$54,627
5	1904.7	151	0.06%	104	$87,400	$59,942
6	1904.1	149	0.06%	149	$25,650	$13,695
7	1904.2	139	0.05%	139	$25,375	$7,745
8	1904.39	131	0.05%	131	$270,850	$161,956
9	1904.41	128	0.05%	127	$81,600	$54,100
10	1904.33Retention and updatingTitle checked against CFR editions from 2001 on, except 2002.	68	0.03%	68	$23,900	$15,531
11	1904.30	51	0.02%	51	$16,750	$10,460
12	1904.10	29	0.01%	29	$10,100	$6,151
13	1904.8	28	0.01%	28	$5,300	$3,100
14	1904.5	27	0.01%	25	$2,750	$1,830
15	1904.31Covered employeesTitle checked against CFR editions from 2001 on, except 2002.	22	0.01%	22	$7,000	$10,805
16	1904.35	9	0.00%	9	$3,150	$1,425
17	1904.9	1	0.00%	1	$500	$500
18	1904.34Change in business ownershipTitle checked against CFR editions from 2001 on, except 2002.	1	0.00%	1	$0	$0

CitationsInspectionsPenalties

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11904.29FormsCFR title checked from 2001 on, except 20021,6650.66% of all1,490inspections$418,962current penalties

Citations: 1,665
Inspections: 1,490
Current penalties: $418,962
Initial penalties: $659,095
Share of all citations: 0.66%

1904.29 standard page

21904.32Annual SummaryCFR title checked from 2001 on, except 20029610.38% of all831inspections$147,968current penalties

Citations: 961
Inspections: 831
Current penalties: $147,968
Initial penalties: $282,840
Share of all citations: 0.38%

1904.32 standard page

31904.40Providing records to government representativesCFR title checked from 2001 on, except 20021830.07% of all175inspections$66,628current penalties

Citations: 183
Inspections: 175
Current penalties: $66,628
Initial penalties: $128,050
Share of all citations: 0.07%

1904.40 standard page

41904.41570.06% of all152inspections$54,627current penalties

Citations: 157
Inspections: 152
Current penalties: $54,627
Initial penalties: $97,675
Share of all citations: 0.06%

1904.4 standard page

51904.71510.06% of all104inspections$59,942current penalties

Citations: 151
Inspections: 104
Current penalties: $59,942
Initial penalties: $87,400
Share of all citations: 0.06%

1904.7 standard page

61904.11490.06% of all149inspections$13,695current penalties

Citations: 149
Inspections: 149
Current penalties: $13,695
Initial penalties: $25,650
Share of all citations: 0.06%

1904.1 standard page

71904.21390.05% of all139inspections$7,745current penalties

Citations: 139
Inspections: 139
Current penalties: $7,745
Initial penalties: $25,375
Share of all citations: 0.05%

1904.2 standard page

81904.391310.05% of all131inspections$161,956current penalties

Citations: 131
Inspections: 131
Current penalties: $161,956
Initial penalties: $270,850
Share of all citations: 0.05%

1904.39 standard page

91904.411280.05% of all127inspections$54,100current penalties

Citations: 128
Inspections: 127
Current penalties: $54,100
Initial penalties: $81,600
Share of all citations: 0.05%

1904.41 standard page

101904.33Retention and updatingCFR title checked from 2001 on, except 2002680.03% of all68inspections$15,531current penalties

Citations: 68
Inspections: 68
Current penalties: $15,531
Initial penalties: $23,900
Share of all citations: 0.03%

1904.33 standard page

111904.30510.02% of all51inspections$10,460current penalties

Citations: 51
Inspections: 51
Current penalties: $10,460
Initial penalties: $16,750
Share of all citations: 0.02%

1904.30 standard page

121904.10290.01% of all29inspections$6,151current penalties

Citations: 29
Inspections: 29
Current penalties: $6,151
Initial penalties: $10,100
Share of all citations: 0.01%

1904.10 standard page

131904.8280.01% of all28inspections$3,100current penalties

Citations: 28
Inspections: 28
Current penalties: $3,100
Initial penalties: $5,300
Share of all citations: 0.01%

1904.8 standard page

141904.5270.01% of all25inspections$1,830current penalties

Citations: 27
Inspections: 25
Current penalties: $1,830
Initial penalties: $2,750
Share of all citations: 0.01%

1904.5 standard page

151904.31Covered employeesCFR title checked from 2001 on, except 2002220.01% of all22inspections$10,805current penalties

Citations: 22
Inspections: 22
Current penalties: $10,805
Initial penalties: $7,000
Share of all citations: 0.01%

1904.31 standard page

161904.3590.00% of all9inspections$1,425current penalties

Citations: 9
Inspections: 9
Current penalties: $1,425
Initial penalties: $3,150
Share of all citations: 0.00%

1904.35 standard page

171904.910.00% of all1inspections$500current penalties

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

1904.9 standard page

181904.34Change in business ownershipCFR 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%

1904.34 standard page

All citations in this view: 253,305. 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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