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, 2013

29 CFR part 1904, Recording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses: 2,695 citations, 1.3% 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.	905	0.43%	675	$337,165	$199,821
2	1904.32Annual SummaryTitle checked against CFR editions from 2001 on, except 2002.	731	0.35%	567	$294,215	$160,834
3	1904.40Providing records to government representativesTitle checked against CFR editions from 2001 on, except 2002.	327	0.16%	236	$186,351	$117,388
4	1904.39	128	0.06%	128	$283,985	$164,563
5	1904.41	123	0.06%	123	$80,480	$54,590
6	1904.4	112	0.05%	110	$50,801	$30,805
7	1904.1	102	0.05%	102	$40,195	$29,613
8	1904.30	83	0.04%	61	$10,555	$5,779
9	1904.7	66	0.03%	59	$26,420	$18,393
10	1904.33Retention and updatingTitle checked against CFR editions from 2001 on, except 2002.	27	0.01%	27	$18,495	$6,315
11	1904.8	25	0.01%	25	$7,505	$4,238
12	1904.2	20	0.01%	20	$3,845	$3,196
13	1904.31Covered employeesTitle checked against CFR editions from 2001 on, except 2002.	18	0.01%	18	$13,372	$9,987
14	1904.10	13	0.01%	13	$5,740	$8,453
15	1904.35	6	0.00%	5	$750	$525
16	1904.34Change in business ownershipTitle checked against CFR editions from 2001 on, except 2002.	4	0.00%	4	$0	$0
17	1904.43	4	0.00%	4	$2,400	$1,300
18	1904.5	1	0.00%	1	$0	$0

CitationsInspectionsPenalties

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11904.29FormsCFR title checked from 2001 on, except 20029050.43% of all675inspections$199,821current penalties

Citations: 905
Inspections: 675
Current penalties: $199,821
Initial penalties: $337,165
Share of all citations: 0.43%

1904.29 standard page

21904.32Annual SummaryCFR title checked from 2001 on, except 20027310.35% of all567inspections$160,834current penalties

Citations: 731
Inspections: 567
Current penalties: $160,834
Initial penalties: $294,215
Share of all citations: 0.35%

1904.32 standard page

31904.40Providing records to government representativesCFR title checked from 2001 on, except 20023270.16% of all236inspections$117,388current penalties

Citations: 327
Inspections: 236
Current penalties: $117,388
Initial penalties: $186,351
Share of all citations: 0.16%

1904.40 standard page

41904.391280.06% of all128inspections$164,563current penalties

Citations: 128
Inspections: 128
Current penalties: $164,563
Initial penalties: $283,985
Share of all citations: 0.06%

1904.39 standard page

51904.411230.06% of all123inspections$54,590current penalties

Citations: 123
Inspections: 123
Current penalties: $54,590
Initial penalties: $80,480
Share of all citations: 0.06%

1904.41 standard page

61904.41120.05% of all110inspections$30,805current penalties

Citations: 112
Inspections: 110
Current penalties: $30,805
Initial penalties: $50,801
Share of all citations: 0.05%

1904.4 standard page

71904.11020.05% of all102inspections$29,613current penalties

Citations: 102
Inspections: 102
Current penalties: $29,613
Initial penalties: $40,195
Share of all citations: 0.05%

1904.1 standard page

81904.30830.04% of all61inspections$5,779current penalties

Citations: 83
Inspections: 61
Current penalties: $5,779
Initial penalties: $10,555
Share of all citations: 0.04%

1904.30 standard page

91904.7660.03% of all59inspections$18,393current penalties

Citations: 66
Inspections: 59
Current penalties: $18,393
Initial penalties: $26,420
Share of all citations: 0.03%

1904.7 standard page

101904.33Retention and updatingCFR title checked from 2001 on, except 2002270.01% of all27inspections$6,315current penalties

Citations: 27
Inspections: 27
Current penalties: $6,315
Initial penalties: $18,495
Share of all citations: 0.01%

1904.33 standard page

111904.8250.01% of all25inspections$4,238current penalties

Citations: 25
Inspections: 25
Current penalties: $4,238
Initial penalties: $7,505
Share of all citations: 0.01%

1904.8 standard page

121904.2200.01% of all20inspections$3,196current penalties

Citations: 20
Inspections: 20
Current penalties: $3,196
Initial penalties: $3,845
Share of all citations: 0.01%

1904.2 standard page

131904.31Covered employeesCFR title checked from 2001 on, except 2002180.01% of all18inspections$9,987current penalties

Citations: 18
Inspections: 18
Current penalties: $9,987
Initial penalties: $13,372
Share of all citations: 0.01%

1904.31 standard page

141904.10130.01% of all13inspections$8,453current penalties

Citations: 13
Inspections: 13
Current penalties: $8,453
Initial penalties: $5,740
Share of all citations: 0.01%

1904.10 standard page

151904.3560.00% of all5inspections$525current penalties

Citations: 6
Inspections: 5
Current penalties: $525
Initial penalties: $750
Share of all citations: 0.00%

1904.35 standard page

161904.34Change in business ownershipCFR title checked from 2001 on, except 200240.00% of all4inspections$0current penalties

Citations: 4
Inspections: 4
Current penalties: $0
Initial penalties: $0
Share of all citations: 0.00%

1904.34 standard page

171904.4340.00% of all4inspections$1,300current penalties

Citations: 4
Inspections: 4
Current penalties: $1,300
Initial penalties: $2,400
Share of all citations: 0.00%

1904.43 standard page

181904.510.00% of all1inspections$0current penalties

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

1904.5 standard page

All citations in this view: 210,516. 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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