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.

16 standards, 2015

29 CFR part 1904, Recording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses: 2,605 citations, 1.5% of all citations in this view.

Rank	Standard	Citations	Share of all citations	Inspections	Initial penalties	Current penalties
1	1904.39	760	0.43%	747	$1,471,743	$931,801
2	1904.29FormsTitle checked against CFR editions from 2001 on, except 2002.	672	0.38%	483	$401,340	$317,940
3	1904.32Annual SummaryTitle checked against CFR editions from 2001 on, except 2002.	479	0.27%	376	$233,170	$149,066
4	1904.40Providing records to government representativesTitle checked against CFR editions from 2001 on, except 2002.	218	0.12%	200	$103,535	$77,567
5	1904.4	122	0.07%	119	$56,550	$41,140
6	1904.1	104	0.06%	104	$35,950	$20,260
7	1904.30	89	0.05%	60	$35,700	$24,895
8	1904.7	78	0.04%	67	$56,760	$48,498
9	1904.33Retention and updatingTitle checked against CFR editions from 2001 on, except 2002.	28	0.02%	28	$9,540	$4,902
10	1904.31Covered employeesTitle checked against CFR editions from 2001 on, except 2002.	23	0.01%	23	$17,425	$10,026
11	1904.8	13	0.01%	13	$7,500	$6,375
12	1904.10	11	0.01%	11	$6,724	$4,569
13	1904.35Employee involvementTitle checked against CFR editions from 2001 on, except 2002.	4	0.00%	4	$2,700	$1,320
14	1904.34Change in business ownershipTitle checked against CFR editions from 2001 on, except 2002.	2	0.00%	2	$0	$0
15	1904.2	1	0.00%	1	$1,000	$700
16	1904.43Summary and posting of the 2001 dataTitle checked against CFR editions from 2001 on, except 2002.	1	0.00%	1	$700	$440

CitationsInspectionsPenalties

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11904.397600.43% of all747inspections$931,801current penalties

Citations: 760
Inspections: 747
Current penalties: $931,801
Initial penalties: $1,471,743
Share of all citations: 0.43%

1904.39 standard page

21904.29FormsCFR title checked from 2001 on, except 20026720.38% of all483inspections$317,940current penalties

Citations: 672
Inspections: 483
Current penalties: $317,940
Initial penalties: $401,340
Share of all citations: 0.38%

1904.29 standard page

31904.32Annual SummaryCFR title checked from 2001 on, except 20024790.27% of all376inspections$149,066current penalties

Citations: 479
Inspections: 376
Current penalties: $149,066
Initial penalties: $233,170
Share of all citations: 0.27%

1904.32 standard page

41904.40Providing records to government representativesCFR title checked from 2001 on, except 20022180.12% of all200inspections$77,567current penalties

Citations: 218
Inspections: 200
Current penalties: $77,567
Initial penalties: $103,535
Share of all citations: 0.12%

1904.40 standard page

51904.41220.07% of all119inspections$41,140current penalties

Citations: 122
Inspections: 119
Current penalties: $41,140
Initial penalties: $56,550
Share of all citations: 0.07%

1904.4 standard page

61904.11040.06% of all104inspections$20,260current penalties

Citations: 104
Inspections: 104
Current penalties: $20,260
Initial penalties: $35,950
Share of all citations: 0.06%

1904.1 standard page

71904.30890.05% of all60inspections$24,895current penalties

Citations: 89
Inspections: 60
Current penalties: $24,895
Initial penalties: $35,700
Share of all citations: 0.05%

1904.30 standard page

81904.7780.04% of all67inspections$48,498current penalties

Citations: 78
Inspections: 67
Current penalties: $48,498
Initial penalties: $56,760
Share of all citations: 0.04%

1904.7 standard page

91904.33Retention and updatingCFR title checked from 2001 on, except 2002280.02% of all28inspections$4,902current penalties

Citations: 28
Inspections: 28
Current penalties: $4,902
Initial penalties: $9,540
Share of all citations: 0.02%

1904.33 standard page

101904.31Covered employeesCFR title checked from 2001 on, except 2002230.01% of all23inspections$10,026current penalties

Citations: 23
Inspections: 23
Current penalties: $10,026
Initial penalties: $17,425
Share of all citations: 0.01%

1904.31 standard page

111904.8130.01% of all13inspections$6,375current penalties

Citations: 13
Inspections: 13
Current penalties: $6,375
Initial penalties: $7,500
Share of all citations: 0.01%

1904.8 standard page

121904.10110.01% of all11inspections$4,569current penalties

Citations: 11
Inspections: 11
Current penalties: $4,569
Initial penalties: $6,724
Share of all citations: 0.01%

1904.10 standard page

131904.35Employee involvementCFR title checked from 2001 on, except 200240.00% of all4inspections$1,320current penalties

Citations: 4
Inspections: 4
Current penalties: $1,320
Initial penalties: $2,700
Share of all citations: 0.00%

1904.35 standard page

141904.34Change in business ownershipCFR title checked from 2001 on, except 200220.00% of all2inspections$0current penalties

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

1904.34 standard page

151904.210.00% of all1inspections$700current penalties

Citations: 1
Inspections: 1
Current penalties: $700
Initial penalties: $1,000
Share of all citations: 0.00%

1904.2 standard page

161904.43Summary and posting of the 2001 dataCFR title checked from 2001 on, except 200210.00% of all1inspections$440current penalties

Citations: 1
Inspections: 1
Current penalties: $440
Initial penalties: $700
Share of all citations: 0.00%

1904.43 standard page

All citations in this view: 175,550. 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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