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OSHA Enforcement in 1979

Federal workplace safety inspection and enforcement data for 1979.

← 19781980→
60,925
Inspections
66,762
Violations
$7,456,096
Total Penalties
843
Willful
31,718Serious
843Willful
2,004Repeat
32,197Other

Most Cited Standards in 1979

StandardPenalties
5A0001
General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)
$1,027,980
1903.2
Posting of Notices; Availability of the Act, Regulations and Applicable Standards
OSHA citation code: 19030002 A01
$2,640
1910.212
General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding)
OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01
$242,393
1910.219
Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus
OSHA citation code: 19100219 D01
$120,621
1910.309
OSHA citation code: 19100309 A 025045
$76,791
1910.309
OSHA citation code: 19100309 A 011017
$154,878
1910.212
General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding)
OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II
$276,058
1904.2
Partial Exemption for Establishments in Certain Industries
OSHA citation code: 19040002 A
$11,915
1910.219
Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus
OSHA citation code: 19100219 E03 I
$46,298
1910.215
Abrasive Wheel Machinery
OSHA citation code: 19100215 B09
$23,669

States with Most Inspections in 1979

New York8,255 inspectionsTexas5,471 inspectionsNew Jersey4,958 inspectionsOhio4,800 inspectionsIllinois4,789 inspectionsFlorida4,418 inspectionsWisconsin2,868 inspectionsPennsylvania2,369 inspectionsMassachusetts2,363 inspectionsGeorgia1,761 inspections

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Data on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement database, accessed via the DOL public data API. Records are updated daily. We strive for accuracy, but errors in data processing or establishment grouping are possible. Penalty amounts reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts after informal conference, settlement, or judicial review. Company pages group inspection records by normalized employer name, city, and state as reported in OSHA records. That grouping is deterministic and non-fuzzy, but it is not a universal legal-entity identifier. If you believe any record is inaccurate, please report it and we will investigate. This product uses the DOL Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the DOL. For official and authoritative records, visit osha.gov.