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What OSHA cites your trade for: FY2025 citations in 177 trades, standard by standard

In FY2025, federal OSHA and the State Plans issued 102,902 citation items under 29 CFR parts 1904, 1910 and 1926 or a matching state rule. The most cited paragraph was 1926.501(b)(13), on residential construction, with 6,036 items. Hazard communication, 1910.1200, was cited in 176 of the 177 trades and was first in 48, ties included.

Department of Labor enforcement data extracted Oct 27, 2026 · verified against the eCFR on Oct 27, 2026 · by HazComFast · method, data and files below

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What do the FY2025 numbers show?

  1. 1The most cited standard of the year is 29 CFR 1926.501, the duty to have fall protection: 11,137 items, 10.8% of all. One of its paragraphs, 1926.501(b)(13), on residential construction, drew 6,036 by itself.
  2. 2Hazard communication, 1910.1200, was cited in 176 of the 177 trades. It is among the three most cited standards in 124 of them and first, alone or tied, in 48.
  3. 3No standard leads every trade. Counting the trades where one standard is first alone: hazard communication (1910.1200) leads 44, lockout/tagout (1910.147) leads 41, powered industrial trucks (1910.178) leads 20 and respiratory protection (1910.134) leads 19. In 13 trades, two or more standards share first place.
  4. 465.7% of the items with a recorded size went to establishments with 20 or fewer employees: 91.6% in construction, 44.9% in the other trades.
  5. 5The 9 construction trades of the study carry 45.5% of its items, 45,767 in all.
  6. 6A part 1904 recordkeeping section is among the ten most cited standards in 54 trades.
  7. 7The median current penalty of a cited item that carried one was $2,837: $3,830 when federal OSHA inspected, $1,400 in State Plan inspections.
  8. 866.5% of the items were classified serious. 4,616 were repeat and 478 willful.
  9. 98,125 items that California, Washington, Oregon and Michigan cite under their own rule numbers are counted through a written correspondence. 25,642 more have none and stay out.
  10. 10Over OSHA's own window and offices, our counts for its ten most cited standards are 0.2% to 3.1% below OSHA's for every standard, and 1.8% below over the ten together.

A citation item is one line of an OSHA citation: one standard, usually one paragraph, in one inspection. OSHA's own Top 10 counts the same unit and calls it a violation. The study's figures are counts, shares and medians of the Department of Labor's public data, with nothing modeled or estimated.

Terms on this page:Serious violationOther-than-serious violationRepeat violationWillful violation

What does OSHA cite your trade for?

Pick your trade by its NAICS code. You get the standards and paragraphs OSHA cited, what it cited at sites with 20 or fewer employees, the penalties and the six-digit industries, with a CSV, an Excel workbook and a PDF kit. The address follows your choice, so you can send it to a foreman or a client.

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NAICS 2381: Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors

citation items in FY2025
29,591
inspections that carry one or more of them
10,766
of the items with a recorded size went to sites with 20 or fewer employees
96.9%
median current penalty of an item that carries one
$2,837

Most cited standards

Most cited OSHA standards, NAICS 2381, FY2025
StandardItemsShareInspectionsAt sites of 20 or fewerCurrent penalties
0129 CFR 1926.501Duty to have fall protection8,56428.9%7,9968,372$51,099,902
0229 CFR 1926.1053Ladders3,63112.3%3,0333,547$10,301,513
0329 CFR 1926.503Training requirements (Fall Protection)3,19310.8%2,8813,146$5,379,869
0429 CFR 1926.451General requirements (Scaffolds)2,4808.4%1,1392,381$6,440,973
0529 CFR 1926.102Eye and face protection2,3267.9%2,3242,289$6,776,161
0629 CFR 1926.100Head protection1,0993.7%1,0991,072$2,515,704
0729 CFR 1910.1200Hazard communication1,0833.7%4231,051$935,082
0829 CFR 1926.20General safety and health provisions1,0343.5%8361,011$3,012,376
0929 CFR 1926.502Fall protection systems criteria and practices9443.2%668906$2,158,047
1029 CFR 1926.1153Respirable crystalline silica5792.0%231557$758,068

Share: of the 29,591 items. Current penalties: sum of the current_penalty field on Oct 27, 2026. 128 standards were cited in all, and the CSV lists every one. Standards with the same count are listed in section order. 1,789 of the items were cited under California, Washington, Oregon or Michigan rule numbers and are counted under the federal standard their written correspondence names (list below).

29 CFR 1926.501

Duty to have fall protection

The fall hazard assessment works with no signal and judges a scaffold on 1926.451(g)(1), not on the 6-foot rule. California sites get the 7-foot threshold. Fall protection plans in HazComFast

29 CFR 1926.1053

Ladders

Most cited paragraphs

The paragraph tells you what failed. Each one is shown with its heading or its first words as the eCFR prints them (read Oct 27, 2026, text up to date as of Oct 23, 2026).

Most cited paragraphs, NAICS 2381, FY2025
ParagraphWhat it says (eCFR)Items
1926.501(b)(13)Residential construction. Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall …5,502
1926.102(a)(1)The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, …2,297
1926.1053(b)(1)When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing …2,284
1926.503(a)(1)The employer shall provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of …1,710
1926.503(b)(1)The employer shall verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written certification record. The written certification record shall contain the name or other identity …1,137
1926.100(a)Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, shall …1,099
1926.20(b)(2)Such programs shall provide for frequent and regular inspections of the job sites, materials, and equipment to be made by competent persons designated by the employers.707
1926.501(b)(1)Unprotected sides and edges. Each employee on a walking/working surface (horizontal and vertical surface) with an unprotected side or edge which is 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level …623
1926.501(b)(10)Roofing work on Low-slope roofs. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this section, each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs, with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) …575
1926.501(b)(11)Steep roofs. Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected from falling by guardrail systems …534

314 other paragraphs were cited once each. They are tied, so they are not ranked here, and the CSV lists every paragraph.

Establishments with 20 or fewer employees

28,664 items in 10,328 inspections, 96.9% of the items whose establishment size was recorded. What they were cited for:

  1. 1926.501Duty to have fall protection8,372 · 29.2%
  2. 1926.1053Ladders3,547 · 12.4%
  3. 1926.503Training requirements (Fall Protection)3,146 · 11.0%
  4. 1926.451General requirements (Scaffolds)2,381 · 8.3%
  5. 1926.102Eye and face protection2,289 · 8.0%

1 to 20 employees: 28,664 items · 21 to 250 employees: 902 items · 251 or more employees: 25 items

Penalties

Penalties as issued (initial_penalty field)
$123,554,140
Penalties on Oct 27, 2026 (current_penalty field)
$99,077,389
Median current penalty of an item that carries one
$2,837
Items with a current penalty above $0
22,302 of 29,591

When several items are grouped into one violation, the penalty is usually recorded on the first of them only, and the others show $0. Open cases can still settle.

Six-digit industries in this trade

Six-digit industries of NAICS 2381
IndustryItemsInspectionsAt sites of 20 or fewer
23816014,3535,54797.4%
2381309,0003,15698.6%
2381402,57773592.8%
2381702,02262899.6%
23811067426981.5%
23812056025385.7%
23819029711693.3%
2381501086288.9%

Items counted from state rule numbers

  • WA, WAC chapter 296-880, counted under 1926.501715
  • OR, OAR 437-003-1501 and 437-003-2501, counted under 1926.501234
  • MI, Part 12 (rules whose number begins with R 408.412), counted under 1926.451139
  • MI, Part 11 (R 408.41101 to 408.41140), counted under 1926.1053137
  • WA, WAC chapter 296-876, counted under 1926.1053131
  • OR, OAR 437-003-0503, counted under 1926.503115
  • CA, 8 CCR §1670, §1621, §1730 and §1731, counted under 1926.50167
  • CA, 8 CCR §1675, §3276, §3277 and §3278, counted under 1926.105360
  • MI, Part 21, construction (R 408.42127 to 408.42157), counted under 1926.105254
  • MI, MIOSHA Part 32, counted under 1926.45343
  • WA, WAC chapter 296-874, counted under 1926.45127
  • WA, WAC chapter 296-842, counted under 1910.13418
  • CA, 8 CCR §5144 and §5141.1, counted under 1910.13416
  • WA, WAC 296-155-477, counted under 1926.105214
  • CA, 8 CCR §1637, counted under 1926.45111
  • WA, WAC 296-901-140, counted under 1910.12003
  • CA, 8 CCR §1626, counted under 1926.10522
  • CA, 8 CCR §5194, counted under 1910.12002
  • CA, 8 CCR §1713 and §1717, counted under 1926.7031

Take 2381 with you

The PDF has the report and a sheet to check the most cited paragraphs before an inspection. The CSV and the Excel workbook have every standard and paragraph of the four-digit trade. The files are free to reuse with credit (CC BY 4.0).

2381 data (CSV)

These are inspected establishments, not the whole trade. Citations issued from Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025, data extracted Oct 27, 2026. How this was counted

Which standards does OSHA cite most?

The first is 29 CFR 1926.501, the duty to have fall protection, a construction standard: 10,949 of its 11,137 items (98.3%) were cited at construction employers. Hazard communication is second, with 2,048 of its 9,205 items (22.2%) at construction employers. OSHA cites it there under 1910.1200: only 19 items in all trades carry the 1926.59 number, the construction section whose note says its requirements are identical to those of 1910.1200.

The ten most cited OSHA standards, all trades, FY2025, split by number type and by construction
StandardItemsShareUnder federal numbersUnder state rule numbersAt construction employers
29 CFR 1926.501Duty to have fall protection11,13710.8%9,0832,05410,949 (98%)
29 CFR 1910.1200Hazard communication9,2058.9%8,1281,0772,048 (22%)
29 CFR 1910.134Respiratory protection5,5325.4%4,734798928 (17%)
29 CFR 1910.147The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout)5,3115.2%4,749562268 (5%)
29 CFR 1926.1053Ladders4,7424.6%4,0107324,668 (98%)
29 CFR 1910.178Powered industrial trucks4,2694.1%3,455814388 (9%)
29 CFR 1926.503Training requirements (Fall Protection)3,7203.6%3,5192013,648 (98%)
29 CFR 1926.451General requirements (Scaffolds)3,6053.5%3,2113943,475 (96%)
29 CFR 1910.132General requirements (Personal Protective Equipment)2,9672.9%2,138829225 (8%)
29 CFR 1910.303General (Electrical)2,7422.7%2,7420170 (6%)

Federal numbers are the 29 CFR numbers on the citation. State rule numbers are the California, Washington, Oregon and Michigan rules counted under the federal standard that a written correspondence names. Construction employers are the trades under NAICS 23.

Which standard leads the most trades?

The national order hides how much the first standard changes from trade to trade. Hazard communication leads 48 trades, lockout/tagout leads 47 trades, respiratory protection leads 25 trades and powered industrial trucks leads 21 trades, ties included. The duty to have fall protection, first in the national count, leads 5 trades, all of them in construction. The table counts the trades where each standard is the most cited one.

Standards that are the most cited in the most trades, FY2025
StandardFirst, aloneFirst, tied
29 CFR 1910.1200Hazard communication44 trades4 trades
29 CFR 1910.147The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout)41 trades6 trades
29 CFR 1910.134Respiratory protection19 trades6 trades
29 CFR 1910.178Powered industrial trucks20 trades1 trade
29 CFR 1910.1030Bloodborne pathogens9 trades0 trades
29 CFR 1910.303General (Electrical)5 trades2 trades
29 CFR 1926.501Duty to have fall protection5 trades0 trades
29 CFR 1910.119Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals3 trades1 trade
29 CFR 1910.305Wiring methods, components, and equipment for general use3 trades0 trades
29 CFR 1926.651Specific excavation requirements (Excavations)3 trades0 trades
29 CFR 1910.157Portable fire extinguishers2 trades1 trade
29 CFR 1910.212General requirements for all machines (Machinery and Machine Guarding)1 trade2 trades

Across the 177 trades, 273 different standards were cited. The NAICS code describes the employer, and the standard cited depends on what the officer found on site.

Which paragraphs does OSHA cite most often?

A citation names a paragraph, and the paragraph tells you what failed. These are the ten most cited across all trades, with each paragraph's heading or first words as the eCFR prints them. Verified against the eCFR on Oct 27, 2026, text up to date as of Oct 23, 2026.

Most cited OSHA paragraphs, all trades, FY2025
ParagraphWhat it says (eCFR)ItemsShare
1926.501(b)(13)Residential construction. Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall …6,0366.4%
1926.1053(b)(1)When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing …2,6272.8%
1910.1200(e)(1)Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) …2,5772.7%
1926.102(a)(1)The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, …2,5562.7%
1910.1200(h)(1)Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical …1,9772.1%
1926.503(a)(1)The employer shall provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of …1,9452.1%
1910.212(a)(1)Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by …1,7091.8%
1926.100(a)Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, shall …1,4131.5%
1926.503(b)(1)The employer shall verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written certification record. The written certification record shall contain the name or other identity …1,2781.3%
1926.501(b)(1)Unprotected sides and edges. Each employee on a walking/working surface (horizontal and vertical surface) with an unprotected side or edge which is 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level …1,0701.1%

Share: of the 94,777 items cited under a federal number. An item cited under a state rule number names no federal paragraph, so it counts only in the standard tables.

Do small sites get cited for the same things?

Three of the five standards cited most often at all sites are also among the five cited most often at sites with 20 or fewer employees. The duty to have fall protection and hazard communication come first and second in both lists. Small sites also get most of the items: 65.7% of those with a recorded size, and 91.6% in construction. The size is the number of employees at the inspected establishment, as recorded on the inspection.

Most cited standards at establishments with 20 or fewer employees, FY2025
StandardItemsShare of small-site items
29 CFR 1926.501Duty to have fall protection10,72915.9%
29 CFR 1910.1200Hazard communication6,1369.1%
29 CFR 1926.1053Ladders4,5336.7%
29 CFR 1926.503Training requirements (Fall Protection)3,6175.4%
29 CFR 1926.451General requirements (Scaffolds)3,3795.0%
29 CFR 1910.134Respiratory protection3,0994.6%
29 CFR 1926.102Eye and face protection2,5383.8%
29 CFR 1910.178Powered industrial trucks2,1513.2%

Every trade in the explorer above has its own small-site list. What a small employer owes depends on its size in other ways too, which our OSHA for small businesses page lays out.

What does an OSHA citation cost?

Two fields carry the money. The initial_penalty field is the amount on the citation the day it was issued. The current_penalty field is the amount in the data on Oct 27, 2026, after the settlements and corrections recorded so far. The FY2025 items carried $388,536,883 as issued and $284,152,384 on the extraction date. 60.4% of the items carry a current penalty above $0.

Penalties of the FY2025 citation items by inspecting office
Inspected byMedian initial*Median current*Current total
Federal OSHA$4,965$3,830$193,575,286
State Plans$1,836$1,400$90,577,098
Both$3,783$2,837$284,152,384

*Median of the items whose penalty in that field is above $0. When several items are grouped into one violation, the penalty is usually recorded on the first of them only, and an other-than-serious item can carry none.

The maximums did not move in 2026. OSHA's memo of May 21, 2026 keeps the 2025 levels, $16,550 for a serious violation and $165,514 for a willful or repeat one. State Plans apply their own penalty rules.

How a base penalty is set: how OSHA calculates a penalty · OSHA penalties in 2026 · free OSHA fine calculator

Do these counts match OSHA's own?

Over OSHA's own window and offices, our counts for its ten most cited standards are 0.2% to 3.1% below OSHA's for every standard, and 1.8% below over the ten together. OSHA announced its counts at the NSC Safety Congress & Expo in September 2025, and Safety+Health reported them on November 24, 2025. They count violations found in federal OSHA inspections from October 1, 2024 to August 12, 2025, and we counted the items issued in that window by federal OSHA offices.

OSHA's announced FY2025 counts against ours, federal OSHA offices, October 1, 2024 to August 12, 2025
StandardOSHA announcedOurs, same window and officesDifferenceOurs, whole FY2025, all offices
29 CFR 1926.501Duty to have fall protection5,9145,818-1.6%11,137
29 CFR 1910.1200Hazard communication2,5462,492-2.1%9,205
29 CFR 1926.1053Ladders2,4052,369-1.5%4,742
29 CFR 1910.147The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout)2,1772,111-3.0%5,311
29 CFR 1910.134Respiratory protection1,9531,893-3.1%5,532
29 CFR 1926.503Training requirements (Fall Protection)1,9071,904-0.2%3,720
29 CFR 1926.451General requirements (Scaffolds)1,9051,847-3.0%3,605
29 CFR 1910.178Powered industrial trucks1,8261,801-1.4%4,269
29 CFR 1926.102Eye and face protection1,6651,645-1.2%2,601
29 CFR 1910.212General requirements for all machines (Machinery and Machine Guarding)1,2391,224-1.2%2,665
The ten together23,53723,104-1.8%52,787

The Department of Labor's data changes after a citation is issued, as items are amended, settled or deleted, so two counts taken on different days do not match to the item. Our HazCom study makes the same comparison for hazard communication, year by year. The last column counts the whole fiscal year, every office and the matching state rules, so it is larger by design.

Other pages of this site count a narrower population for FY2025, such as the items under a federal number only or the inspections of federal OSHA alone, so their totals for a standard are lower than the ones here. The table of the ten most cited standards above shows how much of each total comes from state rule numbers. Pages built from an earlier extraction of the data can also differ slightly. Against the extraction of October 13, 2026, the federal-number counts here differ by 0.10% in total and by 0.34% at most for any of the ten standards. Our HazCom enforcement study also counts 1926.59, the maritime sections and Oregon's rule for agricultural employers, and this page counts Michigan's hazard communication rules. Its FY2025 count, 9,177 items, is close to the 9,205 items under 1910.1200 here without being the same population.

Where should you start on your own site?

Start with the first three standards of your trade, and read them paragraph by paragraph. The PDF kit of each trade has a sheet for that walk, with the paragraphs cited most often in the trade. For the standards cited most across all trades, here is the free tool for each one and, where HazComFast has a module for it, what that module does.

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How was this counted?

  • Source: the U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement data, violation and inspection tables, read through the Department's open data API on Oct 27, 2026. Federal OSHA and the State Plans are both in it.
  • Items: citation items issued from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, each counted once by inspection and citation number. The 6,106 items flagged as deleted are left out, which leaves 135,842.
  • Standards: every item under a federal number of 29 CFR part 1904, 1910 or 1926, 94,777 in all. Items under part 1903 (939), the General Duty Clause (741) and the parts for maritime work, agriculture and federal agencies (293) are outside the study.
  • State rule numbers: California, Washington, Oregon and Michigan cite many items under their own rules. An item counts under a federal standard only when our written correspondence pairs its rule with that standard, read in the state's own text on Oct 21, 2026, and when that standard's part covers the trade: part 1926 for construction trades, part 1910 for the others. Hazard communication and respiratory protection count for both, because 1926.59 and 1926.103 say the construction requirements "are identical to those set forth at" 1910.1200 and 1910.134. That added 8,125 items (Washington 4,175, California 1,876, Michigan 1,239, Oregon 835) and left out 996 whose federal standard belongs to the other part. The download lists every rule.
  • Trades: the first four digits of the NAICS code on the inspection, kept as recorded and titled from the Census Bureau's 2022 list. 12 of the 177 trades carry a code the 2022 edition retired and are titled from the 2017 or 2007 list. A trade has its own figures and files when it has 50 items or more. The other 123 trades, 2,409 items in all, are in all-trades.csv.
  • Size: the number of employees at the inspected establishment as recorded on the inspection. "20 or fewer" means 1 to 20. A blank or zero counts as not recorded.
  • Office: an inspection whose reporting ID has a 5 as its third digit belongs to a State Plan office.
  • Penalties: the initial_penalty and current_penalty fields of each counted item. Medians are taken over the items whose amount in that field is above $0.
  • Regulatory text: section titles, paragraph headings and first words come from the eCFR XML of parts 1904, 1910 and 1926, read on Oct 27, 2026 (up to date as of Oct 23, 2026). A paragraph recorded with a designation the current eCFR does not have is shown as recorded and marked.

Limits

  • These counts describe inspected establishments, not the whole trade. OSHA goes where complaints, referrals, accidents and its emphasis programs send it, so a trade with more citations may be a trade OSHA inspects more.
  • States that cite their own rule numbers are undercounted where no written correspondence exists. 25,642 items of California, Washington, Oregon and Michigan stay out, and so do 4,329 items under the rule numbers of other states and territories.
  • FY2025 is the last complete fiscal year in the Department of Labor's data. FY2026 is not complete there yet, so it is not used.
  • A citation is OSHA's allegation until it becomes a final order. An employer can contest it, and settlements change items and amounts. The data shows citations as issued and as they stood on Oct 27, 2026.
  • No establishment is named, on this page or in the files.
  • Paragraph codes are as each office entered them. A few name a designation the regulation does not have, and those are kept and marked.

Download the data and cite the study

Each trade has its CSV, its Excel workbook and its PDF kit in the explorer above, and a JSON file in the same folder as its CSV. The files below cover all trades at once.

How to cite this study

HazComFast. (2026). What OSHA cites your trade for: FY2025 citations by NAICS trade. https://hazcomfast.com/osha-data-research/what-osha-cites-your-trade-for. Data extracted October 27, 2026.

Our tables and files are free to reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license (CC BY 4.0): name HazComFast and link to this page. The Department of Labor data under them is a work of the U.S. government, and 17 U.S.C. 105(a) says that copyright protection "is not available for any work of the United States Government".

Questions about OSHA citations by trade

What are the most common OSHA violations?

In FY2025 the most cited standard in our count was 29 CFR 1926.501, the duty to have fall protection, with 11,137 citation items. The most cited paragraph was 1926.501(b)(13), with 6,036. It depends on the trade: hazard communication (1910.1200) is first in 48 trades, lockout/tagout (1910.147) is first in 47 trades and respiratory protection (1910.134) is first in 25 trades, ties included. Federal OSHA and the State Plans are counted together.

Does OSHA publish violations by company?

Yes. The Department of Labor's enforcement data names each inspected establishment: its inspection table carries the establishment's name and site address. This study did not download those fields and names no establishment. It counts citations by trade, from the NAICS code on each inspection.

How much is an OSHA fine for one cited item?

Usually far less than the maximum. In FY2025 the median current penalty of a cited item that carried one was $2,837: $3,830 when federal OSHA inspected and $1,400 in State Plan inspections, as recorded on Oct 27, 2026. The 2026 maximums are $16,550 for a serious violation and $165,514 for a willful or repeat one.

What does OSHA cite roofing contractors for?

Roofing Contractors (NAICS 238160) drew 14,353 citation items in 5,547 inspections in FY2025. The most cited standards were 1926.501 (5,167), 1926.1053 (2,248) and 1926.503 (2,043). 97.4% of the items with a recorded size went to sites with 20 or fewer employees, and the median current penalty of an item that carried one was $3,000. These are the establishments OSHA inspected, not the whole industry.

What does OSHA cite electrical contractors for?

Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors (NAICS 238210) drew 845 citation items in 450 inspections in FY2025. The most cited standards were 1926.501 (150), 1926.1053 (89) and 1926.405 (67). 77.2% of the items with a recorded size went to sites with 20 or fewer employees, and the median current penalty of an item that carried one was $3,299. These are the establishments OSHA inspected, not the whole industry.

What does OSHA cite general automotive repair shops for?

General Automotive Repair (NAICS 811111) drew 789 citation items in 282 inspections in FY2025. The most cited standards were 1910.1200 (266), 1910.134 (71) and 1910.132 (56). 83.9% of the items with a recorded size went to sites with 20 or fewer employees, and the median current penalty of an item that carried one was $1,181. These are the establishments OSHA inspected, not the whole industry.

Related research and guides

OSHA Data & Research: all our analysesSeven years of HazCom citations, paragraph by paragraphOSHA's most-cited standards, FY2026State Plan HazCom rule numbersOSHA requirements, answered for industry and constructionOSHA for small businesses: what applies by sizeCited by OSHA? Response and abatementLook up a state and a standard (interactive)Construction safety software and guidesRoofing contractorsAuto repair shopsManufacturing

Sources

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