29 CFR 1910.303 · Colorado · FY2025
Electrical General in Colorado: FY2025 OSHA citations
19 citation items under 29 CFR 1910.303 at inspected sites in Colorado, from 15 inspections.
From Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025, the Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement data record 19 citation items under 29 CFR 1910.303 at inspected sites in Colorado, in 15 inspections. Among the 85 sections of 29 CFR parts 1904, 1910 and 1926 cited in Colorado that year (1,149 citation items in all), this one ranks 19th by items. These counts describe inspected establishments, not the whole industry.
Paragraphs of 29 CFR 1910.303 cited in Colorado
| Paragraph | Items | Share of the 19 |
|---|---|---|
| 1910.303(g)(1) | 5 | 26% |
| 1910.303(b)(2) | 3 | 16% |
| 1910.303(g)(1)(ii) | 2 | 11% |
| 1910.303(f)(2) | 2 | 11% |
| 1910.303(b)(1) | 2 | 11% |
10 different paragraphs were cited in all; the table lists the 5 with the most items.
“(1) Space about electric equipment. Sufficient access and working space shall be provided and maintained about all electric equipment to permit ready and safe operation and maintenance of such equipment. (i) Working space for equipment likely to require examination, adjustment, servicing, or maintenance while energized shall comply with the following dimensions, except as required or permitted elsewhere in this subpart: (A) The depth of the working space in the direction of access to live parts may not be less than indicated in Table S-1. Distances shall be measured from the live parts if they are exposed or from the enclosure front or …”
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“(2) Installation and use. Listed or labeled equipment shall be installed and used in accordance with any instructions included in the listing or labeling.”
“(ii) Working space required by this standard may not be used for storage. When normally enclosed live parts are exposed for inspection or servicing, the working space, if in a passageway or general open space, shall be suitably guarded.”
How the Colorado citations were classified
Of the 19 citation items: 9 serious, 0 willful, 0 repeat and 10 other-than-serious (47% serious).
Who was inspected in Colorado
40% of the 15 inspections with a recorded headcount were at sites with 11 to 25 employees. The headcount is the inspected site's, not the employer's total.
| 1 to 10 | 4 |
| 11 to 25 | 6 |
| 26 to 100 | 1 |
| 101 to 250 | 2 |
| 251 to 1,000 | 2 |
| Manufacturing | 10 |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 3 |
| Transportation and Warehousing | 2 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 1 |
| Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing | 5 |
| Automotive Repair and Maintenance | 3 |
| Warehousing and Storage | 2 |
When the items were issued
By quarter of FY2025: Oct to Dec 2024: 1; Jan to Mar 2025: 3; Apr to Jun 2025: 5; Jul to Sep 2025: 10.
Who enforced in Colorado
Colorado has no OSHA-approved State Plan, so federal OSHA ordinarily enforces its standards at private workplaces there. All 19 of the items were recorded by federal OSHA offices. OSHA's list of State Plans.
Colorado against the other states
Colorado ranks 37th of the 53 states and territories with items under 29 CFR 1910.303 in this data. The most items: Tennessee 230; New York 196; Virginia 195; Connecticut 147; Nevada 118. In all, the data record 2,745 citation items under 29 CFR 1910.303; the 19 in Colorado are 0.7% of them. Penalty maximums: OSHA penalties in Colorado.
Next steps for a Colorado employer
- What the standard says: 29 CFR 1910.303, Electrical General
- Free tool: LOTO Procedure Generator
- Free tool: OSHA Fine Calculator
- Software: HazComFast EHS software
Counts by HazComFast from the Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement data, extracted Oct 13, 2026; deleted items left out, 29 CFR numbers only. They are not figures OSHA publishes for the state, and the live database can change them. Same data source and method as our HazCom enforcement study. Not legal advice.