29 CFR 1910.141 · Illinois · FY2025
Sanitation in Illinois: FY2025 OSHA citations
6 citation items under 29 CFR 1910.141 at inspected sites in Illinois, from 6 inspections.
From Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025, the Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement data record 6 citation items under 29 CFR 1910.141 at inspected sites in Illinois, in 6 inspections. Among the 133 sections of 29 CFR parts 1904, 1910 and 1926 cited in Illinois that year (5,919 citation items in all), this one ranks 78th by items. These counts describe inspected establishments, not the whole industry.
Paragraphs of 29 CFR 1910.141 cited in Illinois
| Paragraph | Items | Share of the 6 |
|---|---|---|
| 1910.141(a)(5) | 2 | 33% |
| 1910.141(c)(1)(i) | 2 | 33% |
| 1910.141(a)(3)(i) | 1 | 17% |
| 1910.141(b)(1)(i) | 1 | 17% |
“(5) Vermin control. Every enclosed workplace shall be so constructed, equipped, and maintained, so far as reasonably practicable, as to prevent the entrance or harborage of rodents, insects, and other vermin. A continuing and effective extermination program shall be instituted where their presence is detected.”
“(c) Toilet facilities—(1) General. (i) Except as otherwise indicated in this paragraph (c)(1)(i), toilet facilities, in toilet rooms separate for each sex, shall be provided in all places of employment in accordance with table J-1 of this section. The number of facilities to be provided for each sex shall be based on the number of employees of that sex for whom the facilities are furnished. Where toilet rooms will be occupied by no more than one person at a time, can be locked from the inside, and contain at least one water closet, separate toilet rooms for each sex need not be provided. Where such single-occupancy rooms have more than one …”
The paragraph continues in the standard. Read 29 CFR 1910.141
“(3) Housekeeping. (i) All places of employment shall be kept clean to the extent that the nature of the work allows.”
How the Illinois citations were classified
Of the 6 citation items: 5 serious, 0 willful, 0 repeat and 1 other-than-serious (83% serious).
Who was inspected in Illinois
67% of the 6 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.
| 11 to 25 | 4 |
| 26 to 100 | 2 |
| Transportation and Warehousing | 2 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 2 |
| Retail Trade | 1 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 1 |
| General Freight Trucking | 1 |
| Individual and Family Services | 1 |
| Outpatient Care Centers | 1 |
When the items were issued
By quarter of FY2025: Oct to Dec 2024: 0; Jan to Mar 2025: 1; Apr to Jun 2025: 2; Jul to Sep 2025: 3.
Who enforced in Illinois
Illinois's State Plan covers state and local government workers only; private-sector employers there are covered by federal OSHA. Of the 6 items, 1 were recorded by the State Plan's office and 5 by federal OSHA offices. OSHA's page on the Illinois State Plan.
Illinois against the other states
Illinois ranks 20th of the 46 states and territories with items under 29 CFR 1910.141 in this data. The most items: Puerto Rico 87; New York 33; Michigan 27; U.S. Virgin Islands 25; Texas 19. In all, the data record 423 citation items under 29 CFR 1910.141; the 6 in Illinois are 1.4% of them. Penalty maximums: OSHA penalties in Illinois.
Next steps for a Illinois employer
- What the standard says: 29 CFR 1910.141, Sanitation
- Free tool: OSHA Fine Calculator
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- 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.