29 CFR 1904.29 · Kentucky · FY2025
OSHA Injury Forms in Kentucky: FY2025 OSHA citations
19 citation items under 29 CFR 1904.29 at inspected sites in Kentucky, from 19 inspections.
From Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025, the Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement data record 19 citation items under 29 CFR 1904.29 at inspected sites in Kentucky, in 19 inspections. Among the 115 sections of 29 CFR parts 1904, 1910 and 1926 cited in Kentucky that year (1,493 citation items in all), this one ranks 23rd by items. These counts describe inspected establishments, not the whole industry.
Paragraphs of 29 CFR 1904.29 cited in Kentucky
| Paragraph | Items | Share of the 19 |
|---|---|---|
| 1904.29(a) | 12 | 63% |
| 1904.29(b)(3) | 6 | 32% |
| 1904.29(b)(7) | 1 | 5% |
“(a) Basic requirement. You must use OSHA 300, 300-A, and 301 forms, or equivalent forms, for recordable injuries and illnesses. The OSHA 300 form is called the Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, the 300-A is the Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, and the OSHA 301 form is called the Injury and Illness Incident Report.”
“(3) How quickly must each injury or illness be recorded? You must enter each recordable injury or illness on the OSHA 300 Log and 301 Incident Report within seven (7) calendar days of receiving information that a recordable injury or illness has occurred.”
“(7) How do I determine if an injury or illness is a privacy concern case? You must consider the following injuries or illnesses to be privacy concern cases: (i) An injury or illness to an intimate body part or the reproductive system; (ii) An injury or illness resulting from a sexual assault; (iii) Mental illnesses; (iv) HIV infection, hepatitis, or tuberculosis; (v) Needlestick injuries and cuts from sharp objects that are contaminated with another person's blood or other potentially infectious material (see § 1904.8 for definitions); and (vi) Other illnesses, if the employee voluntarily requests that his or her name not be entered on the …”
The paragraph continues in the standard. Read 29 CFR 1904.29
How the Kentucky citations were classified
Of the 19 citation items: 0 serious, 0 willful, 0 repeat and 19 other-than-serious (0% serious).
Who was inspected in Kentucky
37% of the 19 inspections with a recorded headcount were at sites with 26 to 100 employees. The headcount is the inspected site's, not the employer's total.
| 1 to 10 | 2 |
| 11 to 25 | 6 |
| 26 to 100 | 7 |
| 101 to 250 | 1 |
| 251 to 1,000 | 3 |
| Manufacturing | 4 |
| Public Administration | 3 |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 2 |
| Retail Trade | 2 |
| Automotive Repair and Maintenance | 2 |
| Services to Buildings and Dwellings | 2 |
| Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities | 1 |
When the items were issued
By quarter of FY2025: Oct to Dec 2024: 4; Jan to Mar 2025: 6; Apr to Jun 2025: 5; Jul to Sep 2025: 4.
Who enforced in Kentucky
Kentucky has an OSHA-approved State Plan that ordinarily covers private-sector employers and state and local government workers. All 19 of the items were recorded by the State Plan's office. A State Plan may have standards of its own. The paragraphs on this page are the federal 29 CFR numbers recorded in OSHA's data, and this page does not say which Kentucky rule applies to a given workplace. OSHA's page on the Kentucky State Plan, with its coverage.
Kentucky against the other states
Kentucky ranks 7th of the 36 states and territories with items under 29 CFR 1904.29 in this data. The most items: New Jersey 287; Alaska 75; Iowa 35; Pennsylvania 31; Maine 22. In all, the data record 649 citation items under 29 CFR 1904.29; the 19 in Kentucky are 2.9% of them. Penalty maximums: OSHA penalties in Kentucky.
Next steps for a Kentucky employer
- Federal text of the standard: 29 CFR 1904.29, OSHA Injury Forms
- Free tool: OSHA 300A Auto-Filler
- Free tool: OSHA Recordability Decision Tree
- Software: OSHA recordkeeping in HazComFast
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.