29 CFR 1904.39 · Kentucky · FY2025
Reporting Fatalities and Severe Injuries in Kentucky: FY2025 OSHA citations
4 citation items under 29 CFR 1904.39 at inspected sites in Kentucky, from 4 inspections.
From Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025, the Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement data record 4 citation items under 29 CFR 1904.39 at inspected sites in Kentucky, in 4 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 63rd by items. These counts describe inspected establishments, not the whole industry.
Paragraphs of 29 CFR 1904.39 cited in Kentucky
| Paragraph | Items | Share of the 4 |
|---|---|---|
| 1904.39(a)(2) | 4 | 100% |
“(2) Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.”
How the Kentucky citations were classified
Of the 4 citation items: 0 serious, 0 willful, 0 repeat and 4 other-than-serious (0% serious).
Who was inspected in Kentucky
25% of the 4 inspections with a recorded headcount were at sites with 1 to 10 employees. The headcount is the inspected site's, not the employer's total.
| 1 to 10 | 1 |
| 11 to 25 | 1 |
| 26 to 100 | 1 |
| 101 to 250 | 1 |
| Construction | 1 |
| Public Administration | 1 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1 |
| Other Specialty Trade Contractors | 1 |
| Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities | 1 |
| Traveler Accommodation | 1 |
When the items were issued
By quarter of FY2025: Oct to Dec 2024: 0; Jan to Mar 2025: 0; Apr to Jun 2025: 0; 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 4 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 38th of the 48 states and territories with items under 29 CFR 1904.39 in this data. The most items: Texas 129; Florida 62; New York 56; Ohio 47; North Carolina 38. In all, the data record 801 citation items under 29 CFR 1904.39; the 4 in Kentucky are 0.5% of them. Penalty maximums: OSHA penalties in Kentucky.
Next steps for a Kentucky employer
- Federal text of the standard: 29 CFR 1904.39, Reporting Fatalities and Severe Injuries
- 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.