29 CFR 1904.40 · Kentucky · FY2025
Records Access in Kentucky: FY2025 OSHA citations
11 citation items under 29 CFR 1904.40 at inspected sites in Kentucky, from 11 inspections.
From Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025, the Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement data record 11 citation items under 29 CFR 1904.40 at inspected sites in Kentucky, in 11 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 36th by items. These counts describe inspected establishments, not the whole industry.
Paragraphs of 29 CFR 1904.40 cited in Kentucky
| Paragraph | Items | Share of the 11 |
|---|---|---|
| 1904.40(a) | 11 | 100% |
“(a) Basic requirement. When an authorized government representative asks for the records you keep under part 1904, you must provide copies of the records within four (4) business hours.”
How the Kentucky citations were classified
Of the 11 citation items: 0 serious, 0 willful, 0 repeat and 11 other-than-serious (0% serious).
Who was inspected in Kentucky
55% of the 11 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 | 1 |
| 11 to 25 | 3 |
| 26 to 100 | 6 |
| 101 to 250 | 1 |
| Manufacturing | 3 |
| Construction | 3 |
| Public Administration | 2 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1 |
| Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors | 3 |
| Lumber and Other Construction Materials Merchant Wholesalers | 1 |
| Administration of Economic Programs | 1 |
When the items were issued
By quarter of FY2025: Oct to Dec 2024: 2; Jan to Mar 2025: 5; Apr to Jun 2025: 1; Jul to Sep 2025: 3.
Who enforced in Kentucky
Kentucky has an OSHA-approved State Plan that ordinarily covers private-sector employers and state and local government workers. All 11 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 10th of the 40 states and territories with items under 29 CFR 1904.40 in this data. The most items: Puerto Rico 38; Massachusetts 27; Texas 21; Virginia 19; Indiana 17. In all, the data record 344 citation items under 29 CFR 1904.40; the 11 in Kentucky are 3.2% of them. Penalty maximums: OSHA penalties in Kentucky.
Next steps for a Kentucky employer
- Federal text of the standard: 29 CFR 1904.40, Records Access
- 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.