29 CFR 1910.141 · Kentucky · FY2025
Sanitation in Kentucky: FY2025 OSHA citations
9 citation items under 29 CFR 1910.141 at inspected sites in Kentucky, from 8 inspections.
From Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025, the Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement data record 9 citation items under 29 CFR 1910.141 at inspected sites in Kentucky, in 8 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 41st by items. These counts describe inspected establishments, not the whole industry.
Paragraphs of 29 CFR 1910.141 cited in Kentucky
| Paragraph | Items | Share of the 9 |
|---|---|---|
| 1910.141(a)(3)(i) | 4 | 44% |
| 1910.141(b)(1)(iii) | 1 | 11% |
| 1910.141(g)(2) | 1 | 11% |
| 1910.141(c)(1)(i) | 1 | 11% |
| 1910.141(b)(1)(i) | 1 | 11% |
6 different paragraphs were cited in all; the table lists the 5 with the most items.
“(3) Housekeeping. (i) All places of employment shall be kept clean to the extent that the nature of the work allows.”
“(iii) Portable drinking water dispensers shall be designed, constructed, and serviced so that sanitary conditions are maintained, shall be capable of being closed, and shall be equipped with a tap.”
“(2) Eating and drinking areas. No employee shall be allowed to consume food or beverages in a toilet room nor in any area exposed to a toxic material.”
How the Kentucky citations were classified
Of the 9 citation items: 4 serious, 0 willful, 0 repeat and 5 other-than-serious (44% serious).
Who was inspected in Kentucky
50% of the 8 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 | 2 |
| 26 to 100 | 4 |
| 101 to 250 | 1 |
| Public Administration | 2 |
| Wholesale Trade | 2 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | 1 |
| Manufacturing | 1 |
| Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers | 2 |
| Oilseed and Grain Farming | 1 |
| Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support | 1 |
When the items were issued
By quarter of FY2025: Oct to Dec 2024: 1; Jan to Mar 2025: 6; Apr to Jun 2025: 0; Jul to Sep 2025: 2.
Who enforced in Kentucky
Kentucky has an OSHA-approved State Plan that ordinarily covers private-sector employers and state and local government workers. Of the 9 items, 7 were recorded by the State Plan's office and 2 by federal OSHA offices. 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 14th 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 9 in Kentucky are 2.1% of them. Penalty maximums: OSHA penalties in Kentucky.
Next steps for a Kentucky employer
- Federal text of the standard: 29 CFR 1910.141, Sanitation
- Free tool: OSHA Fine Calculator
- Free tool: HazCom Audit Checklist
- Free tool: Toolbox Talk Generator
- 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.