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29 CFR 1926.150 · Kentucky · FY2025
Fire Protection (Construction) in Kentucky: FY2025 OSHA citations
1 citation item under 29 CFR 1926.150 at inspected sites in Kentucky, from 1 inspection.
From Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025, the Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement data record 1 citation item under 29 CFR 1926.150 at inspected sites in Kentucky, in 1 inspection. 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 97th by items. These counts describe inspected establishments, not the whole industry.
Paragraphs of 29 CFR 1926.150 cited in Kentucky
| Paragraph | Items | Share of the 1 |
|---|---|---|
| 1926.150(c)(1)(vi) | 1 | 100% |
“(vi) A fire extinguisher, rated not less than 10B, shall be provided within 50 feet of wherever more than 5 gallons of flammable or combustible liquids or 5 pounds of flammable gas are being used on the jobsite. This requirement does not apply to the integral fuel tanks of motor vehicles.”
How the Kentucky citations were classified
Of the 1 citation item: 0 serious, 0 willful, 0 repeat and 1 other-than-serious.
Who was inspected in Kentucky
100% of the 1 inspection with a recorded headcount were at sites with 26 to 100 employees. The headcount is the inspected site's, not the employer's total.
| 26 to 100 | 1 |
| Construction | 1 |
| Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors | 1 |
When the items were issued
By quarter of FY2025: Oct to Dec 2024: 0; Jan to Mar 2025: 1; Apr to Jun 2025: 0; Jul to Sep 2025: 0.
Who enforced in Kentucky
Kentucky has an OSHA-approved State Plan that ordinarily covers private-sector employers and state and local government workers. All 1 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 18th of the 24 states and territories with items under 29 CFR 1926.150 in this data. The most items: Indiana 40; Virginia 22; North Carolina 21; Oregon 14; Delaware 8. In all, the data record 160 citation items under 29 CFR 1926.150; the 1 in Kentucky are 0.6% of them. Penalty maximums: OSHA penalties in Kentucky.
Next steps for a Kentucky employer
- Federal text of the standard: 29 CFR 1926.150, Fire Protection (Construction)
- Free tool: Inspection Action Plan
- Free tool: OSHA Fine Calculator
- Software: HazComFast for construction contractors
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.