29 CFR 1926.453 · Kentucky · FY2025
Aerial Lifts in Kentucky: FY2025 OSHA citations
19 citation items under 29 CFR 1926.453 at inspected sites in Kentucky, from 14 inspections.
From Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025, the Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement data record 19 citation items under 29 CFR 1926.453 at inspected sites in Kentucky, in 14 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 25th by items. These counts describe inspected establishments, not the whole industry.
Paragraphs of 29 CFR 1926.453 cited in Kentucky
| Paragraph | Items | Share of the 19 |
|---|---|---|
| 1926.453(b)(2)(v) | 14 | 74% |
| 1926.453(b)(2)(iv) | 4 | 21% |
| 1926.453(b)(2)(ii) | 1 | 5% |
“(v) A body belt shall be worn and a lanyard attached to the boom or basket when working from an aerial lift. As of January 1, 1998, subpart M of this part (§ 1926.502(d)) provides that body belts are not acceptable as part of a personal fall arrest system. The use of a body belt in a tethering system or in a restraint system is acceptable and is regulated under § 1926.502(e).”
“(iv) Employees shall always stand firmly on the floor of the basket, and shall not sit or climb on the edge of the basket or use planks, ladders, or other devices for a work position.”
“(ii) Only authorized persons shall operate an aerial lift.”
How the Kentucky citations were classified
Of the 19 citation items: 19 serious, 0 willful, 0 repeat and 0 other-than-serious (100% serious).
Who was inspected in Kentucky
71% of the 14 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 | 10 |
| 11 to 25 | 1 |
| 26 to 100 | 2 |
| 101 to 250 | 1 |
| Construction | 19 |
| Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors | 10 |
| Nonresidential Building Construction | 6 |
| Other Specialty Trade Contractors | 1 |
When the items were issued
By quarter of FY2025: Oct to Dec 2024: 0; Jan to Mar 2025: 6; Apr to Jun 2025: 0; Jul to Sep 2025: 13.
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 18th of the 45 states and territories with items under 29 CFR 1926.453 in this data. The most items: Texas 102; Florida 57; Virginia 43; New York 41; Illinois 40. In all, the data record 756 citation items under 29 CFR 1926.453; the 19 in Kentucky are 2.5% of them. Penalty maximums: OSHA penalties in Kentucky.
Next steps for a Kentucky employer
- Federal text of the standard: 29 CFR 1926.453, Aerial Lifts
- Free tool: Fall Protection Plan Builder
- Free tool: Toolbox Talk Generator
- 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.