29 CFR 1910.136 · Maryland · FY2025
Foot Protection in Maryland: FY2025 OSHA citations
2 citation items under 29 CFR 1910.136 at inspected sites in Maryland, from 2 inspections.
From Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025, the Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement data record 2 citation items under 29 CFR 1910.136 at inspected sites in Maryland, in 2 inspections. Among the 130 sections of 29 CFR parts 1904, 1910 and 1926 cited in Maryland that year (6,188 citation items in all), this one ranks 109th by items. These counts describe inspected establishments, not the whole industry.
Paragraphs of 29 CFR 1910.136 cited in Maryland
| Paragraph | Items | Share of the 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 1910.136(a) | 2 | 100% |
“(a) General requirements. The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses protective footwear when working in areas where there is a danger of foot injuries due to falling or rolling objects, or objects piercing the sole, or when the use of protective footwear will protect the affected employee from an electrical hazard, such as a static-discharge or electric-shock hazard, that remains after the employer takes other necessary protective measures.”
How the Maryland citations were classified
Of the 2 citation items: 2 serious, 0 willful, 0 repeat and 0 other-than-serious (100% serious).
Who was inspected in Maryland
50% of the 2 inspections with a recorded headcount were at sites with 11 to 25 employees. The headcount is the inspected site's, not the employer's total.
| 11 to 25 | 1 |
| 1,001 or more | 1 |
| Manufacturing | 1 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | 1 |
| Plastics Product Manufacturing | 1 |
| Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events | 1 |
When the items were issued
By quarter of FY2025: Oct to Dec 2024: 0; Jan to Mar 2025: 1; Apr to Jun 2025: 1; Jul to Sep 2025: 0.
Who enforced in Maryland
Maryland has an OSHA-approved State Plan that ordinarily covers private-sector employers and state and local government workers. All 2 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 Maryland rule applies to a given workplace. OSHA's page on the Maryland State Plan, with its coverage.
Maryland against the other states
Maryland ranks 10th of the 23 states and territories with items under 29 CFR 1910.136 in this data. The most items: Puerto Rico 35; Massachusetts 6; Florida 5; Wisconsin 3; Texas 3. In all, the data record 76 citation items under 29 CFR 1910.136; the 2 in Maryland are 2.6% of them. Penalty maximums: OSHA penalties in Maryland.
Next steps for a Maryland employer
- Federal text of the standard: 29 CFR 1910.136, Foot Protection
- Free tool: PPE Selector
- Free tool: HazCom Compliance Scorer
- 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.