29 CFR 1910.26 · Maryland · FY2025
Dockboards in Maryland: FY2025 OSHA citations
1 citation item under 29 CFR 1910.26 at inspected sites in Maryland, 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 1910.26 at inspected sites in Maryland, in 1 inspection. 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 122nd by items. These counts describe inspected establishments, not the whole industry.
Paragraphs of 29 CFR 1910.26 cited in Maryland
| Paragraph | Items | Share of the 1 |
|---|---|---|
| 1910.26(b)(1) | 1 | 100% |
“(b)(1) Dockboards put into initial service on or after January 17, 2017 are designed, constructed, and maintained to prevent transfer vehicles from running off the dockboard edge;”
How the Maryland citations were classified
Of the 1 citation item: 0 serious, 0 willful, 0 repeat and 1 other-than-serious.
Who was inspected in Maryland
100% of the 1 inspection with a recorded headcount were at sites with 101 to 250 employees. The headcount is the inspected site's, not the employer's total.
| 101 to 250 | 1 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1 |
| Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers | 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 Maryland
Maryland 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 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 6th of the 9 states with items under 29 CFR 1910.26 in this data. The most items: Wisconsin 3; Texas 2; Ohio 2; North Carolina 1; Vermont 1. In all, the data record 13 citation items under 29 CFR 1910.26; the 1 in Maryland are 7.7% of them. Penalty maximums: OSHA penalties in Maryland.
Next steps for a Maryland employer
- Federal text of the standard: 29 CFR 1910.26, Dockboards
- Free tool: Inspection Action Plan
- Free tool: OSHA Fine Calculator
- 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.