29 CFR 1904.40 · Ohio · FY2025
Records Access in Ohio: FY2025 OSHA citations
8 citation items under 29 CFR 1904.40 at inspected sites in Ohio, from 8 inspections.
From Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025, the Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement data record 8 citation items under 29 CFR 1904.40 at inspected sites in Ohio, in 8 inspections. Among the 123 sections of 29 CFR parts 1904, 1910 and 1926 cited in Ohio that year (3,943 citation items in all), this one ranks 57th by items. These counts describe inspected establishments, not the whole industry.
Paragraphs of 29 CFR 1904.40 cited in Ohio
| Paragraph | Items | Share of the 8 |
|---|---|---|
| 1904.40(a) | 8 | 100% |
“(a) Basic requirement. When an authorized government representative asks for the records you keep under part 1904, you must provide copies of the records within four (4) business hours.”
How the Ohio citations were classified
Of the 8 citation items: 0 serious, 0 willful, 0 repeat and 8 other-than-serious (0% serious).
Who was inspected in Ohio
38% of the 8 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 | 3 |
| 26 to 100 | 3 |
| 251 to 1,000 | 1 |
| 1,001 or more | 1 |
| Construction | 4 |
| Transportation and Warehousing | 2 |
| Manufacturing | 2 |
| Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors | 2 |
| Other Support Activities for Transportation | 1 |
| Postal Service | 1 |
When the items were issued
By quarter of FY2025: Oct to Dec 2024: 1; Jan to Mar 2025: 3; Apr to Jun 2025: 0; Jul to Sep 2025: 4.
Who enforced in Ohio
Ohio has no OSHA-approved State Plan, so federal OSHA ordinarily enforces its standards at private workplaces there. All 8 of the items were recorded by federal OSHA offices. OSHA's list of State Plans.
Ohio against the other states
Ohio ranks 18th of the 40 states and territories with items under 29 CFR 1904.40 in this data. The most items: Puerto Rico 38; Massachusetts 27; Texas 21; Virginia 19; Indiana 17. In all, the data record 344 citation items under 29 CFR 1904.40; the 8 in Ohio are 2.3% of them. Penalty maximums: OSHA penalties in Ohio.
Next steps for a Ohio employer
- What the standard says: 29 CFR 1904.40, Records Access
- Free tool: OSHA 300A Auto-Filler
- Free tool: OSHA Recordability Decision Tree
- Software: OSHA recordkeeping in HazComFast
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.