29 CFR 1910.303 · South Carolina · FY2025
Electrical General in South Carolina: FY2025 OSHA citations
14 citation items under 29 CFR 1910.303 at inspected sites in South Carolina, from 13 inspections.
From Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025, the Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement data record 14 citation items under 29 CFR 1910.303 at inspected sites in South Carolina, in 13 inspections. Among the 78 sections of 29 CFR parts 1904, 1910 and 1926 cited in South Carolina that year (572 citation items in all), this one ranks 9th by items. These counts describe inspected establishments, not the whole industry.
Paragraphs of 29 CFR 1910.303 cited in South Carolina
| Paragraph | Items | Share of the 14 |
|---|---|---|
| 1910.303(g)(1) | 6 | 43% |
| 1910.303(b)(2) | 2 | 14% |
| 1910.303(b)(1)(viii) | 2 | 14% |
| 1910.303(b)(8)(i) | 1 | 7% |
| 1910.303(f)(2) | 1 | 7% |
7 different paragraphs were cited in all; the table lists the 5 with the most items.
“(1) Space about electric equipment. Sufficient access and working space shall be provided and maintained about all electric equipment to permit ready and safe operation and maintenance of such equipment. (i) Working space for equipment likely to require examination, adjustment, servicing, or maintenance while energized shall comply with the following dimensions, except as required or permitted elsewhere in this subpart: (A) The depth of the working space in the direction of access to live parts may not be less than indicated in Table S-1. Distances shall be measured from the live parts if they are exposed or from the enclosure front or …”
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“(2) Installation and use. Listed or labeled equipment shall be installed and used in accordance with any instructions included in the listing or labeling.”
“(viii) Other factors that contribute to the practical safeguarding of persons using or likely to come in contact with the equipment.”
How the South Carolina citations were classified
Of the 14 citation items: 10 serious, 0 willful, 0 repeat and 4 other-than-serious (71% serious).
Who was inspected in South Carolina
31% of the 13 inspections with a recorded headcount were at sites with 101 to 250 employees. The headcount is the inspected site's, not the employer's total.
| 1 to 10 | 3 |
| 11 to 25 | 2 |
| 26 to 100 | 2 |
| 101 to 250 | 4 |
| 251 to 1,000 | 2 |
| Manufacturing | 6 |
| Public Administration | 6 |
| Construction | 1 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 1 |
| National Security and International Affairs | 5 |
| Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | 2 |
| Forging and Stamping | 1 |
When the items were issued
By quarter of FY2025: Oct to Dec 2024: 1; Jan to Mar 2025: 6; Apr to Jun 2025: 6; Jul to Sep 2025: 1.
Who enforced in South Carolina
South Carolina has an OSHA-approved State Plan that ordinarily covers private-sector employers and state and local government workers. Of the 14 items, 8 were recorded by the State Plan's office and 6 by federal OSHA offices. 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 South Carolina rule applies to a given workplace. OSHA's page on the South Carolina State Plan, with its coverage.
South Carolina against the other states
South Carolina ranks 41st of the 53 states and territories with items under 29 CFR 1910.303 in this data. The most items: Tennessee 230; New York 196; Virginia 195; Connecticut 147; Nevada 118. In all, the data record 2,745 citation items under 29 CFR 1910.303; the 14 in South Carolina are 0.5% of them. Penalty maximums: OSHA penalties in South Carolina.
Next steps for a South Carolina employer
- Federal text of the standard: 29 CFR 1910.303, Electrical General
- Free tool: LOTO Procedure Generator
- 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.