29 CFR 1910.133 · South Dakota · FY2025
Eye & Face Protection in South Dakota: FY2025 OSHA citations
3 citation items under 29 CFR 1910.133 at inspected sites in South Dakota, from 3 inspections.
From Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025, the Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement data record 3 citation items under 29 CFR 1910.133 at inspected sites in South Dakota, in 3 inspections. Among the 72 sections of 29 CFR parts 1904, 1910 and 1926 cited in South Dakota that year (642 citation items in all), this one ranks 37th by items. These counts describe inspected establishments, not the whole industry.
Paragraphs of 29 CFR 1910.133 cited in South Dakota
| Paragraph | Items | Share of the 3 |
|---|---|---|
| 1910.133(a)(1) | 3 | 100% |
“(a) General requirements. (1) The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.”
How the South Dakota citations were classified
Of the 3 citation items: 1 serious, 0 willful, 0 repeat and 2 other-than-serious (33% serious).
Who was inspected in South Dakota
67% of the 3 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 | 2 |
| 101 to 250 | 1 |
| Manufacturing | 3 |
| Plastics Product Manufacturing | 1 |
| Converted Paper Product Manufacturing | 1 |
| Other Wood Product Manufacturing | 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: 1.
Who enforced in South Dakota
South Dakota has no OSHA-approved State Plan, so federal OSHA ordinarily enforces its standards at private workplaces there. All 3 of the items were recorded by federal OSHA offices. OSHA's list of State Plans.
South Dakota against the other states
South Dakota ranks 28th of the 44 states, DC and territories with items under 29 CFR 1910.133 in this data. The most items: Tennessee 49; Maryland 45; Minnesota 44; New York 31; Ohio 31. In all, the data record 492 citation items under 29 CFR 1910.133; the 3 in South Dakota are 0.6% of them. Penalty maximums: OSHA penalties in South Dakota.
Next steps for a South Dakota employer
- What the standard says: 29 CFR 1910.133, Eye & Face 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.