29 CFR 1910.109 · Texas · FY2025
Explosives & Blasting in Texas: FY2025 OSHA citations
1 citation item under 29 CFR 1910.109 at inspected sites in Texas, 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 1910.109 at inspected sites in Texas, in 1 inspection. Among the 159 sections of 29 CFR parts 1904, 1910 and 1926 cited in Texas that year (5,152 citation items in all), this one ranks 154th by items. These counts describe inspected establishments, not the whole industry.
Paragraphs of 29 CFR 1910.109 cited in Texas
| Paragraph | Items | Share of the 1 |
|---|---|---|
| 1910.109(b)(1) | 1 | 100% |
“(b) Miscellaneous provisions—(1) General hazard. No person shall store, handle, or transport explosives or blasting agents when such storage, handling, and transportation of explosives or blasting agents constitutes an undue hazard to life.”
How the Texas citations were classified
Of the 1 citation item: 1 serious, 0 willful, 0 repeat and 0 other-than-serious.
Who was inspected in Texas
100% of the 1 inspection 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 | 1 |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | 1 |
| Support Activities for Mining | 1 |
When the items were issued
By quarter of FY2025: Oct to Dec 2024: 0; Jan to Mar 2025: 0; Apr to Jun 2025: 0; Jul to Sep 2025: 1.
Who enforced in Texas
Texas has no OSHA-approved State Plan, so federal OSHA ordinarily enforces its standards at private workplaces there. All 1 of the items were recorded by federal OSHA offices. OSHA's list of State Plans.
Texas against the other states
Texas ranks 2nd of the 2 states with items under 29 CFR 1910.109 in this data. The most items: Florida 1; Texas 1. In all, the data record 2 citation items under 29 CFR 1910.109; the 1 in Texas are 50.0% of them. Penalty maximums: OSHA penalties in Texas.
Next steps for a Texas employer
- What the standard says: 29 CFR 1910.109, Explosives & Blasting
- Free tool: Chemical Compatibility Matrix
- Free tool: Chemical Inventory Template
- Free tool: HazCom Program Generator
- 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.