29 CFR 1910.141 · Utah · FY2025
Sanitation in Utah: FY2025 OSHA citations
18 citation items under 29 CFR 1910.141 at inspected sites in Utah, from 16 inspections.
From Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025, the Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement data record 18 citation items under 29 CFR 1910.141 at inspected sites in Utah, in 16 inspections. Among the 72 sections of 29 CFR parts 1904, 1910 and 1926 cited in Utah that year (815 citation items in all), this one ranks 14th by items. These counts describe inspected establishments, not the whole industry.
Paragraphs of 29 CFR 1910.141 cited in Utah
| Paragraph | Items | Share of the 18 |
|---|---|---|
| 1910.141(a)(3)(i) | 6 | 33% |
| 1910.141(a)(5) | 4 | 22% |
| 1910.141(c)(1)(i) | 2 | 11% |
| 1910.141(a)(3)(ii) | 2 | 11% |
| 1910.141(d)(2)(ii) | 1 | 6% |
8 different paragraphs were cited in all; the table lists the 5 with the most items.
“(3) Housekeeping. (i) All places of employment shall be kept clean to the extent that the nature of the work allows.”
“(5) Vermin control. Every enclosed workplace shall be so constructed, equipped, and maintained, so far as reasonably practicable, as to prevent the entrance or harborage of rodents, insects, and other vermin. A continuing and effective extermination program shall be instituted where their presence is detected.”
“(c) Toilet facilities—(1) General. (i) Except as otherwise indicated in this paragraph (c)(1)(i), toilet facilities, in toilet rooms separate for each sex, shall be provided in all places of employment in accordance with table J-1 of this section. The number of facilities to be provided for each sex shall be based on the number of employees of that sex for whom the facilities are furnished. Where toilet rooms will be occupied by no more than one person at a time, can be locked from the inside, and contain at least one water closet, separate toilet rooms for each sex need not be provided. Where such single-occupancy rooms have more than one …”
The paragraph continues in the standard. Read 29 CFR 1910.141
How the Utah citations were classified
Of the 18 citation items: 2 serious, 0 willful, 0 repeat and 16 other-than-serious (11% serious).
Who was inspected in Utah
31% of the 16 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 | 5 |
| 11 to 25 | 5 |
| 26 to 100 | 1 |
| 101 to 250 | 2 |
| 251 to 1,000 | 2 |
| 1,001 or more | 1 |
| Retail Trade | 9 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 3 |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 1 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | 1 |
| Grocery and Convenience Retailers | 3 |
| Restaurants and Other Eating Places | 2 |
| Lawn and Garden Equipment and Supplies Retailers | 2 |
When the items were issued
By quarter of FY2025: Oct to Dec 2024: 3; Jan to Mar 2025: 1; Apr to Jun 2025: 9; Jul to Sep 2025: 5.
Who enforced in Utah
Utah has an OSHA-approved State Plan that ordinarily covers private-sector employers and state and local government workers. All 18 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 Utah rule applies to a given workplace. OSHA's page on the Utah State Plan, with its coverage.
Utah against the other states
Utah ranks 6th of the 46 states and territories with items under 29 CFR 1910.141 in this data. The most items: Puerto Rico 87; New York 33; Michigan 27; U.S. Virgin Islands 25; Texas 19. In all, the data record 423 citation items under 29 CFR 1910.141; the 18 in Utah are 4.3% of them. Penalty maximums: OSHA penalties in Utah.
Next steps for a Utah employer
- Federal text of the standard: 29 CFR 1910.141, Sanitation
- Free tool: OSHA Fine Calculator
- Free tool: HazCom Audit Checklist
- Free tool: Toolbox Talk 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.