29 CFR 1910.212 · Utah · FY2025
Machine Guarding in Utah: FY2025 OSHA citations
66 citation items under 29 CFR 1910.212 at inspected sites in Utah, from 58 inspections.
From Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025, the Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement data record 66 citation items under 29 CFR 1910.212 at inspected sites in Utah, in 58 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 1st by items. These counts describe inspected establishments, not the whole industry.
Paragraphs of 29 CFR 1910.212 cited in Utah
| Paragraph | Items | Share of the 66 |
|---|---|---|
| 1910.212(a)(1) | 56 | 85% |
| 1910.212(b) | 8 | 12% |
| 1910.212(a)(2) | 2 | 3% |
“(a) Machine guarding—(1) Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are—barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.”
“(b) Anchoring fixed machinery. Machines designed for a fixed location shall be securely anchored to prevent walking or moving.”
“(2) General requirements for machine guards. Guards shall be affixed to the machine where possible and secured elsewhere if for any reason attachment to the machine is not possible. The guard shall be such that it does not offer an accident hazard in itself.”
How the Utah citations were classified
Of the 66 citation items: 66 serious, 0 willful, 0 repeat and 0 other-than-serious (100% serious).
Who was inspected in Utah
38% of the 58 inspections with a recorded headcount were at sites with 26 to 100 employees. The headcount is the inspected site's, not the employer's total.
| 1 to 10 | 6 |
| 11 to 25 | 21 |
| 26 to 100 | 22 |
| 101 to 250 | 6 |
| 251 to 1,000 | 3 |
| Manufacturing | 55 |
| Wholesale Trade | 6 |
| Construction | 2 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 2 |
| Printing and Related Support Activities | 9 |
| Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing | 5 |
| Plastics Product Manufacturing | 4 |
When the items were issued
By quarter of FY2025: Oct to Dec 2024: 5; Jan to Mar 2025: 17; Apr to Jun 2025: 24; Jul to Sep 2025: 20.
Who enforced in Utah
Utah has an OSHA-approved State Plan that ordinarily covers private-sector employers and state and local government workers. All 66 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 15th of the 51 states and territories with items under 29 CFR 1910.212 in this data. The most items: Minnesota 178; Texas 176; Ohio 165; Illinois 156; Wisconsin 148. In all, the data record 2,666 citation items under 29 CFR 1910.212; the 66 in Utah are 2.5% of them. Penalty maximums: OSHA penalties in Utah.
Next steps for a Utah employer
- Federal text of the standard: 29 CFR 1910.212, Machine Guarding
- Free tool: LOTO Procedure Generator
- Free tool: Inspection Action Plan
- 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.