29 CFR 1926.1203 · Virginia · FY2025
Confined Spaces General (Construction) in Virginia: FY2025 OSHA citations
4 citation items under 29 CFR 1926.1203 at inspected sites in Virginia, from 4 inspections.
From Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025, the Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement data record 4 citation items under 29 CFR 1926.1203 at inspected sites in Virginia, in 4 inspections. Among the 146 sections of 29 CFR parts 1904, 1910 and 1926 cited in Virginia that year (4,363 citation items in all), this one ranks 94th by items. These counts describe inspected establishments, not the whole industry.
Paragraphs of 29 CFR 1926.1203 cited in Virginia
| Paragraph | Items | Share of the 4 |
|---|---|---|
| 1926.1203(a) | 4 | 100% |
“(a) Before it begins work at a worksite, each employer must ensure that a competent person identifies all confined spaces in which one or more of the employees it directs may work, and identifies each space that is a permit space, through consideration and evaluation of the elements of that space, including testing as necessary.”
How the Virginia citations were classified
Of the 4 citation items: 2 serious, 0 willful, 0 repeat and 2 other-than-serious (50% serious).
Who was inspected in Virginia
75% of the 4 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 | 3 |
| 11 to 25 | 1 |
| Construction | 3 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 1 |
| Utility System Construction | 2 |
| Remediation and Other Waste Management Services | 1 |
| Other Specialty Trade Contractors | 1 |
When the items were issued
By quarter of FY2025: Oct to Dec 2024: 0; Jan to Mar 2025: 1; Apr to Jun 2025: 3; Jul to Sep 2025: 0.
Who enforced in Virginia
Virginia has an OSHA-approved State Plan that ordinarily covers private-sector employers and state and local government workers. All 4 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 Virginia rule applies to a given workplace. OSHA's page on the Virginia State Plan, with its coverage.
Virginia against the other states
Virginia ranks 6th of the 17 states with items under 29 CFR 1926.1203 in this data. The most items: Texas 16; Alaska 10; Michigan 9; Missouri 5; South Dakota 5. In all, the data record 66 citation items under 29 CFR 1926.1203; the 4 in Virginia are 6.1% of them. Penalty maximums: OSHA penalties in Virginia.
Next steps for a Virginia employer
- Federal text of the standard: 29 CFR 1926.1203, Confined Spaces General (Construction)
- Free tool: Confined Space Permit Generator
- Free tool: PPE Selector
- Software: HazComFast safety permits
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.