29 CFR 1926.20 · Virginia · FY2025
General Safety (Construction) in Virginia: FY2025 OSHA citations
13 citation items under 29 CFR 1926.20 at inspected sites in Virginia, from 12 inspections.
From Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025, the Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement data record 13 citation items under 29 CFR 1926.20 at inspected sites in Virginia, in 12 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 64th by items. These counts describe inspected establishments, not the whole industry.
Paragraphs of 29 CFR 1926.20 cited in Virginia
| Paragraph | Items | Share of the 13 |
|---|---|---|
| 1926.20(b)(2) | 10 | 77% |
| 1926.20(b)(3) | 2 | 15% |
| 1926.20(b)(1) | 1 | 8% |
“(2) Such programs shall provide for frequent and regular inspections of the job sites, materials, and equipment to be made by competent persons designated by the employers.”
“(3) The use of any machinery, tool, material, or equipment which is not in compliance with any applicable requirement of this part is prohibited. Such machine, tool, material, or equipment shall either be identified as unsafe by tagging or locking the controls to render them inoperable or shall be physically removed from its place of operation.”
“(b) Accident prevention responsibilities. (1) It shall be the responsibility of the employer to initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part.”
How the Virginia citations were classified
Of the 13 citation items: 10 serious, 0 willful, 0 repeat and 3 other-than-serious (77% serious).
Who was inspected in Virginia
67% of the 12 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 | 8 |
| 11 to 25 | 1 |
| 26 to 100 | 2 |
| 251 to 1,000 | 1 |
| Construction | 13 |
| Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors | 7 |
| Residential Building Construction | 3 |
| Building Finishing Contractors | 2 |
When the items were issued
By quarter of FY2025: Oct to Dec 2024: 3; Jan to Mar 2025: 7; Apr to Jun 2025: 2; Jul to Sep 2025: 1.
Who enforced in Virginia
Virginia has an OSHA-approved State Plan that ordinarily covers private-sector employers and state and local government workers. All 13 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 18th of the 44 states, DC and territories with items under 29 CFR 1926.20 in this data. The most items: Maryland 346; Illinois 190; Ohio 126; Massachusetts 103; Wisconsin 93. In all, the data record 1,423 citation items under 29 CFR 1926.20; the 13 in Virginia are 0.9% of them. Penalty maximums: OSHA penalties in Virginia.
Next steps for a Virginia employer
- Federal text of the standard: 29 CFR 1926.20, General Safety (Construction)
- Free tool: OSHA Fine Calculator
- Free tool: HazCom Audit Checklist
- Free tool: Toolbox Talk Generator
- Software: HazComFast for construction contractors
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.