29 CFR 1910.157 · Wyoming · FY2025
Fire Extinguishers in Wyoming: FY2025 OSHA citations
3 citation items under 29 CFR 1910.157 at inspected sites in Wyoming, from 3 inspections.
From Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025, the Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement data record 3 citation items under 29 CFR 1910.157 at inspected sites in Wyoming, in 3 inspections. Among the 45 sections of 29 CFR parts 1904, 1910 and 1926 cited in Wyoming that year (203 citation items in all), this one ranks 20th by items. These counts describe inspected establishments, not the whole industry.
Paragraphs of 29 CFR 1910.157 cited in Wyoming
| Paragraph | Items | Share of the 3 |
|---|---|---|
| 1910.157(e)(3) | 2 | 67% |
| 1910.157(c)(1) | 1 | 33% |
“(3) The employer shall assure that portable fire extinguishers are subjected to an annual maintenance check. Stored pressure extinguishers do not require an internal examination. The employer shall record the annual maintenance date and retain this record for one year after the last entry or the life of the shell, whichever is less. The record shall be available to the Assistant Secretary upon request.”
“(c) General requirements. (1) The employer shall provide portable fire extinguishers and shall mount, locate and identify them so that they are readily accessible to employees without subjecting the employees to possible injury.”
How the Wyoming citations were classified
Of the 3 citation items: 3 serious, 0 willful, 0 repeat and 0 other-than-serious (100% serious).
Who was inspected in Wyoming
33% of the 3 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 | 1 |
| 11 to 25 | 1 |
| 26 to 100 | 1 |
| Manufacturing | 1 |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 1 |
| Retail Trade | 1 |
| Paint, Coating, and Adhesive Manufacturing | 1 |
| Automotive Repair and Maintenance | 1 |
| Automobile Dealers | 1 |
When the items were issued
By quarter of FY2025: Oct to Dec 2024: 0; Jan to Mar 2025: 2; Apr to Jun 2025: 0; Jul to Sep 2025: 1.
Who enforced in Wyoming
Wyoming has an OSHA-approved State Plan that ordinarily covers private-sector employers and state and local government workers. All 3 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 Wyoming rule applies to a given workplace. OSHA's page on the Wyoming State Plan, with its coverage.
Wyoming against the other states
Wyoming ranks 47th of the 53 states, DC and territories with items under 29 CFR 1910.157 in this data. The most items: Connecticut 196; Virginia 166; Tennessee 160; Puerto Rico 128; New York 117. In all, the data record 1,953 citation items under 29 CFR 1910.157; the 3 in Wyoming are 0.2% of them. Penalty maximums: OSHA penalties in Wyoming.
Next steps for a Wyoming employer
- Federal text of the standard: 29 CFR 1910.157, Fire Extinguishers
- Free tool: Inspection Action Plan
- Free tool: OSHA Fine Calculator
- 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.