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Enforcement data reports

What OSHA actually cites, by the numbers.

Reports built directly from the federal OSHA enforcement record: every inspection and violation since 2015, aggregated by the standard cited. Each figure is a citation count you can quote and verify against OSHA's own enforcement data.

The record at a glance

RECORD: FY2015 ONWARD
209,776

Citations of 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1), the written hazard communication program: the most-cited standard across all industries.

109,561

Citations of 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), residential fall protection: the most-cited construction standard.

148,778

Citations of 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1), machine guarding: the leading general-industry hazard.

Published reports

A data report ranking the OSHA standards cited most often in each major industry, from construction and manufacturing to warehousing and healthcare, built from the full federal enforcement record with exact citation counts.

209,776

citations of 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1), the written HazCom program: the most-cited OSHA standard across all industries

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