OSHA Federal Standards
October 1, 2011 – September 30, 2012
Most Frequently Cited Serious Violations in
Construction
1926 Overall MFC
Subpart & Standard 1926.
Fall Protection – Residential Construction
M
501(b)(13)
M
501(b)(1)
X
1053(b)(1)
M
503(a)(1)
E
102(a)(1)
E
M
L
Fall Protection – Unprotected Sides & Edges
100(a)
501(b)(10)
451(g)(1)
L 453(b)(2)(v)
P
4098
652(a)(1)
1776
Portable ladders not extended 3 feet above landing
1765
Fall Protection – Training
1663
Eye and Face Protection
1285
Head Protection
1266
Fall Protection – Roofing Work on Low-sloped Roofs
1023
Scaffolds – Fall Protection
1004
Aerial lifts – Fall Protection
944
Excavations – Cave-in Protection
746
Number of Serious Violations – FY 2012
2
Subpart & Standard 1926.
Subpart C
General Safety & Health (1926.20 - 35)
Inspections by a competent person
20(b)(2)
710
Employee training programs
21(b)(2)
522
Initiate and maintain accident prevention programs
20(b)(1)
513
Housekeeping
25(a)
157
Personal Protective Equipment – Employer responsibility
28(a)
107
Number of Serious Violations – FY 2012
3
Subpart D
4
Subpart & Standard 1926.
Occupational Health & Environmental
Controls (1926.50 - 66)
Lead exposure assessment
62(d)(1)(i)
66
Emergency eyewash/shower
50(g)
44
Lead – Representative personal sampling
62(d)(1)(iii)
34
First aid training
25(a)
32
First aid supplies
50(d)(1)
25
Number of Serious Violations – FY 2012
Subpart E
5
Subpart & Standard 1926.
Personal Protective & Life Saving
Equipment (1926.95 - 107)
Eye and face protection
102(a)(1)
1285
Head protection
100(a)
1266
PPE – Provided, used & maintained
95(a)
359
Foot Protection
96
15
Required eye & face protection – ANSI requirements
102(a)(2)
14
Number of Serious Violations – FY 2012
Subpart F
6
Fire Protection & Prevention (1926.150 - 159)
Subpart & Standard 1926.
Portable fire extinguishers inspected periodically and maintained
150(c)(1)(viii)
48
Fire extinguisher provided per 3000 sq ft of building area
150(c)(1)(i)
40
Extinguishers with 50ft of 5 Gallons of Flammable/Combustible Liquids
150(c)(1)(vi)
26
2A Fire extinguishers per each floor in Multistory buildings
150(c)(1)(iv)
24
Flammable/combustible liquids – Dispensing units protected
152(e)(4)
22
Number of Serious Violations – FY 2012
Subpart & Standard 1926.
Subpart G
Signs, Signals & Barricades (1926.200 - 203)
Traffic control signs/devices
200(g)(2)
61
Traffic signs at points of hazard
200(g)(1)
31
Flaggers - Signaling
201(a)
19
Number of Serious Violations – FY 2012
7
Subpart H
8
Subpart & Standard 1926.
Materials Handling, Storage, Use & Disposal
(1926.250 - 252)
Exterior drop chutes
252(a)
30
Rigging equipment inspection & removal from service
251(a)(1)
29
Welded alloy steel chain sling identification
251(b)(1)
17
Synthetic web slings – Removal from service
251(e)(8)
15
General rigging equipment identification
251(a)(2)(i)
12
Number of Serious Violations – FY 2012
Subpart I
Tools: Hand & Power (1926.300 - 307)
Subpart & Standard 1926.
Tools designed for guards – Guards in place
300(b)(1)
117
Woodworking tools – ANSI requirements
304(f)
71
Guarding of rotating/moving parts
300(b)(2)
56
Guarding of portable circular saws
304(d)
53
Guarding of rip saws
304(i)(1)
47
Number of Serious Violations – FY 2012
9
Subpart J
Welding & Cutting (1926.350 -354)
Subpart & Standard 1926.
Oxygen cylinder storage
350(a)(10)
46
Cylinders secured upright
350(a)(9)
43
Fire extinguishing equipment in area
352(d)
24
Cables needing repair
351(b)(4)
23
Valve protection caps in-place and secured
350(a)(1)
8
Number of Serious Violations – FY 2012
10
Subpart & Standard 1926.
Subpart K
Electrical (1926.400 - 449)
Grounding path
404(f)(6)
390
Ground fault protection
404(b)(1)(i)
256
Flexible cord strain relief
405(g)(2)(iv)
251
Worn/frayed cords and cables
416(e)(1)
237
Equipment installation and use
403(b)(2)
223
Number of Serious Violations – FY 2012
11
Subpart & Standard 1926.
Subpart L
Scaffolds (1926.450 - 454)
Fall protection
451(g)(1)
1004
Aerial lifts – Fall protection
453(b)(2)(v)
944
Safe access
451(e)(1)
839
Full planking
451(b)(1)
724
Training for scaffold users
454(a)
577
Number of Serious Violations – FY 2012
12
Subpart & Standard 1926.
Subpart M
Fall Protection (1926.500 - 503)
Residential construction
501(b)(13)
4098
Unprotected sides & edges
501(b)(1)
1776
Fall hazard training
503(a)(1)
1663
Roofing work on low-sloped roofs
501(b)(10)
1024
Roofing work on steep roofs
501(b)(11)
667
Number of Serious Violations – FY 2012
13
Subpart N
14
Subpart & Standard 1926.
Helicopters, Hoists, Elevators, and
Conveyors (1926.550 - 556)
Instructions posted on cars & platforms
552(a)(1)
15
Hoist car enclosure
552(b)(5)(ii)
3
Number of Serious Violations – FY 2012
Subpart O
15
Subpart & Standard 1926.
Motor Vehicles, Mechanized Equipment, &
Marine Operations (1926.600 - 606)
Industrial Trucks ANSI B56.1-1969 requirements
602(c)(1)(vi)
63
Emergency eyewash/shower
602(c)(1)(i)
602(d)
53
Industrial truck operator training
40
Blocking/cribbing of suspended equipment
600(a)(3)(i)
22
Safety platform secured to carriage or forks
602(c)(1)(viii)(A)
20
Number of Serious Violations – FY 2012
Subpart P
16
Excavations (1926.650 - 652)
Subpart & Standard 1926.
Cave-in protection
652(a)(1)
746
Safe egress
652(c)(2)
349
Protection from falling/rolling materials and equipment
652(j)(2)
270
Competent person – Inspections
651(k)(1)
229
Competent Person – Inspection and employee removal
651(k)(2)
72
Number of Serious Violations – FY 2012
Subpart Q
17
Subpart & Standard 1926.
Concrete & Masonry Construction
(1926.700 - 706)
Reinforcing steel guarding
701(b)
171
Lockout/tagout of bulk cement storage facilities
703(a)(2)
8
Masonry wall bracing
706(b)
5
Number of Serious Violations – FY 2012
Subpart R
18
Subpart & Standard 1926.
Steel Erection (1926.750 - 761)
Protection from fall hazards
760(a)(1)
193
Fall hazard training
761(b)
39
Fall protection for connection
760(b)(3)
16
Structural stability during erection processes
754(a)
760(d)(1)
10
Fall Protection equipment criteria
9
Number of Serious Violations – FY 2012
Subpart T
19
Subpart & Standard 1926.
Demolition (1926.850 - 860)
Engineering survey prior to demolition operations
850(a)
66
Wall openings protected
850(g)
850(c)
7
Control of utilities prior to demolition operations
7
Not dropping materials outside exterior walls
852(a)
6
Testing for hazardous materials prior to demolition operations
850(e)
6
Number of Serious Violations – FY 2012
Subpart X
20
Subpart & Standard 1926.
Ladders (1926.1050 - 1060)
Portable ladder – 3 feet above landing surface
1053(b)(1)
1765
Appropriate use
1053(b)(4)
450
Training program
1060(a)
352
Using top step as a step
1053(b)(13)
289
Stairway or ladder provided for 19 inch break in elevation
1051(a)
191
Number of Serious Violations – FY 2012
Subpart Z
21
Toxic & Hazardous Substances
(1926.1100 - 1152)
Subpart & Standard 1926.
Asbestos – Exposure assessment by a competent person
1101(f)(2)(i)
60
Asbestos – Training program
1101(k)(9)(i)
1101(e)(1)
44
Asbestos – Class I, II, and III work in regulated
area
39
Asbestos – Exposure monitoring
1101(f)(1)(i)
37
Asbestos – Employer provided protective clothing
1101(i)(1)
27
Number of Serious Violations – FY 2012
Subpart CC
22
Subpart & Standard 1926.
Cranes and Derricks in Construction
(1926.1400 - 1442)
Equipment inspection every 12 months
1412(f)(1)
26
Documentation of signaling qualification
1428(a)(3)
15
Determination of equipment working radius
1408(a)(2)
12
Hooks – Self-closing latches
1425(c)(3)
1412(e)(3)(i)
9
Documentation of monthly inspections
9
Number of Serious Violations – FY 2012