Month: March 2015

Federal OSHA statistics For FY 2014

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NAICS #/ Industry Total Citations Inspections Conducted Total Penalties Issued
Total for All Industries

 $     77,062

 24,751  $       129,224,469
Average Citation

 $      1,677
Average Inspection Penalty

 $      5,221
23 / Construction

 $     33,298

13,246

  $         61,519,365
Average Citation

 $      1,848
Average Inspection Penalty

 $      4,644
31,32,33/Total manufacturing

 $     23,460

 $      5,490

  $         39,184,096
Average Citation

 $      1,670
Average Inspection Penalty

 $      7,137

Source: https://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/citedstandard.naics?_naics=23&p_esize=&p_state=FEFederal

Update For FY2015

OSHA enforcement officials finished 2014 with a bang – issuing 20 significant penalty proposals in December! These 20 potential fines total $3,318,680.  Individual fines ranged from $103,000 to $283,600.  Source: http://safety-blog.compliancesigns.com/2015/01/december-2014-osha-fines-total-33.html

OSHA FY 2014 TOP 10 LIST (as of 10/25/2014)

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  1. 1926.501 – Fall Protection(Construction standard) – 8,241 violations
  2. 1910.1200 – Hazard Communication– 6,156 violations
  3. 1926.451 – Scaffolding (Construction standard) – 5,423 violations
  4. 1910.134 – Respiratory Protection– 3,879 violations
  5. 1910.305 – Electrical, Wiring Methods– 3,452 violations
  6. 1910.178 – Powered Industrial Trucks (PIT)– 3,340 violations
  7. 1910.147 – Lockout/Tagout– 3,254 violations
  8. 1926.1053 – Ladders(Construction standard) – 3,311 violations
  9. 1910.212 – Machine Guarding- 2,701 violations
  10. 1910.303 – Electrical, General Requirements- 2,745 violations

Source: http://www.ehso.com/css/oshaviolations.php