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***** Federal OSHA's most frequently cited violations for 2006

********** Minnesota's Most Frequently Cited Standards for 2004 **********


 

Most Frequently Cited Standards / penalties / Federal OSHA -

Fiscal 2006

 

The following were the top 10 most frequently cited standards in fiscal year 2006 (October 2005 through September 2006):

OSHA conducted its very popular "Top 10 Violations" program at the National Safety

Congress on Tuesday, November 7. Richard Fairfax, OSHA's director of Enforcement

Programs delivered the updated numbers. Fairfax told the packed audience that there were 23

fatalities in the preceding week alone.

 

These statistics are from Federal OSHA and do not include state-plan states.

 

The following were the top 10 most frequently cited standards in fiscal year 2007 (October 2006 through September 2007):
  1. Scaffolding, general requirements, construction (29 CFR 1926.451) [related topic page]
  2. Fall protection, construction (29 CFR 1926.501) [related topics page]
  3. Hazard communication standard, general industry (29 CFR 1910.1200) [related topic page]
  4. Control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout), general industry (29 CFR 1910.147) [related topic page]
  5. Respiratory protection, general industry (29 CFR 1910.134) [related topic page]
  6. Powered industrial trucks, general industry (29 CFR 1910.178) [related topic page]
  7. Electrical, wiring methods, components and equipment, general industry (29 CFR 1910.305) [related topic page]
  8. Ladders, construction (29 CFR 1926.1053) [related topic page]
  9. Machines, general requirements, general industry (29 CFR 1910.212) [related topics page]
  10. Electrical systems design, general requirements, general industry (29 CFR 1910.303) [related topic page]

The following are the standards for which OSHA assessed the highest penalties in fiscal year 2007 (October 2006 through September 2007):
  1. Scaffolding, general requirements, construction (29 CFR 1926.451) [related topic page]
  2. Fall protection, construction (29 CFR 1926.501) [related topics page]
  3. Control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout), general industry (29 CFR 1910.147) [related topic page]
  4. Excavations, requirements for protective systems, construction (29 CFR 1926.652) [related topics page]
  5. Machines, general requirements, general industry (29 CFR 1910.212) [related topics page]
  6. General duty clause (Section 5(a)(1) of the OSH Act)
  7. Powered industrial trucks, general industry (29 CFR 1910.178) [related topic page]
  8. Excavations, general requirements, construction (29 CFR 1926.651) [related topics page]
  9. Aerial lifts (29 CFR 1926.453) [related topics page]
  10. Guarding floor and wall openings and holes, general industry (29 CFR 1910.23) [related topics page]

MINNESOTA

Most frequently cited standards in the construction industry, 2006;
SIC codes 1521 through 1799

 

Standard Description Frequency
1926.501(b)(1) Fall protection -- general requirements 101
1926.451(g)(1) Fall protection on scaffolds above 10 feet 86
M.S. §182.653 subd. 2 General Duty Clause -- unsafe working condition 85
1926.652(a)(1) Use of sloping or protective systems to prevent excavation cave-ins 61
M.S. §182.653 subd. 8 A Workplace Accident and Injury Reduction (AWAIR) Program 51
1926.100(a) Head protection 51
1926.501(b)(10) Fall protection for roofing work on low-slope roofs 43
1910.1052(c)(1) Railings on stairways 41
1926.501(b)(14) Fall protection near wall openings 36
1926.501(b)(11) Fall protection on steep roofs 30
1926.451(b)(1) Scaffold platform not fully planked or decked 29
Minn. Rules 5207.0100 High visibility personal protective equipment 27
Minn. Rules 5207.1000 subp. 4 High visibility personal protective equipment near mobile earth-moving equipment 26
1926.451(e)(1) Means of access to different scaffold platforms 24
1926.651(c)(2) Means of egress from a trench excavation more than four feet deep 22
1926.651(j)(2) Protection from falling or rolling excavated materials and equipment 21

 

MINNESOTA                Most frequently cited standards in general industry, 2006;

SIC codes 2011 through 9999

 

Standard Description Frequency
1910.151(c) Emergency eyewash/shower facilities 173
Minnesota Rules 5206.0700 subp. 1 Overall Employee Right-To-Know training program 162
Minn. Rules 5206.0700 subp. 1(B) Employee Right-To-Know written program 162
Minnesota Statutes §182.653 subd. 8 A Workplace Accident and Injury Reduction (AWAIR) Program 158
1910.212(a)(1) Machine guarding -- general requirements 138
1910.242(b) Compressed air used for cleaning exceeds air pressure limit 129
1910.147(c)(4)(i) Development and use of lockout/tagout procedures 126
Minn. Rules 5205.0116 subp 1 Forklifts -- employee exposure monitoring for carbon monoxide 115
1910.147(c)(6) Periodic inspections of energy control procedures (lockout/tagout) 113
Minn. Rules 5206.0700 subp. 1(G) Employee Right-To-Know training frequency 107
1910.134(a)(2) Respiratory protection program 94
1910.212(a)(3)(ii) Point of operation guarding of machines 82
1910.147(c)(7)(i) Energy control program training 78
1910.178(l) Forklifts -- operator training 77
1910.133(a)(1) Eye and face protection 76
1910.332(b)(1) Training in electrical safety-related work practices 75
1910.305(d) Electrical hazards involving switchboards and panelboards 74
1910.23(c)(1) Guardrails for open-sided floors 71
1910.132(d)(1) Personal protective equipment hazard assessment and selection 67
1910.219(d)(1) and (e)(2) Machine guarding -- belts and pulleys 62
Minn. Rules 5205.1200 subp. 3 Frequent inspections of cranes and hoists with one-ton capacity or less 59