Almost 41,000 workplace safety and health inspections were performed from October 2011 through September 2012 by federal OSHA. The top 10 citations handed out by the agency to companies:
- Fall Protection – General Requirements (1926.501) Total violations: 7,250
- Hazard Communication (1910.1200): 4,696
- Scaffolding (1926.451): 3,814
- Respiratory Protection (1910.134): 2,371
- Ladders (1926.1053): 2,310
- Machine Guarding (1910.212): 2,097
- Powered Industrial Trucks (1910.178): 1,993
- Electrical – Wiring Methods (1910.305): 1,744
- Lockout/Tagout (1910.147): 1,572
- Electrical – General Requirements (1910.303): 1,332
To compare, here is the list from 2011, ranging from October 2010 to September 2011.
- Fall protection in construction (1926.501): 7,139 violations
- Scaffolding in construction (1926.451): 7,069 violations
- Hazard communication (1910.1200): 6,538 violations
- Respiratory protection (1910.134): 3,944 violations
- Lockout/tagout (1910.147): 3,639 violations
- Electrical wiring methods (1910.305); 3,584 violations
- Powered industrial trucks (1910.178); 3,432 violations
- Ladders in construction (1926.1053): 3,244 violations
- Electrical general requirements (1910.303): 2,863 violations
- Machine guarding (1910.212): 2,748 violations