Top 10 OSHA Violations of 2014

Posted on September 16, 2014 | in Safety

OSHA named the Top 10 OSHA violations of 2014 at this year’s National Safety Council Congress and Expo in San Diego. Not surprisingly, Fall Protection, Hazard Communication and Scaffolding kept a tight lock on the top three spots. Here is the complete Top 10:

Most Cited Violations of 2014

  1. Fall Protection (29 CFR 1926.501) – 7,516 violations
  2. Hazard Communication (29 CFR 1910.1200) – 6,148 violations
  3. Scaffolding (29 CFR 1926.451) – 4,968 violations (Big problem, people using scaffoldings as ladders and ladders as scaffolding, assuming one could work for the other.)
  4. Respiratory Protection (1910.134) – 3,843 violations
  5. Powered Industrial Trucks (29 CFR 1910.178) – 3,147 violations
  6. Control of Hazardous Energy – Lockout/Tagout (1910.147) – 3,117 violations
  7. Ladders (1926.1053) – 2,967 violations
  8. Electrical – Wiring Methods (29 CFR 1910.305) – 2,907 violations
  9. Machine Guarding – General Requirement (29 CFR 1910.212) – 2,520 violations
  10. Electrical – General (29 CFR 1910.303) – 2,427 violations

Most Cited Violations of 2013

  1. Fall Protection (29 CFR 1926.501) – 8,739 violations
  2. Hazard Communication (29 CFR 1910.1200) – 6,556 violations
  3. Scaffolding (29 CFR 1926.451) – 5,724 violations (Big problem, people using scaffoldings as ladders and ladders as scaffolding, assuming one could work for the other.)
  4. Respiratory Protection (1910.134) – 4,153 violations
  5. Electrical – Wiring Methods (29 CFR 1910.305) – 3,709 violations
  6. Powered Industrial Trucks (29 CFR 1910.178) – 3,554 violations
  7. Ladders (1926.1053) – 3,524 violations
  8. Control of Hazardous Energy – Lockout/Tagout (1910.147) – 3,2505 violations
  9. Electrical – General (29 CFR 1910.303) – 2,932 violations
  10. Machine Guarding – General Requirement (29 CFR 1910.212) – 2,852 violations

Most Cited Violations of 2012

  1. Fall Protection (29 CFR 1926.501) – 7,250 violations
  2. Hazard Communication (29 CFR 1910.1200) – 4,696 violations (mainly due to lack of training, labeling fail, access to MSDSs and lacking correct MSDSs)
  3. Scaffolding (29 CFR 1926.451) – 3,814 violations (Big problem, people using scaffoldings as ladders and ladders as scaffolding, assuming one could work for the other.)
  4. Respiratory Protection (1910.134) – 2,371 violations
  5. Ladders (1926.1053) – 2,310 violations
  6. Machine Guarding – General Requirement (29 CFR 1910.212) – 2,097 violations
  7. Powered Industrial Trucks (29 CFR 1910.178) – 1,993 violations
  8. Electrical – Wiring Methods (29 CFR 1910.305) – 1,744 violations
  9. Control of Hazardous Energy – Lockout/Tagout (1910.147) – 1,572 violations
  10. Electrical – General (29 CFR 1910.303) – 1,332 violations

Most Cited Violations of 2011

  1. Fall Protection (29 CFR 1926.501) – 7,139 violations
  2. Scaffolding (29 CFR 1926.451) – 7,069 violations
  3. Hazard Communication (29 CFR 1910.1200) – 6,538 violations
  4. Respiratory Protection (1910.134) – 3,944 violations
  5. Control of Hazardous Energy – Lockout/Tagout (1910.147) – 3,639 violations
  6. Electrical – Wiring Methods (29 CFR 1910.305) – 3,584 violations
  7. Powered Industrial Trucks (29 CFR 1910.178) – 3,432 violations
  8. Ladders (1926.1053) – 3,244 violations
  9. Electrical – General (29 CFR 1910.303) – 2,863 violations
  10. Machine Guarding – General Requirement (29 CFR 1910.212) – 2,728 violations

Most Cited Violations of 2010

  1. Scaffolding
  2. Fall Protection
  3. Hazard Communication
  4. Respiratory Protection
  5. Ladders
  6. Control of Hazardous Energy – Lockout/Tagout
  7. Electrical – Wiring Methods
  8. Powered Industrial Trucks
  9. Electrical – General
  10. Machine Guarding