1- Scaffolding: 1926.451 Total Violations: 9,012
1926.451 (g)(1 ) Lack of fall protection: 1,492
1926.451 (e)(1 ) Failure to provide proper access: 1,234
1926.451 (b)(1) Inadequate platform construction: 1,121
1926.451 (c)(2) Failure to properly support scaffolding: 539
1926.451 (g)(1)(vii) Lack of personal fall arrest/guardrail system: 538
2- Hazard Communication: 1910.1200
Total Violations: 6,704
1910.1200 (e)(1) Failure to develop a written program: 2,286
1910.1200 (h)(1) Failure to train employees: 1,057
1910.1200 (g)(1) Failure to have an MSDS for each hazardous chemical: 687
1910.1200 (h) [per 1926.59] Hazard Communication training for construction: 534
1910.1200 (f)(5)(i) Failure to properly label each container of hazardous chemicals: 496
3- Fall Protection: 1926.501
Total Violations: 6,378
1926.501 (b)(13) Lack of fall protection during residential construction: 2,147
1926.501 (b)(1) Failure to provide fall protection: 1,989
1926.501 (b)(10) Fall protection on low-slope roofs: 614
1926.501 (b)(11) Fall protection on steep roofs: 424
1926.501 (b)(4)(i) Failure to guard floor holes: 240
4- Respiratory Protection: 1910.134 Total Violations: 4,332
1910.134 (c)(1) Lack of a written program: 739
1910.134 (e)(1) Failure to perform medical evaluation: 686
1910.134 (f)(2) Initial/annual fit testing: 328
1910.134 (c)(2)(i) Failure to provide Appendix D when respirator use is voluntary: 323
1910.134 (f)(1) Failure to ensure employees using a tight-fitting facepeice respirator pass a qualitative or quantitative fit test: 263
5- Lockout/Tagout: 1910.147
Total Violations: 3,659
1910.147 (c)(4)(i) Failure to develop equipment-specific lockout procedures: 658
1910.147 (c)(1) Lack of a written program: 624
1910.147 (c)(6) Failure to conduct periodic (annual) inspections of energy control program: 500
1910.147 (c)(7)(i) Failure to train employees: 480
1910.147 (c)(4)(ii) Inadequate equipment-specific procedures: 233
6- Powered Industrial Trucks: 1910.178
Total Violations: 3,080
1910.178 (l)(1)(i) Failure to ensure operator competency: 562
1910.178 (p)(1) Failure to remove unsafe trucks from operation: 418
1910.178 (l)(6) Lack of operator certification: 375
1910.178 (l)(4) Failure to provide refresher training and evaluation: 256
1910.178 (q)(7) Failure to inspect trucks: 223
7- Electrical Wiring: 1910.305
Total Violations: 2,953
1910.305 (b)(1) Failure to protect conductors entering boxes, cabinets, or fittings: 687
1910.305 (b)(2) Lack of covers for pull boxes, junction boxes, and fittings: 534
1910.305 (g)(2)(iii) Strain relief for flexible cords: 422
1910.305 (g)(1)(iii) Using flexible cords in a prohibited situation: 332
1910.305 (g)(1)(iii)(A) Using flexible cords in lieu of permanent wiring: 182
8- Machine Guarding General Requirements: 1910.212 Total Violations: 2,749
1910.212 (a)(1) Failure to guard machinery: 1,537
1910.212 (a)(3)(ii) Failure to guard point-of-operation: 787
1910.212 (b) Failure to anchor fixed machinery: 174
1910.212 (a)(5) Failure to guard exposed fan blades: 148
1910.212 (a)(2) Failure to permanently affix guards: 76
9 Ladders: 1926.1053
Total Violations: 2,329
1926.1053 (b)(1) Failure to extend ladder at least 3 feet above upper landing surface: 1,175
1926.1053 (b)(4) Using ladders for the purpose other than which they were designed: 280
1926.1053 (b)(13) Using the top or top step of a stepladder as a step: 215
1926.1053 (b)(16) Failure to withdraw damaged portable ladders from service: 129
1926.1053 (b)(6) Failure to use ladders on stable surface: 88
10 Electrical Systems:1910.303
Total Violations: 2,178
1910.303 (b)(2) Failure to use electrical equipment as listed for use: 482
1910.303 (g)(2)(i) Failure to guard energized electrical conductors = 50 volts: 407
1910.303 (f) Failure to identify disconnecting means and circuits: 357
1910.303 (g)(1)(ii) Failure to keep work spaces clear: 247
1910.303 (b)(1) Use of electrical equipment containing recognized hazards: 216
Top 10 Willful Violations for 2006:
Standard Total Violations
(1) 1926.652 Protective Systems: Excavations 86
(2) 1926.62 Lead in Construction 51
(3) 1926.501 Fall Protection 48
(4) 1910.134 Respiratory Protection 33
(5) 1926.651 Excavations: Specific Requirements 31
(6) 1926.451 Scaffolding 26
(7) 1910.212 Machine Guarding 25
(8) 1910.147 Lockout/Tagout 24
(9) 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure 19
(10) 1910.1025 Lead 18
(10) 1910.119 Process Safety Management (PSM) of Highly Hazardous Chemicals 18
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