2021 Top 10 OSHA Violations
In October 2021, OSHA released preliminary data for the top 10 most-cited standards in fiscal year 2021. The data includes violations cited between Oct. 1, 2020, and Sept. 30, 2021, and is current as of Nov. 8, 2021. Please read through each violation and discuss how they apply to our company. Do you all understand these violations? Do any of the standards seem unfamiliar to you? If you have questions or concerns, reach out to your respective Safety Manager!
The preliminary data was presented at the 2021 NSC Safety Congress and Expo by Patrick Kapust, deputy director of the Directorate of Enforcement Programs at OSHA.
The chart below gives OSHA’s preliminary data alongside the final data from FY 2020.
| OSHA Standard | FY 2021 Preliminary Data | Previous Year’s Data |
1. Fall Protection – General Requirements (1926.501)
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5,271 Violations | No. 1 with 5,424 Violations |
2. Respiratory Protection (1910.134)
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2,521 Violations | No. 3 with 2,649 Violations |
3. Ladders (1926.1053)
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2,018 Violations | No. 5 with 2,129 Violations |
4. Scaffolding (1926.451)
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1,943 Violations | No. 4 with 2,538 Violations |
5. Hazard Communication (1910.1200)
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1,939 Violations | No. 2 with 3,199 Violations |
6. Lockout/Tagout (1910.147)
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1,670 Violations | No. 6 with 2,065 Violations |
7. Fall Protection – Training Requirements (1926.503)
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1,660 Violations | No. 8 with 1,621 Violations |
8. Personal Protective and Life Saving Equipment – Eye and Face Protection (1926.102)
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1,451 Violations | No. 9 with 1,369 Violations |
9. Powered Industrial Trucks (1910.178)
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1,404 Violations | No. 7 with 1,932 Violations |
10. Machine Guarding (1910.212)
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1,105 Violations | No. 10 with 1,313 Violations |
Keep these standards in mind as you continue working on Berg projects and let’s not make it to this list please! This is one list we DON’T want to be on… As always, have a safe and productive week!
