OSHA Publishes List of Most Heavily Fined Safety Violations

Earlier, we provided a list of the most frequently cited safety violations for FY 2011, and now the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has completed the listings by showing the most heavily fined violations (below), which are quite similar to the violations listed earlier.

1. Fall protection, construction (29 CFR 1926.501) [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page]
2. Scaffolding, general requirements, construction (29 CFR 1926.451) [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page]
3. Control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout), general industry (29 CFR 1910.147) [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page]
4. Machines, general requirements, general industry (29 CFR 1910.212) [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page]
5. Ladders, construction (29 CFR 1926.1053) [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page]
6. Powered industrial trucks, general industry (29 CFR 1910.178) [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page]
7. Excavations, requirements for protective systems (29 CFR 1926.652) [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page]
8. Hazard communication standard, general industry (29 CFR 1910.1200) [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page]
9. Electrical, wiring methods, components and equipment, general industry (29 CFR 1910.305) [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page]
10. Electrical systems design, general requirements, general industry (29 CFR 1910.303) [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page]