Machine guarding, HazCom most frequently cited serious violations

January 26, 2023

Machine guarding and hazard communication (HazCom) topped OSHA’s list of most frequently cited serious violations in fiscal year (FY) 2022. The following table shows where inspectors most often found serious violations in general industry.

Ranking	Regulation	Violation	Number of citations
1	Machine guarding, 1910.212(a)(1)	Types of guarding methods	977
2	Hazard communication, 1910.1200(e)(1)	Written program	783
3	Hazard communication, 1910.1200(h)(1)	Information and training	708
4	Respirators, 1910.134(e)(1)	Medical evaluations	497
5	Respirators, 1910.134(f)(2)	Fit testing	459
6	Hazardous energy control (lockout/tagout), 1910.147(c)(4)(i)	Develop procedures	439
7	Powered industrial trucks, 1910.178(l)(1)(i)	Competency training	368
8	Machine guarding, 1910.212(a)(3)(ii)	Point of operations	334
9	Respirators, 1910.134(c)(1)	Written program	301
10	Hazard communication, 1910.1200(g)(8)	Safety data sheets readily accessible	285

OSHA defines a serious violation as one in which “there is a substantial probability that death or serious physical harm could result from a condition which exists, or from one or more practices, means, methods, operations, or processes which have been adopted or are in use, in such place of employment unless the employer did not, and could not with the exercise of reasonable diligence, know of the presence of the violation.”

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January 26, 2023

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Communications, Entertainment, Personal Services, Wholesale Distribution, Public Administration, Real Estate, Transportation, Education, Construction, Financial/Insurance, Retail, Waste Management, Agriculture, Commercial Services, Professional Services, Repair Services, Manufacturing (31/Food/Textiles), Healthcare, Food Services, Manufacturing (32/Non-Durable), General Services, Manufacturing (33/Durable), Postal/Courier Services, Hospitality, Warehousing, Mining, Utilities