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Most-Cited Workplace Safety Violations Oct 2012-Oct 2013


What is number one on the list? Fall Protection.

That’s the second straight year this violation has been number one

According to OSHA statistics, from Oct. 1, 2012, through Oct. 1, 2013, there were 882 workplace fatalities in the United States.

OSHA’s updated list of most-cited workplace violations on Oct. 1 2013.

Number Violation Times Cited
1 Fall protection 8,241
2 Hazard communication 6,156
3 Scaffolding 5,423
4 Respiratory protection 3,879
5 Electrical, wiring methods 3,452
6 Powered industrial trucks 3,340
7 Ladders 3,311
8 Lockout/tagout 3,254
9 Electrical, general requirements 2,745
 
10 Machine guarding 2,701

Source: Occupational Safety & Health Administration

Hazard communication, scaffolding and respiratory protection violations remained the second-, third- and fourth-most-cited violations, respectively, as well.

In an effort to lower workplace deaths, OSHA levies heavy fines against violators. OSHA assigns the highest penalties for fall-protection violations.

One example: Canton, Ohio-based Republic Steel was fined $1.1 million this year for 24 serious safety violations, 15 of which were fall-protection violations.

"A serious violation occurs when there is substantial probability that death or serious physical harm could result from a hazard about which the employer knew or should have known," according to OSHA.



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