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29 CFR 1904.1: Partial exemption for employers with 10 or fewer employees

Subpart B—Scope

387citations since 2015
383employers cited
0%serious, willful or repeat
$200median penalty per item

OSHA has cited 29 CFR 1904.1 387 times since 2015, against 383 employers. Penalties on these items add up to $209,281 at their current amounts.

Citations per year

The parts of the rule cited most

1904.1(a)(2) · 386 citations

(2) If your company had more than ten (10) employees at any time during the last calendar year, you must keep OSHA injury and illness records unless your establishment is classified as a partially exempt industry under § 1904.2.

1904.1(a)(1) · 1 citations

(a) Basic requirement. (1) If your company had 10 or fewer employees at all times during the last calendar year, you do not need to keep OSHA injury and illness records unless OSHA or the Bureau of Labor Statistics informs you in writing that you must keep records under § 1904.41 or § 1904.42. However, as required by § 1904.39, all employers covered by the OSH Act must report to OSHA any work-related incident that results in a fatality, the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees, an employee amputation, or an employee loss of an eye.

Industries cited most

  • Manufacturing 113
  • Construction 77
  • Other Services (except Public Administration) 30
  • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services 28
  • Retail Trade 23
  • Wholesale Trade 19

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