OSHA has cited 29 CFR 1910.109 68 times since 2015, against 41 employers. Penalties on these items add up to $455,850 at their current amounts.
Citations per year
The parts of the rule cited most
1910.109(b)(1) · 15 citations
(b) Miscellaneous provisions—(1) General hazard. No person shall store, handle, or transport explosives or blasting agents when such storage, handling, and transportation of explosives or blasting agents constitutes an undue hazard to life.
1910.109(e)(1)(iv) · 5 citations
(iv) Persons authorized to prepare explosive charges or conduct blasting operations shall use every reasonable precaution, including but not limited to warning signals, flags, barricades, or woven wire mats to insure the safety of the general public and workmen.
1910.109(c)(1)(i) · 3 citations
(c) Storage of explosives—(1) General provisions. (i) All Class A, Class B, Class C explosives, and special industrial explosives, and any newly developed and unclassified explosives, shall be kept in magazines which meet the requirements of this paragraph.
1910.109(i)(2)(iiif) · 3 citations
(iii)(a) Storage buildings shall not have basements unless the basements are open on at least one side. Storage buildings shall not be over one story in height.
1910.109(j)(2)(ii) · 3 citations
(ii) Small arms ammunition shall be separated from flammable liquids, flammable solids as classified in 49 CFR part 172, and from oxidizing materials, by a fire-resistive wall of 1-hour rating or by a distance of 25 feet.
1910.109(c)(1)(iii) · 2 citations
(iii) Ground around magazines shall slope away for drainage. The land surrounding magazines shall be kept clear of brush, dried grass, leaves, and other materials for a distance of at least 25 feet.
1910.109(i)(4)(iib) · 2 citations
(ii)(a) Bins shall be clean and free of materials which may contaminate ammonium nitrate.
1910.109(i)(4)(iic) · 2 citations
(ii)(a) Bins shall be clean and free of materials which may contaminate ammonium nitrate.
Industries cited most
- Manufacturing 29
- Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction 13
- Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 6
- Wholesale Trade 5
- Construction 4
- Public Administration 4
States cited most
Recently cited employers
- A. M. Pyrotechnics, LLC Buffalo, MO · Apr 10, 2026
- Ige Performance Chemicals, LLC Mountain Top, PA · Apr 7, 2026
- Geiser Guns, Inc. Sunbury, PA · Feb 24, 2026
- Devin Guthrie Tuskahoma, OK · Jan 2, 2026
- Envirosafe Demil LLC Hooks, TX · Dec 18, 2025
- Cedar City Corporation Cedar City, UT · Nov 23, 2025