OSHA has cited 29 CFR 1915.132 27 times since 2015, against 24 employers. Penalties on these items add up to $99,456 at their current amounts.
Citations per year
The parts of the rule cited most
1915.132(d) · 22 citations
(d) Worn or frayed electric cables shall not be used.
1915.132(a) · 4 citations
(a) The frames of portable electric tools and appliances, except double insulated tools approved by Underwriters' Laboratories, shall be grounded either through a third wire in the cable containing the circuit conductors or through a separate wire which is grounded at the source of the current.
1915.132(c) · 1 citations
(c) Portable electric tools which are held in the hand shall be equipped with switches of a type which must be manually held in the closed position.
Industries cited most
- Manufacturing 26
- Other Services (except Public Administration) 1
Recently cited employers
- Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls Industries Incorporated Newport News, VA · Sep 25, 2026
- Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls Industries Incorporated Newport News, VA · Oct 23, 2025