OSHA has cited 29 CFR 1918.62 16 times since 2015, against 12 employers. Penalties on these items add up to $46,797 at their current amounts.
Citations per year
The parts of the rule cited most
1918.62(a)(2) · 3 citations
(2) Defective gear, as defined by the manufacturers' specifications (when available), shall not be used. Distorted hooks, shackles or similar gear shall be discarded.
1918.62(g)(2)(iii) · 3 citations
(iii) Snags, punctures, tears or cuts;
1918.62(a)(1) · 2 citations
(a) Routine inspection. (1) At the completion of each use, loose gear such as slings, chains, bridles, blocks and hooks shall be so placed as to avoid damage to the gear. Loose gear shall be inspected and any defects corrected before reuse.
1918.62(b)(3)(ii) · 2 citations
(ii) Kinking, crushing, bird caging or other damage resulting in distortion of the wire rope structure;
1918.62(e)(1) · 2 citations
(1) Abnormal or excessive wear including heat and chemical damage;
1918.62(b)(1) · 1 citations
(b) Wire rope and wire rope slings. (1) The employer shall follow the manufacturers' recommended ratings for wire rope and wire rope slings provided for use aboard ship, and shall have such ratings available for inspection. When the manufacturer is unable to supply such ratings, the employer shall use the tables for wire rope and wire rope slings found in appendix II to this part. A design safety factor of at least five shall be maintained for the common sizes of running wire used as falls in purchases, or in such uses as light load slings.
1918.62(d)(1) · 1 citations
(d) Synthetic rope. (1) The employer shall follow the manufacturers' ratings and use recommendations for the specific synthetic fiber rope and synthetic fiber rope slings provided for use aboard ship, and shall have such ratings available for inspection.
1918.62(g)(2)(vi) · 1 citations
(vi) Display of visible warning threads or markers designed to indicate excessive wear or damage.
Industries cited most
- Manufacturing 8
- Transportation and Warehousing 7
- Wholesale Trade 1
Recently cited employers
- Circle Seafoods, Inc. Metlakatla, AK · Sep 3, 2026