OSHA has cited 29 CFR 1926.756 14 times since 2015, against 14 employers. Penalties on these items add up to $62,059 at their current amounts.
Citations per year
The parts of the rule cited most
1926.756(a)(1) · 10 citations
(a) General. (1) During the final placing of solid web structural members, the load shall not be released from the hoisting line until the members are secured with at least two bolts per connection, of the same size and strength as shown in the erection drawings, drawn up wrench-tight or the equivalent as specified by the project structural engineer of record, except as specified in paragraph (b) of this section.
1926.756(c)(1) · 3 citations
(c)(1) Double connections at columns and/or at beam webs over a column. When two structural members on opposite sides of a column web, or a beam web over a column, are connected sharing common connection holes, at least one bolt with its wrench-tight nut shall remain connected to the first member unless a shop-attached or field-attached seat or equivalent connection device is supplied with the member to secure the first member and prevent the column from being displaced (See appendix H to this subpart for examples of equivalent connection devices).
1926.756(a)(2) · 1 citations
(2) A competent person shall determine if more than two bolts are necessary to ensure the stability of cantilevered members; if additional bolts are needed, they shall be installed.
Industries cited most
- Construction 14
Recently cited employers
- D5 Iron Works, Inc. Bradley, IL · Jul 31, 2026