Recent numbers from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration show dangers from falls at construction sites remain the most frequently cited hazard on OSHA’s list of most-cited violations for fiscal year 2021, which ended Sept. 30. Construction blog constructconnect.com shared a list of OSHA’s top 10 construction-specific violations.
Other rules related to construction falls are among the top 10 violations, including ladders, scaffolds and training.
Following are the top 10 most-cited violations in construction for fiscal year 2021:
- Fall protection—Duty to have fall protection at 4,279 violations
- Ladders at 1,602 violations
- Scaffolds—general requirements at 1,468 violations
- Fall protection—training requirements at 1,356 violations
- Personal protective and lifesaving equipment—eye and face protection at 1,209 violations
- Personal protective and lifesaving equipment—head protection at 651 violations
- General safety and health provisions at 648 violations
- Scaffolds—aerial lifts at 436 violations
- Excavations—specific excavation requirements at 391 violations
- Fall protection—fall-protection systems criteria and practices at 343 violations
OSHA handed down 16,749 citations from 6,624 inspections during fiscal year 2021 to construction companies, totaling more than $58 million in penalties.
