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 2022, 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 and scaffolds.
Following are the top 10 most-cited violations in construction for fiscal year 2022:
- Fall protection—Duty to have fall protection at 4,456 violations
- Ladders at 1,797 violations
- Scaffolds—general requirements at 1,527 violations
- Fall protection—training requirements at 1,354 violations
- Personal protective and lifesaving equipment—eye and face protection at 1,208 violations
- Personal protective and lifesaving equipment—head protection at 628 violations
- General safety and health provisions at 586 violations
- Scaffolds—aerial lifts at 481 violations
- Excavations—specific excavation requirements at 395 violations
- Toxic and hazardous substances—hazard communication at 382 violations
OSHA handed down 17,233 citations from 7,015 inspections during fiscal year 2022 to construction companies, totaling more than $72 million in penalties.
