OSHA's Top 10 Violations for the Construction Industry

OSHA has released a list of its top 10 most cited construction industry violations between October 2014 - September 2015.

Violation                                                     Citation          Inspection          Penalty

Duty to have Fall Protection                    6,288              6,028                  $19,459,483

General Requirements                           3,789             1,724                   $7,457,308
(Scaffold)

Ladders                                                      2,329             1,905                   $3,612,805

Training Requirements                           1,355             1,324                   $1,461,102
(Fall Protection)

Eye and Face Protection                          1,219            1,214                   $1,929,411

Head Protection                                         1,003            1,003                   $1,437,527

Hazard Communication                           1,053            603                      $722,106

General Health and Safety                       818               725                      $1,310,511
Precautions

 Aerial Lifts (Scaffold)                                757                683                      $1,523,507

Fall Protection Systems                           615                454                      $996,592
Criteria and Practices

TOTAL                                                         19,226           15,663                $39,910,352