Rank at plumbing and HVAC contractors,29 CFR standard,Topic,Federal citations FY2021 to FY2025,Share of 29 CFR citations (%),Inspections cited,Current penalties ($),Current penalty per citation ($),"Rank, all industries FY2025 (desk count)",Rank on OSHA's official FY2025 top 10
1,1926.651,Specific excavation requirements (construction),306,12.3,182,969798,3169,20,not in top 10
2,1926.501,Duty to have fall protection (construction),287,11.5,270,1315565,4584,1,1
3,1926.652,"Protective systems for excavations, cave-in protection (construction)",207,8.3,191,1289775,6231,25,not in top 10
4,1926.1053,Ladders (construction),171,6.9,140,494672,2893,2,3
5,1910.1200,Hazard communication,111,4.5,61,149284,1345,3,2
6,1904.39,"Reporting fatalities, hospitalizations, amputations and eye losses to OSHA",81,3.3,80,262121,3236,18,not in top 10
7,1926.100,Head protection (construction),77,3.1,77,224398,2914,13,not in top 10
8,1926.21,Safety training and education (construction),75,3.0,75,302814,4038,28,not in top 10
9,1926.503,Fall protection training (construction),73,2.9,69,119414,1636,7,7
10,1926.20,General safety and health provisions (construction),64,2.6,61,299262,4676,12,not in top 10
11,1910.28,Duty to have fall protection (general industry),55,2.2,49,211733,3850,24,not in top 10
12,1910.147,"Lockout/tagout, control of hazardous energy (general industry)",51,2.1,25,276556,5423,5,4
13,1926.451,"Scaffolds, general requirements (construction)",50,2.0,30,183112,3662,4,6
14,1910.134,Respiratory protection,48,1.9,20,49254,1026,6,5
15,1926.1052,Stairways (construction),47,1.9,39,85222,1813,63,not in top 10