29 CFR 1910.146 General Industry

Permit-Required Confined Spaces

Requirements for practices and procedures to protect employees entering permit-required confined spaces.

18,750
Facilities Cited
$43.2M
Total Penalties
$962.00
Avg Penalty

📊 State Breakdown

Michigan
1,844 facilities
$1.3M
New York
1,786 facilities
$1.6M
Virginia
1,014 facilities
$1.0M
New Jersey
1,012 facilities
$1.9M
North Carolina
974 facilities
$1.0M
Pennsylvania
875 facilities
$2.1M
Illinois
802 facilities
$3.3M
Texas
790 facilities
$5.1M
Tennessee
734 facilities
$514.6K
Ohio
712 facilities
$3.8M
Wisconsin
588 facilities
$1.9M
Indiana
588 facilities
$795.6K
Minnesota
500 facilities
$1.6M
Oregon
456 facilities
$212.2K
Georgia
423 facilities
$1.2M

🏭 Top Facilities — 29 CFR 1910.146 Violations

#FacilityLocationTotal PenaltiesCitations
1 IMPERIAL SUGAR COMPANY; IMPERIAL-SAVANNAH, L.P. PORT WENTWORTH, GA $4,063,600.00 158
2 MDLG, INC. PHENIX CITY, AL $2,694,629.00 51
3 WYMAN-GORDON FORGINGS, LP HOUSTON, TX $1,908,425.00 96
4 STARKIST SAMOA, INC. PAGO PAGO, AS $1,854,551.75 194
5 GREAT LAKES TANK & VESSEL LLC CLEVELAND, OH $1,565,271.00 46
6 MILK SPECIALTIES COMPANY WHITEHALL, WI $1,480,000.00 66
7 ASHLEY FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, INC. ARCADIA, WI $1,440,745.00 160
8 FRAZER & JONES, LLC SYRACUSE, NY $1,010,720.40 34
9 TEWKSBURY INDUSTRIES, INC. TEWKSBURY, MA $768,640.00 61
10 NEW RIVER CASTINGS CO., INC. RADFORD, VA $761,000.00 44
11 INSITUFORM TECHNOLOGIES USA, INC. DES MOINES, IA $733,750.00 20
12 GREIF BROTHERS CORP. LA PORTE, TX $695,377.00 42
13 SMITHFIELD FOODS NORTH SMITHFIELD, VA $692,997.50 85
14 BEEF PRODUCTS, INC. WATERLOO, IA $676,025.00 54
15 QUALAWASH HOLDINGS, LLC LA PORTE, TX $670,000.00 19
16 MINNESOTA RUBBER COMPANY, DIV. OF QUADION CORP. WATERTOWN, SD $660,000.00 40
17 ADM, RAILCAR REPAIR DECATUR, IL $650,000.00 39
18 ALLEN FAMILY FOODS INC HURLOCK, MD $624,060.00 149
19 107323 - WAYNE TRANSPORTS INC VIRGINIA, MN $621,600.00 12
20 CLEAN HARBORS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INC. TWINSBURG, OH $602,938.00 16
21 GENERAL ALUMINUM MFG. COMPANY WAPAKONETA, OH $593,829.00 26
22 MC WANE, INC. DBA KENNEDY VALVE ELMIRA, NY $575,350.00 204
23 ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO. DECATUR, IL $561,765.00 86
24 SONY MAGNETIC PRODUCTS INC. OF AMERICA DOTHAN, AL $552,500.00 36
25 DELAWARE CITY REFINING COMPANY, LLC DELAWARE CITY, DE $550,653.00 30

📋 What Is 29 CFR 1910.146?

29 CFR 1910.146 (Permit-Required Confined Spaces) is an OSHA regulatory standard under Part 1910 (Occupational Safety and Health Standards). Requirements for practices and procedures to protect employees entering permit-required confined spaces. Violations of this standard can result in penalties ranging from advisory notices to citations exceeding $150,000 for willful violations. Across the SVEP enforcement database, 18,750 facilities have been cited under this standard, accumulating $43.2M in total penalties.

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