29 CFR 1910.157 General Industry

Portable Fire Extinguishers

Requires employers to provide and maintain portable fire extinguishers and train employees.

144,165
Facilities Cited
$20.8M
Total Penalties
$102.48
Avg Penalty

📊 State Breakdown

New York
16,178 facilities
$2.5M
North Carolina
11,326 facilities
$274.3K
Ohio
10,111 facilities
$2.0M
Pennsylvania
7,120 facilities
$1.1M
New Jersey
6,767 facilities
$2.6M
Texas
6,650 facilities
$1.7M
Illinois
5,356 facilities
$939.7K
Virginia
5,159 facilities
$793.0K
Florida
4,989 facilities
$559.3K
Tennessee
4,896 facilities
$214.8K
Georgia
4,169 facilities
$1.1M
Indiana
3,984 facilities
$193.0K
Massachusetts
3,962 facilities
$531.4K
Puerto Rico
3,422 facilities
$896.1K
Missouri
3,211 facilities
$485.8K

🏭 Top Facilities — 29 CFR 1910.157 Violations

#FacilityLocationTotal PenaltiesCitations
1 ARCO CHEMICAL CO. CHANNELVIEW, TX $3,483,800.00 367
2 SOUTHERN SCRAP MATERIALS COMPANY, INC. BATON ROUGE, LA $2,026,700.00 72
3 RAVENSWOOD ALUMINUM CORPORATION RAVENSWOOD, WV $1,575,860.00 347
4 SMITHFIELD FOODS NORTH SMITHFIELD, VA $692,997.50 85
5 CASE FARMS PROCESSING, INC. WINESBURG, OH $683,858.30 122
6 THE BURRUSS COMPANY LYNCHBURG, VA $664,250.00 66
7 WYMAN-GORDON CO. EASTERN DIVISION NO. GRAFTON, MA $624,024.00 203
8 MC WANE, INC. DBA KENNEDY VALVE ELMIRA, NY $575,350.00 204
9 LIFETIME DOORS COMPANY HEARNE, TX $569,025.00 85
10 DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION/ DOLGENCORP, LLC TOWN CREEK, AL $555,235.00 7
11 THE VALLEY FERTILIZER AND CHEMICAL COMPANY INCORPORATED MOUNT JACKSON, VA $516,730.00 63
12 JINDAL TUBULAR USA LLC BAY SAINT LOUIS, MS $486,457.75 35
13 SCOTT PAPER COMPANY, NORTHEAST DIV. WINSLOW, ME $476,080.00 131
14 KUMHO TIRE GEORGIA, INC. MACON, GA $467,561.80 56
15 FORMED FIBER TECHNOLOGIES, LLC SIDNEY, OH $450,595.00 15
16 SOUTHERN INVESTMENTS, LLC REIDSVILLE, NC $441,000.00 38
17 DOLGENCORP, LLC BALDWIN, WI $435,081.00 4
18 CONTINENTAL TIRE THE AMERICAS, LLC MOUNT VERNON, IL $434,003.00 70
19 PHELPS DODGE MAGNET WIRE CO. HOPKINSVILLE, KY $427,805.00 57
20 MIDWEST RACKING MANUFACTURING, INC. MADISON, IL $419,700.00 40
21 NU-WAY PRODUCTS COMPANY WEST MEMPHIS, AR $418,302.00 75
22 DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION/ DOLGENCORP, LLC CLAY, AL $412,485.00 5
23 RESOURCE RECYCLING, INC. LIMA, OH $361,585.00 17
24 ENCORE INDUSTRIES INC. CAMBRIDGE, OH $338,948.00 18
25 BALL AEROSOL AND SPECIALTY CONTAINER, INC. HUBBARD, OH $336,000.00 38

📋 What Is 29 CFR 1910.157?

29 CFR 1910.157 (Portable Fire Extinguishers) is an OSHA regulatory standard under Part 1910 (Occupational Safety and Health Standards). Requires employers to provide and maintain portable fire extinguishers and train employees. 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, 144,165 facilities have been cited under this standard, accumulating $20.8M in total penalties.

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