29 CFR 1910.178 General Industry

Powered Industrial Trucks (Forklifts)

Training, operation, and maintenance requirements for forklifts and other powered industrial trucks.

111,143
Facilities Cited
$112.7M
Total Penalties
$715.63
Avg Penalty

📊 State Breakdown

Ohio
7,758 facilities
$9.4M
Illinois
7,256 facilities
$9.9M
Texas
5,734 facilities
$8.3M
North Carolina
5,548 facilities
$3.4M
New Jersey
5,409 facilities
$8.7M
New York
5,164 facilities
$5.2M
Pennsylvania
4,775 facilities
$5.0M
Florida
4,262 facilities
$5.3M
Minnesota
4,114 facilities
$1.3M
Indiana
4,081 facilities
$1.3M
Massachusetts
3,901 facilities
$5.4M
Georgia
3,822 facilities
$5.7M
Oregon
3,507 facilities
$673.8K
Wisconsin
3,060 facilities
$3.6M
Missouri
2,913 facilities
$4.2M

🏭 Top Facilities — 29 CFR 1910.178 Violations

#FacilityLocationTotal PenaltiesCitations
1 MDLG, INC. PHENIX CITY, AL $2,694,629.00 51
2 RAVENSWOOD ALUMINUM CORPORATION RAVENSWOOD, WV $1,575,860.00 347
3 AB SPECIALTY SILICONES, LLC WAUKEGAN, IL $1,240,000.00 21
4 TYLER PIPE COMPANY TYLER, TX $1,134,492.50 105
5 JOHN MORRELL & COMPANY SIOUX FALLS, SD $1,078,510.00 175
6 SOUTHWARK METAL MFG. CO. PHILADELPHIA, PA $1,001,800.00 146
7 CAGLE'S, INC. MACON, GA $802,560.00 156
8 CF&I, L.P. DBA ROCKY NOUNTAIN STEEL MILLS PUEBLO, CO $794,625.00 211
9 SMITHFIELD FOODS NORTH SMITHFIELD, VA $692,997.50 85
10 ZMDR LLC LONE JACK, MO $654,490.00 48
11 ALLEN FAMILY FOODS INC HURLOCK, MD $624,060.00 149
12 BOSTIK, INC. MIDDLETON, MA $614,800.00 56
13 ROANOKE BELT, INC. ROANOKE, VA $610,325.00 20
14 GENERAL ALUMINUM MFG. COMPANY WAPAKONETA, OH $593,829.00 26
15 REPUBLIC ENGINEERED PRODUCTS INC. LORAIN, OH $591,458.00 96
16 U.S. POSTAL SERVICE PROVIDENCE, RI $580,112.40 50
17 MIDWEST CANVAS CORPORATION CHICAGO, IL $562,675.00 117
18 ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO. DECATUR, IL $561,765.00 86
19 TRIBE MEDITERRANEAN FOODS, INCORPORATED TAUNTON, MA $540,000.00 18
20 CJ TMI MANUFACTURING AMERICA, LLC ROBBINSVILLE, NJ $534,259.50 52
21 FRANKLIN NON-FERROUS FOUNDRY, INC. FRANKLIN, NH $523,475.00 160
22 CRANESVILLE AGGREGATE COMPANY DBA SCOTIA BAG PLANT SCOTIA, NY $508,500.00 37
23 LIBERTY CASTING COMPANY, LLC DELAWARE, OH $492,055.30 134
24 THE JAMES SKINNER LLC OMAHA, NE $486,550.00 49
25 WATERLOO PROCESSING, LLC WATERLOO, IA $443,729.00 40

📋 What Is 29 CFR 1910.178?

29 CFR 1910.178 (Powered Industrial Trucks (Forklifts)) is an OSHA regulatory standard under Part 1910 (Occupational Safety and Health Standards). Training, operation, and maintenance requirements for forklifts and other powered industrial trucks. 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, 111,143 facilities have been cited under this standard, accumulating $112.7M in total penalties.

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