29 CFR 1910.23 General Industry

Guarding Floor & Wall Openings

Requires guardrails, covers, or fences around floor holes, open-sided platforms, and wall openings.

104,687
Facilities Cited
$52.3M
Total Penalties
$386.21
Avg Penalty

📊 State Breakdown

New York
9,042 facilities
$3.3M
Ohio
6,356 facilities
$4.0M
Pennsylvania
6,000 facilities
$3.4M
Texas
5,905 facilities
$4.3M
North Carolina
5,134 facilities
$1.7M
Illinois
4,728 facilities
$3.0M
New Jersey
4,676 facilities
$2.6M
Florida
3,511 facilities
$2.0M
Minnesota
3,481 facilities
$910.9K
Oregon
3,429 facilities
$839.3K
Massachusetts
3,018 facilities
$1.5M
Indiana
2,989 facilities
$870.4K
Georgia
2,963 facilities
$2.0M
Missouri
2,875 facilities
$1.4M
Wisconsin
2,839 facilities
$1.7M

🏭 Top Facilities — 29 CFR 1910.23 Violations

#FacilityLocationTotal PenaltiesCitations
1 AK STEEL CORPORATION MIDDLETOWN, OH $2,325,900.00 149
2 DIDION MILLING, INC. CAMBRIA, WI $2,185,642.00 62
3 WYMAN-GORDON FORGINGS, LP HOUSTON, TX $1,908,425.00 96
4 PENNZOIL PRODUCTS COMPANY ROUSEVILLE, PA $1,505,680.00 37
5 LOCKHEED AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS CO. BURBANK, CA $1,500,420.00 490
6 MILK SPECIALTIES COMPANY WHITEHALL, WI $1,480,000.00 66
7 ASHLEY FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, INC. ARCADIA, WI $1,440,745.00 160
8 ALL-FEED PROCESSING AND PACKAGING, INC. GALVA, IL $1,337,722.00 135
9 CLARK OIL REFINING CORPORATION BLUE ISLAND, IL $1,258,487.50 82
10 GENE T. JONES TIRE & BATTERY DISTRIBUTORS, INC. BIRMINGHAM, AL $1,220,300.00 108
11 TYLER PIPE COMPANY TYLER, TX $1,134,492.50 105
12 BASF CORPORATION - COATINGS AND COLORANTS DIVISION CINCINNATI, OH $1,062,850.00 137
13 FRAZER & JONES, LLC SYRACUSE, NY $1,010,720.40 34
14 THE GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY DANVILLE, VA $987,600.00 20
15 ASARCO, INC. EAST HELENA, MT $836,900.00 213
16 FRANKLIN SMELTING & REFINING CORP. PHILADELPHIA, PA $835,735.00 129
17 IMPERIAL FOOD PRODUCTS, INC. HAMLET, NC $808,150.00 83
18 CAGLE'S, INC. MACON, GA $802,560.00 156
19 TEWKSBURY INDUSTRIES, INC. TEWKSBURY, MA $768,640.00 61
20 NEW RIVER CASTINGS CO., INC. RADFORD, VA $761,000.00 44
21 AVONDALE INDUSTRIES INC., STEEL SALES DIV. HARVEY, LA $760,800.00 146
22 PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORPORATION LIVE OAK, FL $754,175.00 152
23 G.S. ROBINS & COMPANY D.B.A. RO-CORP, INC. EAST ST LOUIS, IL $700,000.00 52
24 SMITHFIELD FOODS NORTH SMITHFIELD, VA $692,997.50 85
25 JACKSONVILLE SHIPYARD, INC. JACKSONVILLE, FL $692,000.00 22

📋 What Is 29 CFR 1910.23?

29 CFR 1910.23 (Guarding Floor & Wall Openings) is an OSHA regulatory standard under Part 1910 (Occupational Safety and Health Standards). Requires guardrails, covers, or fences around floor holes, open-sided platforms, and wall openings. 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, 104,687 facilities have been cited under this standard, accumulating $52.3M in total penalties.

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