29 CFR 1910.28 General Industry

Duty to Have Fall Protection

Requires employers to provide fall protection for workers on walking-working surfaces with unprotected edges.

10,746
Facilities Cited
$32.3M
Total Penalties
$2,512.41
Avg Penalty

📊 State Breakdown

Texas
696 facilities
$2.5M
Illinois
645 facilities
$2.3M
Ohio
588 facilities
$2.1M
Pennsylvania
547 facilities
$1.7M
Oregon
517 facilities
$1.1M
Michigan
470 facilities
$699.0K
Minnesota
458 facilities
$670.4K
Tennessee
448 facilities
$450.5K
New York
443 facilities
$1.4M
Wisconsin
406 facilities
$1.6M
New Jersey
360 facilities
$1.4M
Florida
356 facilities
$1.5M
Virginia
342 facilities
$1.0M
North Carolina
342 facilities
$933.2K
Massachusetts
297 facilities
$910.4K

🏭 Top Facilities — 29 CFR 1910.28 Violations

#FacilityLocationTotal PenaltiesCitations
1 MIRACAPO PIZZA COMPANY LLC DBA LITTLE LADY FOODS GURNEE, IL $3,102,849.00 32
2 FLORENCE HARDWOODS, LLC FLORENCE, WI $1,351,658.00 48
3 FRAZER & JONES, LLC SYRACUSE, NY $1,010,720.40 34
4 DOWA THT AMERICA, INC. BOWLING GREEN, OH $834,978.00 58
5 AVONDALE INDUSTRIES INC., STEEL SALES DIV. HARVEY, LA $760,800.00 146
6 FOUNDATION FOOD GROUP, INC. GAINESVILLE, GA $690,510.60 52
7 NOX US, LLC FOSTORIA, OH $663,906.00 30
8 CHAMPION MODULAR, INC. STRATTANVILLE, PA $658,900.00 36
9 THE VALLEY FERTILIZER AND CHEMICAL COMPANY INCORPORATED MOUNT JACKSON, VA $516,730.00 63
10 THE JAMES SKINNER LLC OMAHA, NE $486,550.00 49
11 SCOTT PAPER COMPANY, NORTHEAST DIV. WINSLOW, ME $476,080.00 131
12 TOPFLIGHT GRAIN COOPERATIVE, INC. ATLANTA, IL $400,000.00 5
13 GAVILON GRAIN, LLC WICHITA, KS $369,000.00 15
14 RESOURCE RECYCLING, INC. LIMA, OH $361,585.00 17
15 PILOT INDUSTRIAL BATTERIES, INC. KANKAKEE, IL $342,775.00 52
16 MONFORT, INC. GARDEN CITY, KS $334,270.00 82
17 TOWNSHIP OF MIDDLETOWN SEWERAGE AUTHORITY BELFORD, NJ $329,700.00 40
18 FRAZER & JONES COMPANY, INC. SYRACUSE, NY $319,112.60 70
19 ATLANTIC MARINE, INC. MOBILE, AL $309,731.90 66
20 DG RETAIL, LLC DRACUT, MA $300,000.00 6
21 STRATEGIC MATERIALS, INC. MIDLOTHIAN, TX $291,452.80 31
22 UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. NEWARK, DE $288,856.00 8
23 LIQUID ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS OF TEXAS, LLC. AUSTIN, TX $287,928.00 4
24 AMSTED RAIL COMPANY, INC. GROVEPORT, OH $283,279.00 32
25 HANKOOK TIRE MANUFACTURING TENNESSEE LP CLARKSVILLE, TN $282,500.00 40

📋 What Is 29 CFR 1910.28?

29 CFR 1910.28 (Duty to Have Fall Protection) is an OSHA regulatory standard under Part 1910 (Occupational Safety and Health Standards). Requires employers to provide fall protection for workers on walking-working surfaces with unprotected edges. 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, 10,746 facilities have been cited under this standard, accumulating $32.3M in total penalties.

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