29 CFR 1926.451 Construction

Scaffolding Safety

Sets requirements for scaffold design, construction, and use to prevent falls and structural failures.

160,301
Facilities Cited
$277.4M
Total Penalties
$769.27
Avg Penalty

📊 State Breakdown

New York
12,526 facilities
$27.0M
Texas
11,237 facilities
$28.7M
Florida
8,852 facilities
$19.4M
New Jersey
8,691 facilities
$24.6M
Illinois
8,610 facilities
$17.8M
Ohio
7,432 facilities
$12.0M
Pennsylvania
7,403 facilities
$14.0M
North Carolina
7,115 facilities
$6.6M
Virginia
6,344 facilities
$7.1M
Maryland
5,479 facilities
$5.1M
Massachusetts
5,318 facilities
$10.2M
Georgia
5,298 facilities
$14.2M
South Carolina
4,361 facilities
$2.3M
Indiana
3,872 facilities
$3.0M
Missouri
3,609 facilities
$6.9M

🏭 Top Facilities — 29 CFR 1926.451 Violations

#FacilityLocationTotal PenaltiesCitations
1 THOMAS INDUSTRIAL COATINGS, INC. KANSAS CITY, MO $1,494,000.00 43
2 ALL-FEED PROCESSING AND PACKAGING, INC. GALVA, IL $1,337,722.00 135
3 HORSEHEAD CORPORATION PALMERTON, PA $1,137,093.25 171
4 ADRIAN CONSTRUCTION GROUP LLC FRANKLIN LAKES, NJ $1,017,248.00 10
5 SHAWN D. PURVIS PORTLAND, ME $888,270.00 11
6 SEMINOLE EQUIPMENT, INC. RICHMOND HILL, GA $878,411.60 9
7 T.D. FRALEY & SONS, INC. SPRINGFIELD, VA $528,692.00 12
8 BB FRAME LLC DBA FRAME Q LLC, AS SUCCESSOR TO FRAME Q LLC, AND JUAN QUEVEDO CLIFFSIDE PARK, NJ $520,860.00 9
9 DNRB, INC. KANSAS CITY, MO $511,000.00 11
10 BILFINGER BERGER CIVIL, INC. (FORMERLY FRU-CON CON TOLEDO, OH $475,750.00 13
11 PAINTING & DECORATING, INC. / AG PAINTING & DECORATING INC. MANHASSET, NY $460,350.00 16
12 DAMALOS & SONS INC. ELIZABETH, NJ $456,000.00 14
13 T.S.P., INC. VINE GROVE, KY $420,000.00 12
14 BUSH & BURCHETT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC. HART, WV $405,000.00 45
15 THE JOHN GALT CORP. NEW YORK, NY $367,600.00 64
16 ABHE & SVOBODA, INC. CUTLER, ME $355,100.00 25
17 INDUSTRIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC. WILMINGTON, DE $300,000.00 13
18 MILO CORPORATION AGANA, GU $299,000.00 9
19 ENERFAB PROCESS SOLUTIONS & FABRICATED PRODUCTS, INC. WILMINGTON, DE $276,402.00 10
20 AMERICAN ALPHA CONSTRUCTION, INC. NORTHBROOK, IL $265,200.00 10
21 AMERICAN ALPHA CONSTRUCTION, INC. PROSPECT HEIGHTS, IL $264,600.00 14
22 PINE CONTRACTOR CORPORATION MAHWAH, NJ $252,313.00 5
23 LEVEL EDGE CONSTRUCTION, LLC LUZERNE, PA $248,165.00 8
24 NEW YORK STUCCO, INC. WOODBRIDGE, NJ $244,500.00 19
25 C & S ERECTORS, INCORPORATED JONESTOWN, PA $243,000.00 13

📋 What Is 29 CFR 1926.451?

29 CFR 1926.451 (Scaffolding Safety) is an OSHA regulatory standard under Part 1926 (Safety and Health Regulations for Construction). Sets requirements for scaffold design, construction, and use to prevent falls and structural failures. 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, 160,301 facilities have been cited under this standard, accumulating $277.4M in total penalties.

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