29 CFR 1926.500 Construction

Fall Protection — Duty to Have

Requires fall protection for construction workers on surfaces with unprotected edges 6+ feet above lower levels.

77,511
Facilities Cited
$24.9M
Total Penalties
$223.49
Avg Penalty

📊 State Breakdown

New York
6,420 facilities
$3.3M
Florida
5,911 facilities
$2.1M
Pennsylvania
4,837 facilities
$1.5M
New Jersey
4,032 facilities
$1.6M
Texas
4,011 facilities
$1.0M
Ohio
4,003 facilities
$1.4M
Massachusetts
3,746 facilities
$1.2M
Illinois
3,397 facilities
$1.2M
Indiana
2,905 facilities
$257.5K
Virginia
2,308 facilities
$645.3K
Maryland
2,157 facilities
$704.9K
South Carolina
2,052 facilities
$403.5K
Georgia
1,979 facilities
$589.6K
Minnesota
1,757 facilities
$397.0K
Connecticut
1,631 facilities
$654.4K

🏭 Top Facilities — 29 CFR 1926.500 Violations

#FacilityLocationTotal PenaltiesCitations
1 KIEWIT/ATKINSON/KENNY, A JOINT VENTURE WINTHROP, MA $303,850.00 53
2 INTERNATIONAL PRECAST & STEEL RICHMOND, TX $269,675.00 61
3 GENEVA STEEL OREM, UT $252,615.00 215
4 HARTFORD ROOFING COMPANY, INC. RIDGEFIELD, CT $219,200.00 24
5 B & B DRYWALL CORP. BRONX, NY $162,500.00 12
6 RCI RILEY CONSTRUCTION INC. MORRISVILLE, PA $162,000.00 11
7 MERIDIAN CONTRACTORS BROOMFIELD, CO $153,000.00 32
8 VERTAC SITE CONTRACTORS JACKSONVILLE, AR $152,900.00 44
9 RUPA MIKKILINENI & M.R. MIKKILINENI DBA TALASILA HOUSTON, TX $152,300.00 23
10 YONKERS CONTRACTING COMPANY, INC. MAMARONECK, NY $128,155.00 23
11 J.J. PACIFIC DEVELOPEMENT CORP. TAMUNING, GU $120,870.00 12
12 EAST PENN MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INCORPORATED LYON STATION, PA $116,863.00 142
13 LENCO SILO SYSTEMS, INC. MOUNT GILEAD, NC $114,800.00 14
14 PICAZO-BRAZOS JOINT VENTURE AIR FORCE ACADEMY, CO $108,400.04 17
15 MARQUIS-STEVENS,INC. SECAUCUS, NJ $96,350.00 20
16 FRU-CON CONSTRUCITON GRANT TOWN, WV $89,500.00 35
17 NIGHTINGALE ROOFING INC. PLAISTOW, NH $86,000.00 11
18 CBI SERVICES, INCORPORATED QUINCY, MA $83,500.00 14
19 CARSON CONCRETE PHILADELPHIA, PA $78,750.00 38
20 GLENN HORNSBY DBA G & H STEEL ERECTORS AUSTIN, TX $76,000.00 3
21 INTERSTATE ERECTORS, INC. IDAHO FALLS, ID $75,100.00 7
22 ONSHORE CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. SEA ISLE CITY, NJ $75,000.00 15
23 SHIMIZU CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD. MARPI, MP $75,000.00 20
24 DYNAMIC PAINTING CORP. LAWRENCE, MA $72,986.00 66
25 THORLEIF LARSEN & SON, INC. CHICAGO, IL $68,000.00 19

📋 What Is 29 CFR 1926.500?

29 CFR 1926.500 (Fall Protection — Duty to Have) is an OSHA regulatory standard under Part 1926 (Safety and Health Regulations for Construction). Requires fall protection for construction workers on surfaces with unprotected edges 6+ feet above lower levels. 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, 77,511 facilities have been cited under this standard, accumulating $24.9M in total penalties.

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