Federal OSHA recently issued its list of top ten list most frequently cited violations for the 2010 fiscal year. In all, there were approximately 94,000 violations issued and the top ten represented nearly half of all violations. The 2009 and 2010 lists have many similarities as scaffolding topped the list again with 8,371 violations. The full list is below:
1. 1926.451 - Scaffolding: 8371Violations
2. 1926.501 - Fall Protection: 7,559 Violations
3. 1910.1200 - Hazard Communication: 6,633 Violations
4. 1910.134 - Respiratory Protection: 3,932 Violations
5. 1926.1053 - Ladders: 3,820 Violations
6. 1910.147 - Lockout/Tagout: 3,531 Violations
7. 1910.305 - Electrical, Wiring Methods: 3,381 Violations
8. 1910.178 - Powered Industrial Trucks: 3,224 Violations
9. 1910.303 - Electrical, General Requirements: 2,770 Violations
10. 1910.212 - Machine Guarding: 2,556 Violations
