Search a real 29 CFR standard and see the real average initial penalty among actual OSHA citations of it, how often those citations were classified Serious, Willful, or Repeat, and how many real citations the average is based on -- sourced from the US DOL Open Data Portal, not a published statutory maximum.
Fall Protection: Duty to Have Fall Protection29 CFR 1926.501 · avg. penalty $7,356 · 31,167 citations Hazard Communication29 CFR 1910.1200 · avg. penalty $4,014 · 29,155 citations Respiratory Protection29 CFR 1910.134 · avg. penalty $5,113 · 17,796 citations The Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout)29 CFR 1910.147 · avg. penalty $11,269 · 17,525 citations Ladders (Construction)29 CFR 1926.1053 · avg. penalty $4,298 · 13,573 citations Powered Industrial Trucks29 CFR 1910.178 · avg. penalty $6,486 · 12,991 citations Fall Protection: Training Requirements29 CFR 1926.503 · avg. penalty $4,547 · 12,075 citations Scaffolds: General Requirements29 CFR 1926.451 · avg. penalty $5,321 · 11,628 citations Machine Guarding: General Requirements for All Machines29 CFR 1910.212 · avg. penalty $9,904 · 9,852 citations Eye and Face Protection (Construction)29 CFR 1926.102 · avg. penalty $3,856 · 8,836 citations Personal Protective Equipment: General Requirements29 CFR 1910.132 · avg. penalty $5,942 · 7,766 citations Portable Fire Extinguishers29 CFR 1910.157 · avg. penalty $3,967 · 7,390 citations Bloodborne Pathogens29 CFR 1910.1030 · avg. penalty $4,505 · 5,292 citations Walking-Working Surfaces: General Requirements29 CFR 1910.22 · avg. penalty $7,508 · 4,785 citations Walking-Working Surfaces: Duty to Have Fall Protection29 CFR 1910.28 · avg. penalty $7,631 · 4,683 citations Fall Protection: Systems Criteria and Practices29 CFR 1926.502 · avg. penalty $5,534 · 4,348 citations Excavations: Specific Requirements29 CFR 1926.651 · avg. penalty $8,848 · 3,956 citations Respirable Crystalline Silica (Construction)29 CFR 1926.1153 · avg. penalty $4,297 · 3,848 citations Permit-Required Confined Spaces (General Industry)29 CFR 1910.146 · avg. penalty $9,390 · 3,230 citations Abrasive Wheel Machinery29 CFR 1910.215 · avg. penalty $3,628 · 3,157 citations Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus29 CFR 1910.219 · avg. penalty $7,402 · 3,045 citations Excavations: Requirements for Protective Systems29 CFR 1926.652 · avg. penalty $14,546 · 2,813 citations Aerial Lifts29 CFR 1926.453 · avg. penalty $5,008 · 2,779 citations Asbestos (Construction)29 CFR 1926.1101 · avg. penalty $5,462 · 2,604 citations Respirable Crystalline Silica (General Industry)29 CFR 1910.1053 · avg. penalty $6,612 · 2,554 citations Occupational Noise Exposure29 CFR 1910.95 · avg. penalty $6,992 · 2,511 citations Eye and Face Protection (General Industry)29 CFR 1910.133 · avg. penalty $5,516 · 1,867 citations Woodworking Machinery Requirements29 CFR 1910.213 · avg. penalty $5,992 · 1,829 citations Ladders (General Industry)29 CFR 1910.23 · avg. penalty $5,886 · 1,728 citations Scaffolds: Training Requirements29 CFR 1926.454 · avg. penalty $4,266 · 1,693 citations Stairways and Ladders: Training Requirements29 CFR 1926.1060 · avg. penalty $3,977 · 1,613 citations Electrical: General Requirements (Protection of Employees)29 CFR 1926.416 · avg. penalty $6,840 · 1,376 citations Electrical Safety-Related Work Practices: Use of Equipment29 CFR 1910.334 · avg. penalty $4,025 · 1,272 citations Walking-Working Surfaces: Fall Protection Systems Criteria29 CFR 1910.29 · avg. penalty $5,862 · 1,154 citations Walking-Working Surfaces: Training Requirements29 CFR 1910.30 · avg. penalty $6,567 · 1,082 citations Scaffolds: Additional Requirements for Specific Types29 CFR 1926.452 · avg. penalty $4,691 · 1,074 citations Electrical Safety-Related Work Practices: Selection and Use29 CFR 1910.333 · avg. penalty $9,441 · 852 citations Emergency Action Plans29 CFR 1910.38 · avg. penalty $5,569 · 758 citations Asbestos (General Industry)29 CFR 1910.1001 · avg. penalty $5,746 · 688 citations Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER)29 CFR 1910.120 · avg. penalty $14,674 · 662 citations Steel Erection: Fall Protection29 CFR 1926.760 · avg. penalty $8,984 · 476 citations Electrical Safety-Related Work Practices: Safeguards for Personnel29 CFR 1910.335 · avg. penalty $11,076 · 430 citations Electrical Safety-Related Work Practices: Training29 CFR 1910.332 · avg. penalty $8,601 · 299 citations Confined Spaces in Construction: General Requirements29 CFR 1926.1204 · avg. penalty $14,011 · 136 citations
Free tool provided by CertQuestUSA. Source: US DOL Open Data Portal, OSHA violation and inspection extracts. These are real average penalties from actual citations, not OSHA's published statutory maximum per violation -- a specific citation can be higher or lower.
