OSHA Releases Top 10 Citations for 2010

OSHA’s Director of Enforcement Programs, Thomas Galassi, recently released the top 10 violations for the 2010 fiscal year.

OSHA’s top 10 list of most cited violations for FY 2010 are:

  1. Scaffolding, General
  2. Fall Protection
  3. Hazard Communication
  4. Respiratory Protection
  5. Ladders
  6. Lockout/Tagout
  7. Electrical, Wiring Methods
  8. Powered Industrial Trucks
  9. Electrical, General
  10. Machine Guarding

According to Galassi, OSHA issued 94,000 violations during FY 2010. The top 10 violations accounted for 48% to 49% of the total violations issued. ◆