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I have wanted to come back to this topic once a bit more information was revealed, and what do you know? I recently came across an article from the National Safety Council ([NSC.org](http://www.nsc.org)) that not only had my previous list of "**Most Frequently Cited**" from last year, but it also included the top five sections cited under each OSHA Standard. As an added bonus, I have also included the "Top 10 **Serious **Violations" and the "Top 10 **Willful **Violations." Of course, both of these are for FY 2013 as well.  Before I jump into the numbers, I wanted to help our readers fully understand what the difference between these types of violations. I have included below the definitions as stated by OSHA. #### **TYPES OF VIOLATIONS** ##### ****![osha 10, osha training, osha safety topics, osha courses, osha general industry training](https://www.safetytrainingservices.net/hs-fs/file-528445696-jpg/images/osha-violation02.jpg?width=285&height=190&name=osha-violation02.jpg)SERIOUS:**** A serious violation exists when the workplace hazard could cause an accident or illness that would most likely result in death or serious physical harm, unless the employer did not know or could not have known of the violation. ##### **WILLFUL:** A willful violation is defined as a violation in which the employer either knowingly failed to comply with a legal requirement (purposeful disregard) or acted with plain indifference to employee safety.   ## OSHA’s Top 10 **Most** **Frequently** **Cited** Violations for FY 2013 1. **Fall Protection – General Requirements** ([1926.501](https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_id=10757&p_table=STANDARDS)) – **8,739 ** **Hazard Communication** ([1910.1200](https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=10099)) – **6,556 ** **Scaffolding** ([1926.451](https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=10752)) – **5,724 ** **Respiratory Protection** ([1910.134](https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_id=12716&p_table=standards)) – **4,153 ![osha 10, osha training, osha safety topics, osha courses, osha general industry training](https://www.safetytrainingservices.net/hs-fs/file-32391859-jpg/images/respiratory_protection.jpg)** **Electrical – Wiring Methods** ([1910.305](https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_id=9882&p_table=STANDARDS)) – **3,709 ** **Powered Industrial Trucks** ([1910.178](https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_id=9828&p_table=STANDARDS)) – **3,544 ** **Ladders** ([1926.1053](https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=10839)) – **3,524 ** **![osha 10, osha training, osha safety topics, osha courses, osha general industry training](https://www.safetytrainingservices.net/hs-fs/file-380140996-jpg/images/lockout3.jpg?width=132&height=120&name=lockout3.jpg)Lockout/Tagout** ([1910.147](https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_id=9804&p_table=STANDARDS)) – **3,505 ** **Electrical – General Requirements** ([1910.303](https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=9880)) – **2,932** **Machine Guarding** ([1910.212](https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=9836)) – **2,852** ## Top 10 **Serious** Violations Federal OSHA issued in FY 2013 1. ![osha 10, osha training, osha safety topics, osha courses, osha general industry training](https://www.safetytrainingservices.net/hs-fs/file-526335023-jpg/images/osha-violations01.jpg)Fall Protection ([1926.501](https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_id=10757&p_table=STANDARDS)) – **7,492  ** 2. Scaffolding ([1926.451](https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=10752)) – **5,213  ** 3. Hazard Communication ([1910.1200](https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=10099)) – **3,761  ** 4. Ladders ([1926.1053](https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=10839)) – **3,162  ** 5. Electrical – Wiring Methods ([1910.305](https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_id=9882&p_table=STANDARDS)) – **2,923  ** 6. Lockout/Tagout ([1910.147](https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_id=9804&p_table=STANDARDS)) – **2,832  ** 7. Machine Guarding ([1910.212](https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=9836)) – **2,588  ** 8. Powered Industrial Trucks ([1910.178](https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_id=9828&p_table=STANDARDS)) – **2,539  ** 9. Respiratory Protection ([1910.134](https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_id=12716&p_table=standards)) – **2,365  ** 10. Electrical – General Requirements ([1910.303](https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=9880)) – **2,204** ## Top 10 **Willful** Violations Federal OSHA issued in FY 2013 1. Fall protection ([1926.501](https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_id=10757&p_table=STANDARDS)) – **73  ** 2. Excavations ([1926.652](https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=10776)) – **34  ** 3. Lead ([1926.62](https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=10641)) – **25  ** 4. Machine Guarding ([1910.212](https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=9836)) – **23  ** 5. Lockout/Tagout ([1910.147](https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_id=9804&p_table=STANDARDS)) – **20  ** 6. Scaffolding ([1926.451](https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=10752)) – **19  ** 7. Guarding Floor and Wall Openings and Holes ([1910.23](https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=9715)) – **18  ** 8. Respiratory Protection ([1910.134](https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_id=12716&p_table=standards)) – **17  ** 9. Process Safety Management ([1910.119](https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document%3Fp_table%3DSTANDARDS%26p_id%3D9760)) – **14  ** 10. Powered Industrial Trucks ([1910.178](https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_id=9828&p_table=STANDARDS)) – **10** **Remember, in the safety world, if you think you have a problem....chances are you do! 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Top in 2013 & Other OSHA Facts](https://www.safetytrainingservices.net/sts-blog/bid/326402/OSHA-Violations-Top-in-2013-Other-OSHA-Facts) Posted by [Joshua Fleishman](https://www.safetytrainingservices.net/sts-blog/author/joshua-fleishman) on Mon, Nov 25, 2013 @ 12:45 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) # OSHA’s Top 10 Violations for 2013 (& Other Interesting OSHA Facts) - Federal OSHA has **10 regional offices** and **90 local area offices**.![Osha compliance, osha classes, osha safety, osha training](https://www.safetytrainingservices.net/hs-fs/file-20667544-jpg/images/oshalogo.jpg?width=200&height=118&name=oshalogo.jpg) - They had a budget of $563,658,000 in FY 2013. - They conducted 40,961 Federal inspections in FY 2012. - 4,383 workers were killed on the job in 2012. - That's **3.2 per 100,000 full-time** equivalent workers ## On average, *more than 84 a week or **nearly 12 deaths every day***. - *This is the second lowest preliminary total since the fatal injury census was first conducted in 1992.* - *Fatal work injuries involving contractors accounted for 16 percent of all fatal work injuries in 2012.* - *Out of 3,945 worker fatalities in private industry in calendar year 2012, 775 or 19.6% were in construction.* - **The leading causes of worker deaths on construction sites were falls, followed by struck by object, electrocution, and caught-in/between.** - **These "Fatal Four" were responsible for nearly three out of five (56%) construction worker deaths in 2012.** ## Eliminating the Fatal Four would save 435 workers' lives in America every year. - ![osha falls, osha violations, ](https://www.safetytrainingservices.net/hs-fs/file-18416213-jpg/images/safetyfall.jpg?width=150&height=150&name=safetyfall.jpg)Falls – 278 out of 775 total deaths in construction in CY 2012 **(36%)** - Struck by Object – 78 **(10%)** - Electrocutions – 66 **(9%)** - Caught-in/between – 13 **(2%)**     # OSHA’s Top Ten Violations for 2013 The following were the **top 10 most frequently cited standards** by Federal OSHA in fiscal year 2013 *(October 1, 2012 through September 30, 2013)*: 1. **Fall Protection** ([1926.501](https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_id=10757&p_table=STANDARDS)) **8,241 violations** **(No Change)** *(991 **more** than 2012)  * 2. **Hazard Communication** ([1910.1200](https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_id=10099&p_table=STANDARDS)) **6,156 violations (No Change)** *(1,460 **more** than 2012)  * 3. **Scaffolding** ([1926.451](https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=standards&p_id=10752)) **5,423 violations (No Change)** *(1,609 **more** than 2012)  * 4. **Respiratory** **Protection** ([1910.134](https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_id=12716&p_table=STANDARDS)) **3,879 violations (No Change)** *(1,508 **more** than 2012)  * 5. **Electrical, Wiring Methods** ([1910.305](https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_id=9882&p_table=STANDARDS)) **3,452 violations (Up 3)** *(1,708 **more** than 2012)  * 6. **Powered Industrial Trucks** ([1910.178](https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_id=9828&p_table=STANDARDS)) **3,340 violations (Up 1)** *(1,347 **more** than 2012)  * 7. **Ladders** ([1926.1053](https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=standards&p_id=10839)) **3,311 violations (Down 2)** *(1,001 **more** than 2012)  * 8. **Lockout/Tagout** ([1910.147](https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_id=9804&p_table=STANDARDS)) **3,254 violations (Up 1)** *(1,682 **more** than 2012)  * 9. **Electrical, General Requirements** ([1910.303](https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=9880)) **2,745 violations (Up 1)** *(1,413 **more** than 2012)  * 10. **Machine Guarding** ([1910.212](https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_id=9836&p_table=STANDARDS)) **2,701 violations (Down 4)** *(604 **more** than 2012)*   # OSHA is Making a Difference![safety, safety training, osha 30 class, osha 10, osha 10 training](https://www.safetytrainingservices.net/hs-fs/file-22987581-jpg/images/safetylit.jpg)   - Since 1970, workplace fatalities have been reduced by more than 65 percent and occupational injury and illness rates have declined by 67 percent. At the same time, U.S. employment has almost doubled. - Worker deaths in America are down–on average, from about **38 worker deaths** a day in 1970 to **12 a day** in 2012. - Worker injuries and illnesses are down–from ***10.9 incidents per 100 workers in 1972 to 3.5 per 100 in 2011***. ## Don't become a statistic! ![osha training standards, osha 10 general industry, osha-10, osha violations 2013](https://www.safetytrainingservices.net/hs-fs/file-344576811-jpg/images/mike_teaching.jpg?width=275&height=125&name=mike_teaching.jpg)So what should you do, now armed with this knowledge? Well, first thing is get up and simply take a look around your office/plant/factory. Do you see any of these standards violated? In the safety world, if you think you have a problem....chances are you do! If you do not know you have violations or do not know how to look for them, that's perfectly understandable--you are not alone. This is where Safety Training Services can help! 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