OSHA Inspections and Citations for Fall Protection in Construction and the Impact of COVID-19

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• Personal Author:
  Brown S ; Dong, Xiuwen S. ; Harris W ; Trueblood, Amber B.
• Description:
  This issue examines OSHA inspections and citations for fall protection in construction from 2011 to 2020, including the impact of COVID-19. KEY FINDINGS: 1. In 2019, OSHA conducted 37,500 inspections and issued 70,300 citations in construction, declines of 20% and 7%, respectively, since 2011. 2. The number of inspections and citations in construction plummeted by over one-third from 2019 to 2020. 3. Establishments with 1-9 employees accounted for 70% of inspections in construction but 83% of fall citations in 2019. 4. More than 90% of fall citations were serious, willful, or repeat from 2011-2020 on average, compared to 74% of overall construction citations. 5. In 2019, the citation penalties in the construction industry totaled $135 million, of which over one-third ($49 million) were for fall citations. 6. Fall protection remained the top citation cause in construction. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accidents Communicable Diseases Construction Industry Occupational Health Safety Small Business
• Keywords:
  Construction Industry COVID-19 Falls Law Enforcement Regulations Small Businesses
• Publisher:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Newsletter
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20064431
• Citation:
  CPWR Data Bulletin. Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2021 Sep; :1-6
• Email:
  datacenter@cpwr.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20090901
• End Date:
  20240831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/222888/cdc_222888_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.49 MB ]