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Private employers in Connecticut fall under federal OSHA; state and local government employers fall under CONN-OSHA. Enforcement records show 3,395 inspections at private worksites in Connecticut opened from October 2020 to September 2026, with 6,319 citations.

Private employers
Federal OSHA
29 CFR
State and local government
CONN-OSHA
Public-sector State Plan
Private-sector inspections
3,395
Oct 2020 – September 2026
Trades ranked on own data
Pooled federal ranking
All federal OSHA states

Which safety rules apply in Connecticut

Connecticut has a State Plan, CONN-OSHA, but it covers state and local government employers only. Private employers in Connecticut fall under federal OSHA and its standards in 29 CFR.

CONN-OSHA is run by the Connecticut Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Division. When a public employer sets up its company in the app, it picks the public sector in its company settings, and the app applies CONN-OSHA.

What gets cited in Connecticut, and what hurts people

Counts from U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement records: inspections at private worksites in Connecticut opened from October 2020 to September 2026. Rankings and schedule data as of September 27, 2026.

The hazard cited most at private worksites in Connecticut is Fall protection & working at heights: 14% of the citations grouped by hazard, against 22% across federal OSHA states. Among the others, the hazard that stands out most is Electrical safety: 9% here, 1.6 times its share across federal OSHA states. The industry that stands out most is Healthcare: 4% of Connecticut’s citations, 3.0 times its share across federal OSHA states.

Hazards cited most at private worksites in Connecticut

  1. Fall protection & working at heights811 citations
  2. Electrical safety508 citations
  3. Personal protective equipment398 citations
  4. Machine guarding378 citations
  5. Hazard Communication (GHS labels & SDS)365 citations
  6. Respiratory protection332 citations

90% of the 6,319 citations are under a standard the ranking can group by hazard.

Where Connecticut’s citations fall, by industry

  1. Construction30% · about 1,393
  2. Manufacturing19% · about 879
  3. Residential & Commercial Services16% · about 771
  4. Healthcare4% · about 192 · 3.0×
  5. Retail4% · about 177 · 2.1×
  6. Warehousing & Distribution3% · about 162

By industry code; a code that fits two industries is split evenly. “×”: share here against the share across federal OSHA states.

How the schedule ranks trades for Connecticut

The schedule for Connecticut uses the ranking pooled across federal OSHA states (246,599 citations since October 2020) for the 147 trades with 150 or more pooled citations. The other 115 use the national pattern, built from 525,000+ OSHA citations nationwide, the most reliable data available for them. 90% of Connecticut’s citations, by industry code, are in trades ranked on the pooled data. Connecticut’s own counts show where that ranking matters most here; they don’t change its order.

Trades that stand out in Connecticut

Connecticut’s most-cited industry, then the ones over-represented here, each with its most-cited trade (counted by the industry codes that belong to that trade).

Construction

Roofing

The Construction trade with the most citations at private worksites in Connecticut: about 884 since October 2020, at employers whose industry code belongs to this trade.

Connecticut citations

Plain counts for this trade since October 2020 (not weighted)

  1. 1Fall protection & working at heights · 430
  2. 2Ladder safety · 175
  3. 3Personal protective equipment · 105

Federal OSHA statesDrives the schedule

47,343 citations, about 198 deaths, about 44 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Fall protection & working at heights
  2. 2Ladder safety
  3. 3Personal protective equipment

Healthcare

Long-Term Care & Skilled Nursing

The Healthcare trade with the most citations at private worksites in Connecticut: about 101 since October 2020, at employers whose industry code belongs to this trade. Healthcare makes up 3.0 times as large a share of Connecticut’s citations as across federal OSHA states.

Connecticut citations

Plain counts for this trade since October 2020 (not weighted)

  1. 1Respiratory protection · 22
  2. 2Bloodborne pathogens & infectious disease · 20
  3. 3Electrical safety · 17

Federal OSHA statesDrives the schedule

953 citations, about 4 deaths, about 2 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Respiratory protection
  2. 2Fall protection & working at heights
  3. 3Bloodborne pathogens & infectious disease

Retail

Furniture & Home Goods

The Retail trade with the most citations at private worksites in Connecticut: about 29 since October 2020, at employers whose industry code belongs to this trade. Retail makes up 2.1 times as large a share of Connecticut’s citations as across federal OSHA states.

Connecticut citations

Plain counts for this trade since October 2020 (not weighted)

  1. 1Electrical safety · 10
  2. 2Flammables, welding & hot work · 4
  3. 3Fire extinguishers · 3

Federal OSHA statesDrives the schedule

208 citations, about 5 deaths, about 3 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Forklifts & powered industrial trucks
  2. 2Fall protection & working at heights
  3. 3Electrical safety

Landscaping & Grounds Maintenance

Grounds Maintenance - Commercial

The Landscaping & Grounds Maintenance trade with the most citations at private worksites in Connecticut: about 109 since October 2020, at employers whose industry code belongs to this trade. Landscaping & Grounds Maintenance makes up 1.7 times as large a share of Connecticut’s citations as across federal OSHA states.

Connecticut citations

Plain counts for this trade since October 2020 (not weighted)

  1. 1Personal protective equipment · 24
  2. 2Respiratory protection · 4
  3. 3Machine guarding · 4

Federal OSHA statesDrives the schedule

1,314 citations, about 84 deaths, about 19 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Personal protective equipment
  2. 2Struck-by & falling objects
  3. 3Fall protection & working at heights

State and local government employers: CONN-OSHA

Public employers under CONN-OSHA get a ranking built from 1,487 public-sector inspections in Connecticut since October 2020 for 26 of 262 trades, the ones with 150 or more public-sector citations. The others use the national pattern, built from 525,000+ OSHA citations nationwide, the most reliable data available for them. The most-cited trades:

Utilities & Public Works

Wastewater Treatment & Collection

The Utilities & Public Works trade with the most Connecticut citations in the plan data: 638 since October 2020.

Your schedule uses Connecticut's own ranking (638 citations since October 2020). The national ranking is shown alongside.

Connecticut dataDrives the schedule

638 citations since October 2020

  1. 1Confined spaces · 107 citations
  2. 2Electrical safety · 77 citations
  3. 3Lockout/tagout (hazardous energy) · 63 citations

Nationwide

3,281 citations, about 8 deaths, about 6 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Confined spaces · 369 citations, about 2 deaths
  2. 2Electrical safety · 484 citations, about 1 death
  3. 3Fall protection & working at heights · 268 citations, about 1 death

Education

K-12 Public School

The Education trade with the most Connecticut citations in the plan data: 616 since October 2020.

Your schedule uses Connecticut's own ranking (616 citations and about 1 hospitalization since October 2020). The national ranking is shown alongside.

Connecticut dataDrives the schedule

616 citations, about 1 hospitalization since October 2020

  1. 1Electrical safety · 69 citations
  2. 2Hand & power tools, grinders · 46 citations
  3. 3Flammables, welding & hot work · 34 citations

Nationwide

4,812 citations, about 19 deaths, about 31 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Fall protection & working at heights · 188 citations, about 4 deaths
  2. 2Electrical safety · 1,111 citations
  3. 3Slips, trips & walking surfaces · 179 citations, about 3 deaths

How My Safety Solution works in Connecticut

  • When you set up your company, you pick Connecticut. The app then applies federal OSHA and builds your tailgate talk schedule from the ranking pooled from federal OSHA states.
  • Each talk references the regulations it’s built on, from Cal/OSHA (Title 8) and federal OSHA (29 CFR). Title 8 applies only in California.
  • With no federal standard for them, heat illness prevention (May 1 – Sep 30), wildfire smoke protection (Jul 1 – Oct 31) and cold & wet weather work (Nov 1 – Feb 28) are placed in season for outdoor trades as practice guidance; HazCom, emergency action and injury reporting, once a year.
  • Keep your OSHA 300 log, 300A summary and 301 incident reports in the app, built around 29 CFR 1904. Guidance, not legal advice.
  • Help with a written program or a federal OSHA citation: consulting, as advice and guidance, requested from your account. Our team’s credentials include CHST, OSHA 500, OSHA 10 & 30.

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