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Private employers in Delaware fall under federal OSHA. Enforcement records show 1,335 inspections at private worksites in Delaware opened from October 2020 to September 2026, with 3,187 citations.

Private employers
Federal OSHA
29 CFR
State and local government
No OSHA coverage
No State Plan for public employers
Private-sector inspections
1,335
Oct 2020 – September 2026
Trades ranked on own data
Pooled federal ranking
All federal OSHA states

Which safety rules apply in Delaware

Delaware has no OSHA-approved State Plan: private employers fall under federal OSHA and 29 CFR, and state and local government employers have no OSHA coverage, since only a State Plan covers public employers.

What gets cited in Delaware, and what hurts people

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

The hazard cited most at private worksites in Delaware is Fall protection & working at heights: 22% of the citations grouped by hazard, the same share as across federal OSHA states. Among the others, the hazard that stands out most is Fire extinguishers: 4% here, 3.7 times its share across federal OSHA states. The industry that stands out most is Landscaping & Grounds Maintenance: 4% of Delaware’s citations, 2.2 times its share across federal OSHA states.

Hazards cited most at private worksites in Delaware

  1. Fall protection & working at heights632 citations
  2. Hazard Communication (GHS labels & SDS)467 citations
  3. Ladder safety326 citations
  4. Safety program & training (29 CFR 1926.20, .21)183 citations
  5. Scaffolds155 citations
  6. Electrical safety128 citations

90% of the 3,187 citations are under a standard the ranking can group by hazard.

Where Delaware’s citations fall, by industry

  1. Construction56% · about 1,680 · 1.4×
  2. Residential & Commercial Services15% · about 439
  3. Manufacturing9% · about 282
  4. Utilities & Public Works4% · about 131 · 1.9×
  5. Landscaping & Grounds Maintenance4% · about 125 · 2.2×
  6. Warehousing & Distribution3% · about 90

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 Delaware

The schedule for Delaware 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. 97% of Delaware’s citations, by industry code, are in trades ranked on the pooled data. Delaware’s own counts show where that ranking matters most here; they don’t change its order.

Trades that stand out in Delaware

Delaware’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

Drywall & Framing

The Construction trade with the most citations at private worksites in Delaware: about 788 since October 2020, at employers whose industry code belongs to this trade. Construction makes up 1.4 times as large a share of Delaware’s citations as across federal OSHA states.

Delaware citations

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

  1. 1Fall protection & working at heights · 247
  2. 2Hazard Communication (GHS labels & SDS) · 157
  3. 3Ladder safety · 148

Federal OSHA statesDrives the schedule

12,688 citations, about 40 deaths, about 13 hospitalizations since October 2020

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

Landscaping & Grounds Maintenance

Grounds Maintenance - Commercial

The Landscaping & Grounds Maintenance trade with the most citations at private worksites in Delaware: about 96 since October 2020, at employers whose industry code belongs to this trade. Landscaping & Grounds Maintenance makes up 2.2 times as large a share of Delaware’s citations as across federal OSHA states.

Delaware citations

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

  1. 1Hazard Communication (GHS labels & SDS) · 19
  2. 2Silica dust · 10
  3. 3Personal protective equipment · 9

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

Utilities & Public Works

Port & Harbor Operations

The Utilities & Public Works trade with the most citations at private worksites in Delaware: about 32 since October 2020, at employers whose industry code belongs to this trade. Utilities & Public Works makes up 1.9 times as large a share of Delaware’s citations as across federal OSHA states.

Delaware citations

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

  1. 1Electrical safety · 2
  2. 2Forklifts & powered industrial trucks · 2

NationwideDrives the schedule

120 citations, about 14 deaths, about 5 hospitalizations since October 2020

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

Residential & Commercial Services

Residential Roofing Repair

The Residential & Commercial Services trade with the most citations at private worksites in Delaware: about 399 since October 2020, at employers whose industry code belongs to this trade.

Delaware citations

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

  1. 1Fall protection & working at heights · 166
  2. 2Ladder safety · 75
  3. 3Hazard Communication (GHS labels & SDS) · 63

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

How My Safety Solution works in Delaware

  • When you set up your company, you pick Delaware. 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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