Federal OSHA

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Private employers in Idaho fall under federal OSHA. Enforcement records show 2,011 inspections at private worksites in Idaho opened from October 2020 to September 2026, with 2,600 citations.

Private employers
Federal OSHA
29 CFR
State and local government
No OSHA coverage
No State Plan for public employers
Private-sector inspections
2,011
Oct 2020 – September 2026
Trades ranked on own data
Pooled federal ranking
All federal OSHA states

Which safety rules apply in Idaho

Idaho 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 Idaho, and what hurts people

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

The hazard cited most at private worksites in Idaho is Fall protection & working at heights: 21% of the citations grouped by hazard, against 22% across federal OSHA states. Among the others, the hazard that stands out most is Excavation & trenching: 5% here, 1.8 times its share across federal OSHA states. The industry that stands out most is Agriculture: 4% of Idaho’s citations, 3.0 times its share across federal OSHA states.

Hazards cited most at private worksites in Idaho

  1. Fall protection & working at heights482 citations
  2. Personal protective equipment200 citations
  3. Forklifts & powered industrial trucks195 citations
  4. Ladder safety171 citations
  5. Respiratory protection149 citations
  6. Hazard Communication (GHS labels & SDS)138 citations

90% of the 2,600 citations are under a standard the ranking can group by hazard.

Where Idaho’s citations fall, by industry

  1. Construction43% · about 980
  2. Manufacturing16% · about 355
  3. Residential & Commercial Services11% · about 256
  4. Food Service & Hospitality5% · about 113 · 2.4×
  5. Warehousing & Distribution4% · about 98
  6. Agriculture4% · about 80 · 3.0×

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 Idaho

The schedule for Idaho 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. 95% of Idaho’s citations, by industry code, are in trades ranked on the pooled data. Idaho’s own counts show where that ranking matters most here; they don’t change its order.

Trades that stand out in Idaho

Idaho’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 Idaho: about 457 since October 2020, at employers whose industry code belongs to this trade.

Idaho citations

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

  1. 1Fall protection & working at heights · 210
  2. 2Ladder safety · 80
  3. 3Personal protective equipment · 74

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

Agriculture

Grain Handling & Elevator Operations

The Agriculture trade with the most citations at private worksites in Idaho: about 33 since October 2020, at employers whose industry code belongs to this trade. Agriculture makes up 3.0 times as large a share of Idaho’s citations as across federal OSHA states.

Idaho citations

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

  1. 1Forklifts & powered industrial trucks · 8
  2. 2Lockout/tagout (hazardous energy) · 4
  3. 3Personal protective equipment · 3

Federal OSHA statesDrives the schedule

312 citations, about 13 deaths, about 11 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Fall protection & working at heights
  2. 2Machine guarding
  3. 3Confined spaces

Food Service & Hospitality

Hotel & Lodging

The Food Service & Hospitality trade with the most citations at private worksites in Idaho: about 96 since October 2020, at employers whose industry code belongs to this trade. Food Service & Hospitality makes up 2.4 times as large a share of Idaho’s citations as across federal OSHA states.

Idaho citations

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

  1. 1Electrical safety · 28
  2. 2Hazard Communication (GHS labels & SDS) · 24
  3. 3Emergency action & fire prevention · 9

Federal OSHA statesDrives the schedule

1,075 citations, about 9 deaths, about 4 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Electrical safety
  2. 2Fall protection & working at heights
  3. 3Machine guarding

Retail

Hardware & Home Improvement

The Retail trade with the most citations at private worksites in Idaho: about 42 since October 2020, at employers whose industry code belongs to this trade. Retail makes up 1.2 times as large a share of Idaho’s citations as across federal OSHA states.

Idaho citations

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

  1. 1Forklifts & powered industrial trucks · 22
  2. 2Respiratory protection · 5
  3. 3Personal protective equipment · 3

Federal OSHA statesDrives the schedule

222 citations, about 10 deaths, about 7 hospitalizations since October 2020

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

How My Safety Solution works in Idaho

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