State Plan · Indiana OSHA (IOSHA)

Indiana Safety Training and OSHA Tailgate Talks

Indiana runs its own State Plan, Indiana OSHA (IOSHA), for private employers and state and local government. Enforcement records show 5,868 inspections at private worksites in Indiana opened from October 2020 to September 2026, with 6,955 citations.

Private employers
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State and local government
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Private-sector inspections
5,868
Oct 2020 – September 2026
Hazard ranking
National + Indiana data
Built from 525,000+ OSHA citations nationwide

Which safety rules apply in Indiana

Indiana runs its own OSHA-approved State Plan, Indiana OSHA (IOSHA), under the Indiana Department of Labor. It covers private employers and state and local government in Indiana.

Indiana OSHA (IOSHA) adopts the federal OSHA standards (29 CFR) by reference, with a few rules of its own.

Some work stays under federal OSHA even inside a State Plan state: maritime work (shipyards, marine terminals, longshoring), most federal enclaves and military bases, tribal land and U.S. Postal Service operations.

What gets cited in Indiana, and what hurts people

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

The hazard cited most at private worksites in Indiana is Fall protection & working at heights: 16% of the citations grouped by hazard, against 22% across federal OSHA states. Among the others, the hazard that stands out most is Fire extinguishers: 4% here, 3.6 times its share across federal OSHA states. The industry that stands out most is Landscaping & Grounds Maintenance: 4% of Indiana’s citations, 1.4 times its share across all states.

Hazards cited most at private worksites in Indiana

  1. Fall protection & working at heights1,010 citations
  2. Machine guarding858 citations
  3. Electrical safety609 citations
  4. Personal protective equipment375 citations
  5. Ladder safety351 citations
  6. Safety program & training (29 CFR 1926.20, .21)318 citations

93% of the 6,955 citations are under a standard the ranking can group by hazard.

Where Indiana’s citations fall, by industry

  1. Construction39% · about 2,175
  2. Manufacturing20% · about 1,093 · 1.3×
  3. Residential & Commercial Services16% · about 860
  4. Landscaping & Grounds Maintenance4% · about 195 · 1.4×
  5. Warehousing & Distribution3% · about 192
  6. Janitorial & Facility Services3% · about 147

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

How the schedule ranks trades for Indiana

Indiana’s schedule combines two sources. A trade is ranked on Indiana’s own citations once Indiana has 150 or more for it since October 2020; 10 trades qualify today, which hold 35% of Indiana’s citations by industry code. Every other trade uses the national pattern, built from 525,000+ OSHA citations nationwide: where a state’s own sample is small, the national pattern is the most reliable data available. Indiana’s own counts are shown alongside (59 trades with a smaller Indiana sample, 146 with some citations, 47 with none yet).

Trades with the most citations in Indiana

The most-cited trades in Indiana’s plan data, one per industry, with the hazards the app schedules for each. Trades whose industry code mostly belongs to another trade are left out.

Construction

Roofing

The Construction trade with the most Indiana citations in the plan data: 775 since October 2020.

Your schedule uses Indiana's own ranking (775 citations and about 3 deaths since October 2020). The national ranking is shown alongside.

Indiana dataDrives the schedule

775 citations, about 3 deaths since October 2020

  1. 1Fall protection & working at heights · 394 citations, about 1 death
  2. 2Ladder safety · 124 citations, about 1 death
  3. 3Personal protective equipment · 78 citations

Nationwide

66,196 citations, about 315 deaths, about 100 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Fall protection & working at heights · 35,450 citations, about 237 deaths
  2. 2Ladder safety · 11,636 citations, about 21 deaths
  3. 3Personal protective equipment · 8,583 citations

Manufacturing

Plastics & Rubber

The Manufacturing trade with the most Indiana citations in the plan data: 124 since October 2020.

Your schedule uses the national pattern for this trade, the most reliable data available for it. Indiana’s own record is shown alongside (about 124 citations, about 1 death and about 2 hospitalizations since October 2020).

Indiana data

124 citations, about 1 death, about 2 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Machine guarding · 57 citations
  2. 2Lockout/tagout (hazardous energy) · 13 citations
  3. 3Electrical safety · 12 citations

NationwideDrives the schedule

5,864 citations, about 28 deaths, about 78 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Machine guarding · 918 citations, about 3 deaths
  2. 2Lockout/tagout (hazardous energy) · 1,184 citations, about 1 death
  3. 3Caught-in & caught-between · 0 citations, about 6 deaths

Residential & Commercial Services

Painting - Commercial

The Residential & Commercial Services trade with the most Indiana citations in the plan data: 80 since October 2020.

Your schedule uses the national pattern for this trade, the most reliable data available for it. Indiana’s own record is shown alongside (80 citations since October 2020).

Indiana data

80 citations since October 2020

  1. 1Aerial lifts & elevating work platforms · 16 citations
  2. 2Scaffolds · 7 citations
  3. 3Electrical safety · 9 citations

NationwideDrives the schedule

3,935 citations, about 44 deaths, about 20 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Fall protection & working at heights · 734 citations, about 18 deaths
  2. 2Ladder safety · 466 citations, about 7 deaths
  3. 3Scaffolds · 436 citations, about 3 deaths

Warehousing & Distribution

General Warehousing

The Warehousing & Distribution trade with the most Indiana citations in the plan data: 21 since October 2020.

Your schedule uses the national pattern for this trade, the most reliable data available for it. Indiana’s own record is shown alongside (21 citations since October 2020).

Indiana data

21 citations since October 2020

Shown for reference; the national pattern ranks this trade’s hazards.

NationwideDrives the schedule

5,410 citations, about 54 deaths, about 108 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Forklifts & powered industrial trucks · 1,325 citations, about 16 deaths
  2. 2Electrical safety · 856 citations
  3. 3Fall protection & working at heights · 204 citations, about 9 deaths

How My Safety Solution works in Indiana

  • When you set up your company, you pick Indiana. The app then applies Indiana OSHA (IOSHA) and builds your tailgate talk schedule from the ranking built from Indiana’s own citations where your trade has 150 or more there, and the national pattern otherwise.
  • 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.
  • Talks don’t cite Indiana’s own state rules, so check those with Indiana OSHA (IOSHA) for your worksites.
  • With no federal or state 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. Check Indiana OSHA (IOSHA)’s own recordkeeping rules for anything it adds. Guidance, not legal advice.
  • Help with a written program or a Indiana OSHA (IOSHA) 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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