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Private employers in Kansas fall under federal OSHA. Enforcement records show 3,714 inspections at private worksites in Kansas opened from October 2020 to September 2026, with 5,444 citations.

Private employers
Federal OSHA
29 CFR
State and local government
No OSHA coverage
No State Plan for public employers
Private-sector inspections
3,714
Oct 2020 – September 2026
Trades ranked on own data
Pooled federal ranking
All federal OSHA states

Which safety rules apply in Kansas

Kansas 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 Kansas, and what hurts people

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

The hazard cited most at private worksites in Kansas is Hazard Communication (GHS labels & SDS): 18% of the citations grouped by hazard, against 6% across federal OSHA states. Among the others, the hazard that stands out most is Forklifts & powered industrial trucks: 7% here, 1.4 times its share across federal OSHA states. The industry that stands out most is Agriculture: 2% of Kansas’s citations, 1.8 times its share across federal OSHA states.

Hazards cited most at private worksites in Kansas

  1. Hazard Communication (GHS labels & SDS)920 citations
  2. Fall protection & working at heights880 citations
  3. Personal protective equipment538 citations
  4. Ladder safety374 citations
  5. Machine guarding344 citations
  6. Forklifts & powered industrial trucks341 citations

96% of the 5,444 citations are under a standard the ranking can group by hazard.

Where Kansas’s citations fall, by industry

  1. Construction44% · about 2,115
  2. Manufacturing21% · about 1,006 · 1.2×
  3. Residential & Commercial Services15% · about 711
  4. Warehousing & Distribution3% · about 161
  5. Auto & Vehicle Services3% · about 156 · 1.6×
  6. Agriculture2% · about 101 · 1.8×

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 Kansas

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

Trades that stand out in Kansas

Kansas’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 Kansas: about 1,182 since October 2020, at employers whose industry code belongs to this trade.

Kansas citations

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

  1. 1Fall protection & working at heights · 404
  2. 2Personal protective equipment · 245
  3. 3Ladder safety · 152

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 Kansas: about 63 since October 2020, at employers whose industry code belongs to this trade. Agriculture makes up 1.8 times as large a share of Kansas’s citations as across federal OSHA states.

Kansas citations

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

  1. 1Machine guarding · 12
  2. 2Forklifts & powered industrial trucks · 8
  3. 3Hand & power tools, grinders · 5

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

Auto & Vehicle Services

Body Shop & Collision Repair

The Auto & Vehicle Services trade with the most citations at private worksites in Kansas: about 55 since October 2020, at employers whose industry code belongs to this trade. Auto & Vehicle Services makes up 1.6 times as large a share of Kansas’s citations as across federal OSHA states.

Kansas citations

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

  1. 1Respiratory protection · 28
  2. 2Hazard Communication (GHS labels & SDS) · 10
  3. 3Personal protective equipment · 4

Federal OSHA statesDrives the schedule

979 citations, about 4 deaths, about 3 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Respiratory protection
  2. 2Struck-by & falling objects
  3. 3Caught-in & caught-between

Manufacturing

Metal Fabrication & Welding

The Manufacturing trade with the most citations at private worksites in Kansas: about 330 since October 2020, at employers whose industry code belongs to this trade. Manufacturing makes up 1.2 times as large a share of Kansas’s citations as across federal OSHA states.

Kansas citations

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

  1. 1Machine guarding · 53
  2. 2Forklifts & powered industrial trucks · 49
  3. 3Hazard Communication (GHS labels & SDS) · 40

Federal OSHA statesDrives the schedule

2,349 citations, about 12 deaths, about 22 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Machine guarding
  2. 2Caught-in & caught-between
  3. 3Lockout/tagout (hazardous energy)

How My Safety Solution works in Kansas

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