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Private employers in Louisiana fall under federal OSHA. Enforcement records show 2,722 inspections at private worksites in Louisiana opened from October 2020 to September 2026, with 2,747 citations.

Private employers
Federal OSHA
29 CFR
State and local government
No OSHA coverage
No State Plan for public employers
Private-sector inspections
2,722
Oct 2020 – September 2026
Trades ranked on own data
Pooled federal ranking
All federal OSHA states

Which safety rules apply in Louisiana

Louisiana 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 Louisiana, and what hurts people

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

The hazard cited most at private worksites in Louisiana is Fall protection & working at heights: 20% of the citations grouped by hazard, against 22% across federal OSHA states. Among the others, the hazard that stands out most is Aerial lifts & elevating work platforms: 8% here, 5.7 times its share across federal OSHA states. The industry that stands out most is Janitorial & Facility Services: 5% of Louisiana’s citations, 2.7 times its share across federal OSHA states.

Hazards cited most at private worksites in Louisiana

  1. Fall protection & working at heights503 citations
  2. Scaffolds317 citations
  3. Personal protective equipment230 citations
  4. Aerial lifts & elevating work platforms201 citations
  5. Ladder safety167 citations
  6. Electrical safety166 citations

91% of the 2,747 citations are under a standard the ranking can group by hazard.

Where Louisiana’s citations fall, by industry

  1. Construction44% · about 1,065
  2. Manufacturing16% · about 382
  3. Residential & Commercial Services15% · about 372
  4. Janitorial & Facility Services5% · about 130 · 2.7×
  5. Warehousing & Distribution4% · about 100
  6. Oil, Gas & Energy3% · about 71 · 2.3×

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 Louisiana

The schedule for Louisiana 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. 96% of Louisiana’s citations, by industry code, are in trades ranked on the pooled data. Louisiana’s own counts show where that ranking matters most here; they don’t change its order.

Trades that stand out in Louisiana

Louisiana’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

General Construction

The Construction trade with the most citations at private worksites in Louisiana: about 378 since October 2020, at employers whose industry code belongs to this trade.

Louisiana citations

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

  1. 1Fall protection & working at heights · 91
  2. 2Scaffolds · 65
  3. 3Aerial lifts & elevating work platforms · 62

Federal OSHA statesDrives the schedule

4,874 citations, about 68 deaths, about 22 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Fall protection & working at heights
  2. 2Scaffolds
  3. 3Ladder safety

Oil, Gas & Energy

Upstream - Well Servicing & Workover

The Oil, Gas & Energy trade with the most citations at private worksites in Louisiana: about 30 since October 2020, at employers whose industry code belongs to this trade. Oil, Gas & Energy makes up 2.3 times as large a share of Louisiana’s citations as across federal OSHA states.

Louisiana citations

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

  1. 1Reporting serious injuries & recordkeeping · 5
  2. 2Forklifts & powered industrial trucks · 3
  3. 3Respiratory protection · 3

Federal OSHA statesDrives the schedule

829 citations, about 88 deaths, about 38 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Flammables, welding & hot work
  2. 2Electrical safety
  3. 3Struck-by & falling objects

Manufacturing

Metal Fabrication & Welding

The Manufacturing trade with the most citations at private worksites in Louisiana: about 197 since October 2020, at employers whose industry code belongs to this trade.

Louisiana citations

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

  1. 1Machine guarding · 41
  2. 2Electrical safety · 34
  3. 3Hand & power tools, grinders · 15

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)

Residential & Commercial Services

Residential Roofing Repair

The Residential & Commercial Services trade with the most citations at private worksites in Louisiana: about 339 since October 2020, at employers whose industry code belongs to this trade.

Louisiana citations

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

  1. 1Fall protection & working at heights · 203
  2. 2Ladder safety · 56
  3. 3Personal protective equipment · 24

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 Louisiana

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