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Private employers in New York fall under federal OSHA; state and local government employers fall under New York PESH. Enforcement records show 13,269 inspections at private worksites in New York opened from October 2020 to September 2026, with 16,528 citations.

Private employers
Federal OSHA
29 CFR
State and local government
New York PESH
Public-sector State Plan
Private-sector inspections
13,269
Oct 2020 – September 2026
Trades ranked on own data
Pooled federal ranking
All federal OSHA states

Which safety rules apply in New York

New York has a State Plan, New York PESH, but it covers state and local government employers only. Private employers in New York fall under federal OSHA and its standards in 29 CFR.

New York PESH is run by the New York Department of Labor, Public Employee Safety and Health Bureau. When a public employer sets up its company in the app, it picks the public sector in its company settings, and the app applies New York PESH.

What gets cited in New York, and what hurts people

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

The hazard cited most at private worksites in New York is Fall protection & working at heights: 19% of the citations grouped by hazard, against 22% across federal OSHA states. Among the others, the hazard that stands out most is Respiratory protection: 7% here, 1.5 times its share across federal OSHA states. The industry that stands out most is Janitorial & Facility Services: 3% of New York’s citations, 1.7 times its share across federal OSHA states.

Hazards cited most at private worksites in New York

  1. Fall protection & working at heights2,842 citations
  2. Scaffolds1,311 citations
  3. Hazard Communication (GHS labels & SDS)1,217 citations
  4. Respiratory protection1,131 citations
  5. Ladder safety1,112 citations
  6. Electrical safety1,012 citations

92% of the 16,528 citations are under a standard the ranking can group by hazard.

Where New York’s citations fall, by industry

  1. Construction36% · about 5,189
  2. Residential & Commercial Services19% · about 2,742
  3. Manufacturing14% · about 1,939
  4. Warehousing & Distribution4% · about 540
  5. Janitorial & Facility Services3% · about 471 · 1.7×
  6. Landscaping & Grounds Maintenance3% · about 433 · 1.6×

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 New York

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

Trades that stand out in New York

New York’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

Roofing

The Construction trade with the most citations at private worksites in New York: about 2,833 since October 2020, at employers whose industry code belongs to this trade.

New York citations

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

  1. 1Fall protection & working at heights · 1,389
  2. 2Ladder safety · 561
  3. 3Personal protective equipment · 329

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

Janitorial & Facility Services

Commercial Janitorial & Cleaning

The Janitorial & Facility Services trade with the most citations at private worksites in New York: about 57 since October 2020, at employers whose industry code belongs to this trade. Janitorial & Facility Services makes up 1.7 times as large a share of New York’s citations as across federal OSHA states.

New York citations

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

  1. 1Fall protection & working at heights · 9
  2. 2Hazard Communication (GHS labels & SDS) · 8
  3. 3Respiratory protection · 7

Federal OSHA statesDrives the schedule

398 citations, about 12 deaths, about 8 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Fall protection & working at heights
  2. 2Lockout/tagout (hazardous energy)
  3. 3Chemical exposure, ventilation & eyewash

Healthcare

Long-Term Care & Skilled Nursing

The Healthcare trade with the most citations at private worksites in New York: about 130 since October 2020, at employers whose industry code belongs to this trade. Healthcare makes up 1.7 times as large a share of New York’s citations as across federal OSHA states.

New York citations

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

  1. 1Respiratory protection · 43
  2. 2Bloodborne pathogens & infectious disease · 26
  3. 3Reporting serious injuries & recordkeeping · 21

Federal OSHA statesDrives the schedule

953 citations, about 4 deaths, about 2 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Respiratory protection
  2. 2Fall protection & working at heights
  3. 3Bloodborne pathogens & infectious disease

Landscaping & Grounds Maintenance

Grounds Maintenance - Commercial

The Landscaping & Grounds Maintenance trade with the most citations at private worksites in New York: about 178 since October 2020, at employers whose industry code belongs to this trade. Landscaping & Grounds Maintenance makes up 1.6 times as large a share of New York’s citations as across federal OSHA states.

New York citations

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

  1. 1Personal protective equipment · 29
  2. 2Fall protection & working at heights · 24
  3. 3Reporting serious injuries & recordkeeping · 13

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

State and local government employers: New York PESH

Public employers under New York PESH get a ranking built from 5,221 public-sector inspections in New York since October 2020 for 15 trades, the ones with 150 or more public-sector citations. The others use the national pattern, built from 525,000+ OSHA citations nationwide, the most reliable data available for them. The most-cited trades:

Education

K-12 Public School

The Education trade with the most New York citations in the plan data: 562 since October 2020.

Your schedule uses New York's own ranking (562 citations and about 1 death since October 2020). The national ranking is shown alongside.

New York dataDrives the schedule

562 citations, about 1 death since October 2020

  1. 1Electrical safety · 125 citations
  2. 2Personal protective equipment · 51 citations
  3. 3Fire extinguishers · 34 citations

Nationwide

4,812 citations, about 19 deaths, about 31 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Fall protection & working at heights · 188 citations, about 4 deaths
  2. 2Electrical safety · 1,111 citations
  3. 3Slips, trips & walking surfaces · 179 citations, about 3 deaths

Utilities & Public Works

Water Treatment & Distribution

The Utilities & Public Works trade with the most New York citations in the plan data: 489 since October 2020.

Your schedule uses New York's own ranking (489 citations since October 2020). The national ranking is shown alongside.

New York dataDrives the schedule

489 citations since October 2020

  1. 1Electrical safety · 131 citations
  2. 2Excavation & trenching · 28 citations
  3. 3First aid & emergency medical response · 30 citations

Nationwide

4,383 citations, about 16 deaths, about 11 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Electrical safety · 744 citations, about 3 deaths
  2. 2Struck-by & falling objects · 0 citations, about 3 deaths
  3. 3Mobile equipment, haulage & jobsite vehicles · 2 citations, about 1 death

How My Safety Solution works in New York

  • When you set up your company, you pick New York. 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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