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Private employers in Ohio fall under federal OSHA. Enforcement records show 12,646 inspections at private worksites in Ohio opened from October 2020 to September 2026, with 22,057 citations.

Private employers
Federal OSHA
29 CFR
State and local government
No OSHA coverage
No State Plan for public employers
Private-sector inspections
12,646
Oct 2020 – September 2026
Trades ranked on own data
Pooled federal ranking
All federal OSHA states

Which safety rules apply in Ohio

Ohio 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 Ohio, and what hurts people

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

The hazard cited most at private worksites in Ohio 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 Safety program & training (29 CFR 1926.20, .21): 7% here, 2.4 times its share across federal OSHA states. The industry that stands out most is Manufacturing: 23% of Ohio’s citations, 1.4 times its share across federal OSHA states.

Hazards cited most at private worksites in Ohio

  1. Fall protection & working at heights4,364 citations
  2. Lockout/tagout (hazardous energy)1,964 citations
  3. Personal protective equipment1,818 citations
  4. Safety program & training (29 CFR 1926.20, .21)1,493 citations
  5. Machine guarding1,389 citations
  6. Hazard Communication (GHS labels & SDS)1,233 citations

95% of the 22,057 citations are under a standard the ranking can group by hazard.

Where Ohio’s citations fall, by industry

  1. Construction34% · about 6,192
  2. Manufacturing23% · about 4,226 · 1.4×
  3. Residential & Commercial Services18% · about 3,331
  4. Warehousing & Distribution4% · about 775
  5. Food Service & Hospitality2% · about 445
  6. Auto & Vehicle Services2% · about 345

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 Ohio

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

Trades that stand out in Ohio

Ohio’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 Ohio: about 4,639 since October 2020, at employers whose industry code belongs to this trade.

Ohio citations

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

  1. 1Fall protection & working at heights · 2,456
  2. 2Ladder safety · 762
  3. 3Safety program & training (29 CFR 1926.20, .21) · 635

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

Manufacturing

Plastics & Rubber

The Manufacturing trade with the most citations at private worksites in Ohio: about 919 since October 2020, at employers whose industry code belongs to this trade. Manufacturing makes up 1.4 times as large a share of Ohio’s citations as across federal OSHA states.

Ohio citations

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

  1. 1Lockout/tagout (hazardous energy) · 228
  2. 2Machine guarding · 168
  3. 3Hazard Communication (GHS labels & SDS) · 74

Federal OSHA statesDrives the schedule

3,121 citations, about 12 deaths, about 48 hospitalizations since October 2020

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

Food Service & Hospitality

Bakery & Specialty Food Production

The Food Service & Hospitality trade with the most citations at private worksites in Ohio: about 187 since October 2020, at employers whose industry code belongs to this trade.

Ohio citations

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

  1. 1Lockout/tagout (hazardous energy) · 72
  2. 2Machine guarding · 26
  3. 3Personal protective equipment · 13

Federal OSHA statesDrives the schedule

417 citations, about 3 deaths, about 11 hospitalizations since October 2020

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

Warehousing & Distribution

General Warehousing

The Warehousing & Distribution trade with the most citations at private worksites in Ohio: about 362 since October 2020, at employers whose industry code belongs to this trade.

Ohio citations

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

  1. 1Forklifts & powered industrial trucks · 97
  2. 2Emergency action & fire prevention · 41
  3. 3Electrical safety · 32

Federal OSHA statesDrives the schedule

2,762 citations, about 30 deaths, about 51 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Forklifts & powered industrial trucks
  2. 2Electrical safety
  3. 3Caught-in & caught-between

How My Safety Solution works in Ohio

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