Federal OSHA

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Private employers in the U.S. Virgin Islands fall under federal OSHA; territorial government employers fall under Virgin Islands OSH (VIDOSH). Enforcement records show 374 inspections at private worksites in the U.S. Virgin Islands opened from October 2020 to August 2026, with 662 citations.

Private employers
Federal OSHA
29 CFR
Territorial government
Virgin Islands OSH (VIDOSH)
Public-sector State Plan
Private-sector inspections
374
Oct 2020 – August 2026
Trades ranked on own data
Pooled federal ranking
All federal OSHA states

Which safety rules apply in the U.S. Virgin Islands

The U.S. Virgin Islands has a State Plan, Virgin Islands OSH (VIDOSH), but it covers territorial government employers only. Private employers in the U.S. Virgin Islands fall under federal OSHA and its standards in 29 CFR.

Virgin Islands OSH (VIDOSH) is run by the Virgin Islands Department of Labor, Division of Occupational Safety and Health. When a public employer sets up its company in the app, it picks the public sector in its company settings, and the app applies Virgin Islands OSH (VIDOSH).

What gets cited in the U.S. Virgin Islands, and what hurts people

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

The hazard cited most at private worksites in the U.S. Virgin Islands is Electrical safety: 20% of the citations grouped by hazard, against 6% across federal OSHA states. Among the others, the hazard that stands out most is Fire extinguishers: 11% here, 9.6 times its share across federal OSHA states. The industry that stands out most is Security Services: 9% of the U.S. Virgin Islands’ citations, 19.9 times its share across federal OSHA states.

Hazards cited most at private worksites in the U.S. Virgin Islands

  1. Electrical safety122 citations
  2. Fire extinguishers68 citations
  3. Emergency action & fire prevention58 citations
  4. Forklifts & powered industrial trucks44 citations
  5. Scaffolds43 citations
  6. Hazard Communication (GHS labels & SDS)40 citations

93% of the 662 citations are under a standard the ranking can group by hazard.

Where the U.S. Virgin Islands’ citations fall, by industry

  1. Construction18% · about 112
  2. Retail17% · about 104 · 9.4×
  3. Food Service & Hospitality12% · about 72 · 5.6×
  4. Oil, Gas & Energy9% · about 56 · 7.4×
  5. Security Services9% · about 53 · 19.9×
  6. Janitorial & Facility Services8% · about 49 · 4.1×

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 the U.S. Virgin Islands

The schedule for the U.S. Virgin Islands 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. 84% of the U.S. Virgin Islands’ citations, by industry code, are in trades ranked on the pooled data. The U.S. Virgin Islands’ own counts show where that ranking matters most here; they don’t change its order.

Trades that stand out in the U.S. Virgin Islands

The U.S. Virgin Islands’ 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 the U.S. Virgin Islands: about 133 since October 2020, at employers whose industry code belongs to this trade.

U.S. Virgin Islands citations

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

  1. 1Scaffolds · 34
  2. 2Fall protection & working at heights · 19
  3. 3Ladder safety · 15

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

Retail

Grocery & Supermarket

The Retail trade with the most citations at private worksites in the U.S. Virgin Islands: about 81 since October 2020, at employers whose industry code belongs to this trade. Retail makes up 9.4 times as large a share of the U.S. Virgin Islands’ citations as across federal OSHA states.

U.S. Virgin Islands citations

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

  1. 1Electrical safety · 16
  2. 2Emergency action & fire prevention · 12
  3. 3Forklifts & powered industrial trucks · 12

Federal OSHA statesDrives the schedule

1,143 citations, about 17 deaths, about 22 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Machine guarding
  2. 2Electrical safety
  3. 3Forklifts & powered industrial trucks

Oil, Gas & Energy

Downstream - Refining

The Oil, Gas & Energy trade with the most citations at private worksites in the U.S. Virgin Islands: about 29 since October 2020, at employers whose industry code belongs to this trade. Oil, Gas & Energy makes up 7.4 times as large a share of the U.S. Virgin Islands’ citations as across federal OSHA states.

U.S. Virgin Islands citations

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

  1. 1Chemical exposure, ventilation & eyewash · 25
  2. 2Emergency action & fire prevention · 2
  3. 3Asbestos · 2

Federal OSHA statesDrives the schedule

194 citations, about 6 deaths, about 11 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Chemical exposure, ventilation & eyewash
  2. 2Flammables, welding & hot work
  3. 3Lockout/tagout (hazardous energy)

Food Service & Hospitality

Hotel & Lodging

The Food Service & Hospitality trade with the most citations at private worksites in the U.S. Virgin Islands: about 53 since October 2020, at employers whose industry code belongs to this trade. Food Service & Hospitality makes up 5.6 times as large a share of the U.S. Virgin Islands’ citations as across federal OSHA states.

U.S. Virgin Islands citations

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

  1. 1Electrical safety · 18
  2. 2Hazard Communication (GHS labels & SDS) · 11
  3. 3First aid & emergency medical response · 8

Federal OSHA statesDrives the schedule

1,075 citations, about 9 deaths, about 4 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Electrical safety
  2. 2Fall protection & working at heights
  3. 3Machine guarding

Territorial government employers: Virgin Islands OSH (VIDOSH)

Public employers under Virgin Islands OSH (VIDOSH) are scheduled from the national pattern, built from 525,000+ OSHA citations nationwide (federal OSHA and State Plan inspections), the most reliable data available for them, with the 254 public-sector inspections in the U.S. Virgin Islands since October 2020 shown alongside.

How My Safety Solution works in the U.S. Virgin Islands

  • When you set up your company, you pick the U.S. Virgin Islands. 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) 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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