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Wyoming Safety Training and OSHA Tailgate Talks

Wyoming runs its own State Plan, Wyoming OSHA, for private employers and state and local government. Enforcement records show 923 inspections at private worksites in Wyoming opened from October 2020 to September 2026, with 1,011 citations.

Private employers
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State and local government
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Private-sector inspections
923
Oct 2020 – September 2026
Hazard ranking
National + Wyoming data
Built from 525,000+ OSHA citations nationwide

Which safety rules apply in Wyoming

Wyoming runs its own OSHA-approved State Plan, Wyoming OSHA, under the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, Office of Standards and Compliance. It covers private employers and state and local government in Wyoming.

Wyoming OSHA adopts the federal OSHA standards (29 CFR) by reference, with a few rules of its own.

Some work stays under federal OSHA even inside a State Plan state: maritime work (shipyards, marine terminals, longshoring), most federal enclaves and military bases, tribal land and U.S. Postal Service operations.

What gets cited in Wyoming, and what hurts people

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

The hazard cited most at private worksites in Wyoming is Fall protection & working at heights: 31% of the citations grouped by hazard, against 22% across federal OSHA states. Among the others, the hazard that stands out most is Reporting serious injuries & recordkeeping: 8% here, 2.7 times its share across federal OSHA states. The industry that stands out most is Food Service & Hospitality: 6% of Wyoming’s citations, 1.5 times its share across all states.

Hazards cited most at private worksites in Wyoming

  1. Fall protection & working at heights277 citations
  2. Reporting serious injuries & recordkeeping75 citations
  3. Personal protective equipment63 citations
  4. Excavation & trenching60 citations
  5. Electrical safety54 citations
  6. Hazard Communication (GHS labels & SDS)45 citations

90% of the 1,011 citations are under a standard the ranking can group by hazard.

Where Wyoming’s citations fall, by industry

  1. Construction35% · about 318
  2. Residential & Commercial Services17% · about 151
  3. Manufacturing8% · about 70
  4. Food Service & Hospitality6% · about 58 · 1.5×
  5. Oil, Gas & Energy5% · about 47 · 5.0×
  6. Retail5% · about 46 · 1.8×

By industry code; a code that fits two industries is split evenly. “×”: share here against the share across all states.

How the schedule ranks trades for Wyoming

Wyoming’s schedule combines two sources. A trade is ranked on Wyoming’s own citations once Wyoming has 150 or more for it since October 2020; 2 trades qualify today, which hold 22% of Wyoming’s citations by industry code. Every other trade uses the national pattern, built from 525,000+ OSHA citations nationwide: where a state’s own sample is small, the national pattern is the most reliable data available. Wyoming’s own counts are shown alongside (17 trades with a smaller Wyoming sample, 94 with some citations, 149 with none yet).

Trades with the most citations in Wyoming

The most-cited trades in Wyoming’s plan data, one per industry, with the hazards the app schedules for each. Trades whose industry code mostly belongs to another trade are left out.

Construction

Roofing

The Construction trade with the most Wyoming citations in the plan data: 202 since October 2020.

Your schedule uses Wyoming's own ranking (202 citations and 1 death since October 2020). The national ranking is shown alongside.

Wyoming dataDrives the schedule

202 citations, about 1 death since October 2020

  1. 1Fall protection & working at heights · 152 citations, about 1 death
  2. 2Personal protective equipment · 20 citations
  3. 3Ladder safety · 15 citations

Nationwide

66,196 citations, about 315 deaths, about 100 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Fall protection & working at heights · 35,450 citations, about 237 deaths
  2. 2Ladder safety · 11,636 citations, about 21 deaths
  3. 3Personal protective equipment · 8,583 citations

Food Service & Hospitality

Hotel & Lodging

The Food Service & Hospitality trade with the most Wyoming citations in the plan data: 25 since October 2020.

Your schedule uses the national pattern for this trade, the most reliable data available for it. Wyoming’s own record is shown alongside (about 25 citations since October 2020).

Wyoming data

25 citations since October 2020

  1. 1Electrical safety · 10 citations
  2. 2Slips, trips & walking surfaces · 5 citations

NationwideDrives the schedule

5,241 citations, about 25 deaths, about 13 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Electrical safety · 1,005 citations, about 1 death
  2. 2Bloodborne pathogens & infectious disease · 814 citations
  3. 3Machine guarding · 74 citations, about 1 death

Retail

Grocery & Supermarket

The Retail trade with the most Wyoming citations in the plan data: 24 since October 2020.

Your schedule uses the national pattern for this trade, the most reliable data available for it. Wyoming’s own record is shown alongside (24 citations since October 2020).

Wyoming data

24 citations since October 2020

Shown for reference; the national pattern ranks this trade’s hazards.

NationwideDrives the schedule

3,368 citations, about 27 deaths, about 58 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Machine guarding · 282 citations, about 1 death
  2. 2Electrical safety · 739 citations, about 1 death
  3. 3Forklifts & powered industrial trucks · 310 citations, about 1 death

Residential & Commercial Services

Painting - Commercial

The Residential & Commercial Services trade with the most Wyoming citations in the plan data: 12 since October 2020.

Your schedule uses the national pattern for this trade, the most reliable data available for it. Wyoming’s own record is shown alongside (12 citations since October 2020).

Wyoming data

12 citations since October 2020

Shown for reference; the national pattern ranks this trade’s hazards.

NationwideDrives the schedule

3,935 citations, about 44 deaths, about 20 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Fall protection & working at heights · 734 citations, about 18 deaths
  2. 2Ladder safety · 466 citations, about 7 deaths
  3. 3Scaffolds · 436 citations, about 3 deaths

How My Safety Solution works in Wyoming

  • When you set up your company, you pick Wyoming. The app then applies Wyoming OSHA and builds your tailgate talk schedule from the ranking built from Wyoming’s own citations where your trade has 150 or more there, and the national pattern otherwise.
  • 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.
  • Talks don’t cite Wyoming’s own state rules, so check those with Wyoming OSHA for your worksites.
  • With no federal or state 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. Check Wyoming OSHA’s own recordkeeping rules for anything it adds. Guidance, not legal advice.
  • Help with a written program or a Wyoming 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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