Health & Safety Insights
Top 10 OSHA Violations for Healthcare & Social Assistance Industries
Carmen King, Associate Editor
Date: 8/10/2026
Bloodborne pathogens topped the list of OSHA violations for the healthcare and social assistance industries for fiscal year (FY) 2025 with 152 citations.
Hazard Communication (HazCom) was the second most cited standard, and Electronic submission of Employer Identification Number (EIN) and injury and illness records to OSHA rounded out the top 10 with 8 violations. While penalty amounts may change, the number of violations likely won’t.
Top 10 most frequently cited violations for Healthcare – FY 2023
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Standard
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Standard Number
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Number of Violations
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1
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Bloodborne pathogens
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1910.1030
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152
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2
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Hazard Communication
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1910.1200
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42
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3
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Respiratory Protection
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1910.134
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34
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4
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Electrical - General
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1910.303
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30
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5 | Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements
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1910.132
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27
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6
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Lockout/tagout
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1910.147
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20
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8
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Reporting fatalities, hospitalizations, amputations, and losses of an eye as a result of work-related incidents to OSHA.
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1904.39
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17
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9
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Portable fire extinguishers.
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1910.157
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9
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10
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Electronic submission of Employer Identification Number (EIN) and injury and illness records to OSHA.
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1904.41
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8
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