Violations related to electrical hazards led to 2,192 citations (from 1,681 OSHA inspections) and a total of $2,817,950 in penalties in 2014, making 1910.303 the eighth most frequently cited standard, according to the agency.
Companies related to manufacturing take up most of the top-ten list of cited industries. Fabricated metal product manufacturers topped the list, with 272 citations and fines of $328,400. Machinery manufacturers were slapped with 272 citations and $328,400 in fines. In third place: merchant wholesalers of durable goods, with 93 citations and $148,562 in penalties. Next came wood products manufacturing facilities (88 citations, $82,874); food manufacturers (86 citations, $164,848); plastics and rubber products manufacturing companies (81 citations, $116,207); repair and maintenance (68 citations, $53,691); primary metal manufacturing (67 citations, $87.102); transportation equipment manufacturing (64 citations, $100,239); and printing and related support activities (63 citations, $69,063).