Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission


The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) is an independent agency created by Congress in the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. The agency’s primary function is to decide contests of citations or penalties that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issues to employers following safety and health inspections of American workplaces. In doing so, the agency provides OSHA, employers, and employees and/or their representative with a fair and expeditious resolution of these contested cases.


OSHRC is a completely independent agency that is not part of the Department of Labor or OSHA. This ensures that OSHA’s enforcement actions are carried out in accordance with the law.

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  • ALJ Decision and Order in MDLG, Inc., dba Phenix Lumber Company, OSHRC Docket No. 24-0405, Becomes a Final Order of the Commission.

    Complainant initiated an inspection of Respondent in response to reports from local law enforcement and the local fire department that one of Respondent’s employees died after falling into a woodchipper auger while attempting to clear a jam in the machinery….

  • ALJ Decision in The Max Henry Group, LLC d/b/a Quantum Technology, OSHRC Docket No. 25-0906, Directed for Review.

    On September 15, 2025, the Court entered an Order of Show Cause to Respondent for its failure to file an answer to the Secretary’s complaint within the time permitted under the Commission Rules of Procedure. The Court’s show cause order…

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