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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230-326 of 1630 results
Administrative Law Judges (ALJ)
Case Name Text Version PDF Version Docket Number(s) Final Order Date
New England Synthetic Systems Text Version PDF Version 97-1843 04/22/1999
The Ryan Company, Inc. Text Version PDF Version 98-0565 04/16/1999
Sierra Resources Text Version PDF Version 98-0758 04/15/1999
Stevedoring Services of America Text Version PDF Version 97-1105 04/12/1999
Thoroughgood, Inc., d/b/a Azalea Court Text Version PDF Version 97-0023 04/05/1999
230-744 of 3720 results
Commission
Case Name Text Version PDF Version Docket Number(s) Date of Issuance Reviewed ALJ Decision(s)
New England Container Company, Inc. Text Version 78-1539 12/28/1984
Yazoo Manufacturing Company PDF Version 81-2141 12/21/1984
Robert K. Bell Enterprises Text Version 78-4332 12/19/1984
Barretto Granite Corporation Text Version 83-0986 11/30/1984
Gates & Fox Company, Inc. Text Version 78-2831 11/30/1984

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  • Jonathan Snare sworn in as OSHRC Chairman

    Jonathan Snare was sworn in on November 24, 2025 as Chairman of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission. Chairman Snare, who was confirmed as a Commissioner by the U.S. Senate on October 7, 2025, was elevated to Chairman by…

  • ALJ Decision in Metro Ports, d/b/a Southeast Crescent Shipping, OSHRC Docket No. 23-1554, Becomes a Final Order of the Commission.

    The Respondent, Metro Ports (Metro), is a California-based stevedoring company that operates marine terminals on the nation’s coasts, including a marine terminal at the Port of Wilmington in North Carolina.  (See Ex. C-7, Bates pagination 0188–0194; T. 156, 160).  In July 2023, the…

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