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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233-324 of 1618 results
Administrative Law Judges (ALJ)
Case Name Text Version PDF Version Docket Number(s) Final Order Date
VP Buildings, Inc. Text Version PDF Version 98-0183 01/18/1999
ICF Kaiser Engineers of Mass., Inc. Text Version PDF Version 96-0001 01/11/1999
Specialized Grading Enterprises, Inc. Text Version PDF Version 97-1560 01/11/1999
Topco, Inc. Text Version PDF Version 97-0298 01/07/1999
Don Brown Logging & Avery Logging Co., Inc. Text Version PDF Version 97-0394, 97-1184 12/31/1998
233-744 of 3720 results
Commission
Case Name Text Version PDF Version Docket Number(s) Date of Issuance Reviewed ALJ Decision(s)
Bay State Smelting Co., Inc. Text Version 80-0344, 80-1968 08/31/1984
Copperweld Steel Company Text Version 80-7330 08/31/1984
Exxon Company, U.S.A. Text Version 79-2610 08/30/1984
Moore Petroleum Service Co., Rig No. 18 Text Version 81-2529 08/28/1984
St. Regis Paper Company Text Version 77-1385 08/28/1984

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  • ALJ Decision in 595 Construction LLC,  OSHRC Docket Nos. 25-0120, 25-0121, and 25-0122, Becomes a Final Order of the Commission.

    This proceeding is before the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (the “Commission”) pursuant to § 10(c) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, 29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq. (the “Act”) due to the untimely filing of…

  • Cynthia L. Attwood, Chairman of the Review Commission, Retires

    Cynthia L. Attwood, Chairman of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, retired on April 27, 2025, at the end of her third term.  Ms. Attwood was first appointed to the Commission by President Barack Obama in 2010, was reappointed…

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