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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238-324 of 1618 results
Administrative Law Judges (ALJ)
Case Name Text Version PDF Version Docket Number(s) Final Order Date
Metal Buildings of Wisconsin, Inc. Text Version PDF Version 97-0413 09/21/1998
Heinz Pet Products a/d/a Star-Kist Foods, Inc. Text Version PDF Version 98-0558 09/18/1998
Foss Maritime Text Version PDF Version 98-0038 09/14/1998
Nelson Tree Service, Inc. Text Version PDF Version 98-0264 09/14/1998
Bovis Construction Corporation Text Version PDF Version 98-0275 09/11/1998
238-744 of 3720 results
Commission
Case Name Text Version PDF Version Docket Number(s) Date of Issuance Reviewed ALJ Decision(s)
General Motors Corporation, GM Parts Division Text Version 78-1443, 79-4478 06/29/1984
Copperweld Steel Company Text Version 79-2600 06/29/1984
Duquesne Light Company Text Version 79-1682 06/29/1984
American Bakeries Company Text Version 83-0131 06/28/1984
Carpenter Contracting Corporation Text Version 81-0838 06/26/1984

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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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