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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309-326 of 1630 results
Administrative Law Judges (ALJ)
Case Name Text Version PDF Version Docket Number(s) Final Order Date
Container Corporation of America PDF Version 92-1310 12/10/1993
Otis Elevator PDF Version 92-3756 11/29/1993
Hartford Roofing Co., Inc. PDF Version 92-1162 11/26/1993
A A Quality Construction Materials PDF Version 92-2461 11/19/1993
Anderson Excavating & Wrecking Co. PDF Version 92-1899, 92-2122 11/19/1993
309-744 of 3720 results
Commission
Case Name Text Version PDF Version Docket Number(s) Date of Issuance Reviewed ALJ Decision(s)
Paul Betty d/b/a Betty Brothers Text Version 76-4271 03/02/1981
R. Zoppo Co., Inc. Text Version 14884 03/02/1981
Steel Erectors, Inc. Text Version 77-1118 03/02/1981
Brown & Root, Inc. Text Version 77-805 02/27/1981
ASAMERA Oil (U.S.), Inc. Text Version 79-949, 79-1756 02/27/1981

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    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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