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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310-324 of 1618 results
Administrative Law Judges (ALJ)
Case Name Text Version PDF Version Docket Number(s) Final Order Date
Gilbane Building Company PDF Version 92-2782 10/04/1993
S.K. Construction Company PDF Version 92-2480 10/04/1993
John J. Smith Masonry Co. PDF Version 92-2583 09/07/1993
Security Elevator, Inc. PDF Version 92-2320 09/07/1993
Sparrow Construction Corp. PDF Version 92-3009 09/02/1993
310-744 of 3720 results
Commission
Case Name Text Version PDF Version Docket Number(s) Date of Issuance Reviewed ALJ Decision(s)
Denka Chemical Corporation Text Version 80-6199-P 02/27/1981
John W. Eshelman & Sons Text Version 76-5039 02/27/1981
Tube-Lok Products Text Version 16200 02/26/1981
Bethlehem Steel Corporation Text Version 76-3444, 76-3674 02/25/1981
General Motors Corp. Text Version 78-5577 02/25/1981

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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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