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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322-327 of 1631 results
Administrative Law Judges (ALJ)
Case Name Text Version PDF Version Docket Number(s) Final Order Date
Joseph B. Fay Co. PDF Version 92-1692 04/05/1993
Lancaster Colony Corp., Candle Lite PDF Version 92-0958 04/05/1993
Piping of Ohio, Inc. PDF Version 91-3481 04/05/1993
Potomac Iron Works, Inc. PDF Version 92-1400 04/05/1993
R.E. Reynolds, Inc. PDF Version 92-0156 03/29/1993
322-744 of 3720 results
Commission
Case Name Text Version PDF Version Docket Number(s) Date of Issuance Reviewed ALJ Decision(s)
Brown & Root, Inc. Text Version 76-2938 11/05/1980
Whirlpool Corp. Text Version 9224 11/05/1980
DIC-Underhill, A Joint Venture Text Version 10798 11/03/1980
Erskine-Fraser Company Text Version 76-5203 11/03/1980
Forte Brothers, Inc. Text Version 79-5655 11/03/1980

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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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