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.

OSHRC honors the life and legacy of former Chairman, Commissioner & Administrative Law Judge

Horace A. “Topper” Thompson, III
1942 – 2025

Latest decisions

324-327 of 1631 results
Administrative Law Judges (ALJ)
Case Name Text Version PDF Version Docket Number(s) Final Order Date
Vogel Brothers PDF Version 91-2557 03/12/1993
Earl A. Eichline Enterprises, Inc. PDF Version 92-1283 03/10/1993
Fuellgraf Electric Co. PDF Version 92-1065 03/10/1993
Harris Masonry, Inc. PDF Version 92-1071 03/10/1993
Abbott Contractors, Inc. PDF Version 91-3177 03/08/1993
324-744 of 3720 results
Commission
Case Name Text Version PDF Version Docket Number(s) Date of Issuance Reviewed ALJ Decision(s)
C. R. Burnett and Sons, Inc. and Harllee Farms Text Version 78-1103, 78-1105 10/31/1980
Texland Drilling Corporation Text Version 76-5307 10/30/1980
The Anaconda Company, Wire & Cable Division Text Version 79-5449 10/30/1980
The Anaconda Company, Wire & Cable Div. Text Version 79-5449 10/30/1980
Sam Hall & Sons, Inc. Text Version 76-4988 10/29/1980

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  • ALJ Decision in Pleasant Mount Welding, Inc., OSHRC Docket No. 24-1103, Becomes a Final Order of the Commission.

    Pleasant Mount Welding, Inc. (PMWI) is a structural fabricator of aluminum, steel, and metals used in water and wastewater plants across the United States. Tr. 12. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) identified PMWI on a randomized list for…

  • 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…

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