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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Administrative Law Judges (ALJ)
Case Name Text Version PDF Version Docket Number(s) Final Order Date
Richard Carrier Trucking, Inc. Text Version PDF Version 16-1655 10/30/2017
Wymac Ent., Inc., dba Work Shop Denver Text Version PDF Version 17-0903 10/30/2017
Truston Technologies, Inc. Text Version PDF Version 15-1023 10/25/2017
Francis J. Palo, Inc. Text Version PDF Version 15-2239 10/25/2017
Urban Erectors, LLC Text Version PDF Version 17-0140 FRC 60(b) 10/19/2017
52-744 of 3720 results
Commission
Case Name Text Version PDF Version Docket Number(s) Date of Issuance Reviewed ALJ Decision(s)
KS Energy Services, Inc.  Text Version PDF Version 06-1416 07/14/2008
J.C. Watson Company Text Version PDF Version 05-0175 & 05-0176 05/06/2008
Cagle’s Inc. Text Version PDF Version 98-0485 04/11/2008
Martin Construction Inc. Text Version PDF Version 06-0700 01/25/2008
Metwest, Inc. Text Version PDF Version 04-0594 12/17/2007

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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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