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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  • ALJ Decision in Continental Electric Construction Company, LLC., OSHRC Docket No. 24-1734, Directed for Review.

    Respondent Continental Electric Construction Company was hired to install electrical components for a data center being built in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. On July 3, 2024, one of Respondent’s employees suffered an electric shock while installing cables in a battery…

  • ALJ Decision in Heartland Builders LLC., OSHRC Docket No. 26-0277, Directed for Review.

    This matter comes before the Court because of Respondent’s failure to engage in the litigation process, which Respondent, itself, initiated when it contested the Citation and Notification of Penalty (“Citation”) issued by Complainant. At some point after filing its Notice…

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