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 Dish Network, L.L.C., OSHRC Docket No. 23-0180, Becomes a Final Order of the Commission.

    Respondent DISH Network, L.L.C., a Colorado-based company proving satellite services, was installing a DISH antenna at a Sonic restaurant in Syracuse, New York, when it was investigated by the United States Department of Labor, through the Occupational Safety and Health…

  • ALJ Decision in Bobcat Contracting, LLC,  OSHRC Docket No. 22-0067, Becomes a Final Order of the Commission.

    In sum, the Court finds as follows:

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