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

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8-327 of 1631 results
Administrative Law Judges (ALJ)
Case Name Text Version PDF Version Docket Number(s) Final Order Date
MFA Enterprises Inc., dba West Central Agri Services Text Version PDF Version 21-0725 08/22/2024
U.S. Postal Service Text Version PDF Version 22-0016 08/19/2024
KeHE Distributors, LLC 22-0696 07/29/2024
C & S Technical Resources, Inc. Text Version PDF Version 21-0509 06/28/2024
Trinity Solar, LLC, as successor to Trinity Solar, Inc. Text Version PDF Version 23-0666 06/27/2024
8-744 of 3720 results
Commission
Case Name Text Version PDF Version Docket Number(s) Date of Issuance Reviewed ALJ Decision(s)
Shelly & Sands, Inc. Text Version PDF Version 17-0190 02/01/2021
Schaad Detective Agency, Inc. Text Version PDF Version 16-1628 01/15/2021
Burlington Capital PM Group, Inc.,d/b/a Post Woods Apartment Homes Text Version PDF Version 20-0528 12/31/2020
Mansfield Industrial, Inc. Text Version PDF Version 17-1214 12/31/2020
Walmart, Inc. Text Version PDF Version 17-0949 12/31/2020

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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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