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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81-327 of 1631 results
Administrative Law Judges (ALJ)
Case Name Text Version PDF Version Docket Number(s) Final Order Date
Professional Grade Construction Group, Inc. Text Version PDF Version 13-1447 Comm R 101(a) 06/26/2014
Schmitt Tree Experts Text Version PDF Version 13-0696 06/26/2014
Alcides Avelar Text Version PDF Version 13-1757 FRCP 60(b) 06/20/2014
Peck Brothers, LLC Text Version PDF Version 12-2299 06/13/2014
Levvintre Construction, LLC Text Version PDF Version 13-1268 06/04/2014
81-744 of 3720 results
Commission
Case Name Text Version PDF Version Docket Number(s) Date of Issuance Reviewed ALJ Decision(s)
C.J. Hughes Construction, Inc. Text Version PDF Version 93-3177 12/20/2001
American Wrecking Corp, & IDM Environmental Corp. Text Version PDF Version 96-1330, 96-1331 12/20/2001
Associated Construction Text Version PDF Version 01-1076 12/14/2001
JTM Industries, Inc. Text Version PDF Version 98-0030 12/14/2001
Oxford Mining, Inc. Text Version PDF Version 98-0057 12/14/2001

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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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