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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Case Name Text Version PDF Version Docket Number(s) Date of Issuance Reviewed ALJ Decision(s)
Bluewater Yachting Solutions, Inc. Text Version PDF Version 24-0451 11/05/2024
UHS of Centennial Peaks dba Centennial Peaks Hospital Text Version PDF Version 19-1579 05/30/2023
First Marine, LLC Text Version PDF Version 18-1287 & 18-1288 04/06/2023
CentiMark Corporation Text Version PDF Version 20-0762 03/29/2023
Fama Construction, LLC Text Version PDF Version 19-1467 03/29/2023

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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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