# Oregon — State OSHA plan civil penalty maximums by violation type compared with federal

For Oregon, violation type is other-than-serious; penalty maximum is $300; penalty minimum is $0; federal maximum is $16,550; effective date is January 1, 2026, recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.

- **Jurisdiction:** Oregon _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Violation type:** other-than-serious _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Penalty maximum:** $300 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Penalty minimum:** $0 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Federal maximum:** $16,550 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Effective date:** January 1, 2026
- **Computation method:** Low probability = $0, High probability = $300; first-instance only _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statute citation:** OAR 437-001-0135 through 437-001-0203 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> 1 osha.oregon.gov/Pages/topics/violations-and-penalties.aspx PENALTY ADJUSTMENT CALCULATIONS | ANNUAL ADJUSTMENTS TO PENALTIES BULLETIN 1-2026 Violations and Penalties — First-Instance Violations FIRST-INSTANCE PENALTY TABLE FIRST-INSTANCE SERIOUS PENALTY TABLE To be used to calculate penalty adjustments Other than serious-rated violation Penalty Severity (base penalty) Probability Low Medium High Low Medium High Other than serious Adjustment serious serious serious death death death Low $0 30% $4,736 $9,473 $12,632 $15,791 $17,004** $17,004** High $300

## Source

- https://osha.oregon.gov/OSHAPubs/5632-2026.pdf

Last verified: 2026-08-15. Review by: 2027-02-11.
Part of [State OSHA plan civil penalty maximums by violation type compared with federal](https://referencesource.org/state-osha-plan-penalty-maximums/).