Federal
For Federal, violation type is serious; penalty maximum is $16,550; penalty minimum is $1,085; federal maximum is $16,550; effective date is January 15, 2026, recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.
- Jurisdiction
- Federal verified
- Violation type
- serious our reading
- Penalty maximum
- $16,550 verified
- Penalty minimum
- $1,085
- Federal maximum
- $16,550 our reading
- Effective date
- January 15, 2026
- Computation method
- Gravity-based penalty using severity x probability scale; high gravity = $16,550, moderate = $9,457–$14,187, low = $7,093; reduced by size (up to 70% for 1–25 employees), history (up to 20%), and good faith (up to 25%) our reading
- Statute citation
- 29 C.F.R. 1903.15 our reading
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
$16,550 may be proposed. If you have any questions regarding the above, please contact Directorate of Enforcement Programs at (202) 693-1850. 1 "Minimum" denotes the minimum penalty amount established by statute for willful violations and, with respect to serious, repeat, and OTS violations, the minimum penalty amount derived under OSHA penalty policy, based on the Gravity-Based Penalty at the lowest gravity level and application of the maximum permissible reduction factors. 2 "Maximum" denotes the maximum penalty amount established by statute, as adjusted pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, which required a catch-up adjustment in 2015 and annual inflation adjustments thereafter. 3 For a repeated other-than-serious
— osha.gov, retrieved 2026-08-15
Source
- osha.govhttps://www.osha.gov/memos/2026-05-21/2026-annual-adjustments-osha-civil-penalties