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

For Oregon, violation type is serious; penalty maximum is $17,004; penalty minimum is $1,214; federal maximum is $16,550; effective date is January 1, 2026, recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.

- **Jurisdiction:** Oregon
- **Violation type:** serious _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Penalty maximum:** $17,004 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Penalty minimum:** $1,214
- **Federal maximum:** $16,550 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Effective date:** January 1, 2026
- **Computation method:** Severity x Probability matrix; base penalties from $3,643 (Low/Low) to $17,004 (High/High or death); adjusted for good faith (±20%), size (up to 75% for 1–10 employees), history (±10%), immediate correction (10%) _(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

> The maximum-adjusted penalty amount for a serious-rated violation is $17,004.

## Source

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

Last verified: 2026-08-15. Review by: 2027-02-11.
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