All,

OSHA's new civil penalty fees became effective on January 17, 2023. The new amounts for the 2023 year include changes to:

  • OSHA's maximum penalties for serious and other-than-serious violations which will increase from $14,502 per violation to $15,625 per violation.
  • The maximum penalty for willful or repeated violations will increase from $145,027 per violation to $156,259 per violation.


Last year some of the top OSHA violations reported included:

  1. Fall Protection – General Requirements: 5,260
  2. Hazard Communication (Chemicals): 2,424
  3. Respiratory Protection: 2,185
  4. Ladders: 2,143
  5. Scaffolding: 2,058
  6. Lockout/Tagout: 1,977
  7. Powered Industrial Trucks: 1,749
  8. Fall Protection – Training Requirements: 1,556
  9. Personal Protective and Lifesaving Equipment – Eye and Face Protection: 1,401
  10. Machine Guarding: 1,370

If you would like more information on OSHA's new penalty fees, click here.

Also, here is more information on the final rule on the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Annual Adjustments.