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How Much Are OSHA Penalties & Fines?

Congress gave OSHA the authority to fine employers for violating safety standards. From 1990 to 2015, penalties were capped at $7,000 per serious, other-than-serious, or posting violations, and $70,000 for willful or repeat violations.

How to Electronically Submit OSHA 300, 300A, and 301 Forms

Summary of OSHA Reporting Submission Requirements For many years, OSHA has required certain employers to submit summaries (Form 300A) of their workplace injury and illness incidents for baseline data on the health and safety of America’s workforce. A new rule, effective January 1st, 2024 requires many businesses to also submit additional OSHA forms (300 log and 301 incident reports) electronically to OSHA by March 2nd of each year. This enables the agency to dig deeper into workplace injury or illness data for insights that improve enforcement or drive new regulations to protect workers. To comply with this new electronic submission rule, we recommend using OSHA’s ITA Coverage Tool to determine if your organization must submit reports. If you are required to submit these forms, use the Injury Tracking Application tool to submit them. What is worrisome for many companies is that these forms will be made publicly available with the company name which further emphasizes the need for a comprehensive safety program to avoid being seen as an unsafe employer. Lastly, according to a 2018 OSHA Memorandum, if a company is inspected by OSHA and it failed to submit these forms if required to, it may result in an Other-Than-Serious citation and fine, even if no specific safety violation was found. We strongly encourage everyone to comply with their specific OSHA recordkeeping and reporting requirements in addition to having a strong safety program in place.

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