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Daily additional penalty based on initial Gravity-based penalty, adjusted for Size, Good Faith, and History at time of reinspection; may be reduced up to 90% for first 120 days for regulatory/general, up to 50% thereafter | [
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] | January 1, 2025 | $16,550 | failure-to-abate-california | California | $15,000 | https://www.dir.ca.gov/title8/336.html | The daily additional penalty for failure to abate a violation shall not exceed $15,000. | Cal. Code Regs. tit. 8, § 336(f) | https://referencesource.org/state-osha-plan-penalty-maximums/failure-to-abate-california/ | [
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Up to $16,550 per day beyond abatement date, generally limited to 30 days maximum | [
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] | January 15, 2026 | $16,550 | failure-to-abate-federal | Federal | $16,550 | https://www.osha.gov/memos/2026-05-21/2026-annual-adjustments-osha-civil-penalties | $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 ... | 29 C.F.R. 1903.15 | https://referencesource.org/state-osha-plan-penalty-maximums/failure-to-abate-federal/ | [
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Mirrors federal per SB 40 (2019); per day unabated beyond abatement date, generally limited to 30 days maximum | [
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] | January 15, 2025 | $16,550 | failure-to-abate-nevada | Nevada | $16,550 | https://www.business.nv.gov/news-media/press-releases/2025/industrial-relations/nevada-osha-s-2025-workplace-safety-violation-penalties-increase-in-accordance-with-federal-adjustment-for-inflation/ | January 15, 2025, regardless of when the inspection was opened. Nevada OSHA’s penalties for violations of the Nevada Occupational Safety and Health Act are as follows: For willful violations , where Nevada OSHA demonstrates that an employer knowingly failed to comply with an OSHA standard, or demonstrated a plain indif... | SB 40 (2019 Legislative Session) | https://referencesource.org/state-osha-plan-penalty-maximums/failure-to-abate-nevada/ | [
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Per OAR 437-001-0135 through 437-001-0203; specific failure-to-abate amounts not listed in this summary sheet | [
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General violation: base penalty $1,000–$2,000 based on Severity (Low/Medium/High), adjusted for Extent (±25%) and Likelihood (±25%), then Size, Good Faith, History; 50% abatement credit | [
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Only minimal severity assigned; Area Director may propose up to $16,550 for deterrent effect | [
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] | January 15, 2026 | $16,550 | other-than-serious-federal | Federal | $16,550 | https://www.osha.gov/memos/2026-05-21/2026-annual-adjustments-osha-civil-penalties | $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 ... | 29 C.F.R. 1903.15 | https://referencesource.org/state-osha-plan-penalty-maximums/other-than-serious-federal/ | [
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Mirrors federal per SB 40 (2019); automatically adopts federal penalty amounts | [
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] | January 15, 2025 | $16,550 | other-than-serious-nevada | Nevada | $16,550 | https://www.business.nv.gov/news-media/press-releases/2025/industrial-relations/nevada-osha-s-2025-workplace-safety-violation-penalties-increase-in-accordance-with-federal-adjustment-for-inflation/ | January 15, 2025, regardless of when the inspection was opened. Nevada OSHA’s penalties for violations of the Nevada Occupational Safety and Health Act are as follows: For willful violations , where Nevada OSHA demonstrates that an employer knowingly failed to comply with an OSHA standard, or demonstrated a plain indif... | SB 40 (2019 Legislative Session) | https://referencesource.org/state-osha-plan-penalty-maximums/other-than-serious-nevada/ | [
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Low probability = $0, High probability = $300; first-instance only | [
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] | January 1, 2026 | $16,550 | other-than-serious-oregon | Oregon | $300 | https://osha.oregon.gov/OSHAPubs/5632-2026.pdf | 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 ser... | OAR 437-001-0135 through 437-001-0203 | https://referencesource.org/state-osha-plan-penalty-maximums/other-than-serious-oregon/ | [
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First time nonstatutory general violation = $0; base penalty $200 used for willful, repeat, or failure-to-abate calculations | [
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] | February 17, 2025 | $16,550 | other-than-serious-washington | Washington | $200 | https://app.leg.wa.gov/wac/default.aspx?cite=296-900-14010 | A penalty is not applied to first time general violations. The base penalty is used to calculate the penalty for willful, repeat, or failure to abate general violations. | WAC 296-900-14010; RCW 49.17.180 | https://referencesource.org/state-osha-plan-penalty-maximums/other-than-serious-washington/ | null | other-than-serious | $0 |
Same as other-than-serious | [
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] | January 15, 2026 | $16,550 | posting-federal | Federal | $16,550 | https://www.osha.gov/memos/2026-05-21/2026-annual-adjustments-osha-civil-penalties | $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 ... | 29 C.F.R. 1903.15 | https://referencesource.org/state-osha-plan-penalty-maximums/posting-federal/ | [
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Mirrors federal per SB 40 (2019); automatically adopts federal penalty amounts | [
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] | January 15, 2025 | $16,550 | posting-nevada | Nevada | $16,550 | https://www.business.nv.gov/news-media/press-releases/2025/industrial-relations/nevada-osha-s-2025-workplace-safety-violation-penalties-increase-in-accordance-with-federal-adjustment-for-inflation/ | As a result, Nevada OSHA’s administrative penalties will increase by 2.59%, effective immediately for any penalty assessed on or after January 15, 2025, regardless of when the inspection was opened. Nevada OSHA’s penalties for violations of the Nevada Occupational Safety and Health Act are as follows: For willful viola... | SB 40 (2019 Legislative Session) | https://referencesource.org/state-osha-plan-penalty-maximums/posting-nevada/ | [
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Minimum proposed penalty of $500 representing gravity; adjusted for Size, Good Faith, and History; no abatement credit | [
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] | January 1, 2025 | $16,550 | regulatory-california | California | $16,285 | https://www.dir.ca.gov/title8/336.html | Any employer who commits any Regulatory violation (as provided in Section 334(a) of this article) shall be assessed a civil penalty of up to $16,285 for each such violation. | Cal. Code Regs. tit. 8, § 336(a) | https://referencesource.org/state-osha-plan-penalty-maximums/regulatory-california/ | [
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1st repeat: Proposed Penalty x2; 2nd repeat: x4; 3rd repeat: x10; not subject to adjustment other than Size | [
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] | January 1, 2025 | $165,514 | repeat-california | California | $162,851 | https://www.dir.ca.gov/title8/336.html | The resultant penalty shall not exceed $162,851. | Cal. Code Regs. tit. 8, § 336(g) | https://referencesource.org/state-osha-plan-penalty-maximums/repeat-california/ | [
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Gravity-based penalty with size, history, good faith adjustments; minimum $472 for repeated OTS with no initial penalty | [
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] | January 15, 2026 | $165,514 | repeat-federal | Federal | $165,514 | https://www.osha.gov/memos/2026-05-21/2026-annual-adjustments-osha-civil-penalties | 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 Federa... | 29 C.F.R. 1903.15 | https://referencesource.org/state-osha-plan-penalty-maximums/repeat-federal/ | [
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] | repeat | $4,256 |
Mirrors federal per SB 40 (2019); automatically adopts federal penalty amounts | [
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] | January 15, 2025 | $165,514 | repeat-nevada | Nevada | $165,514 | https://www.business.nv.gov/news-media/press-releases/2025/industrial-relations/nevada-osha-s-2025-workplace-safety-violation-penalties-increase-in-accordance-with-federal-adjustment-for-inflation/ | January 15, 2025, regardless of when the inspection was opened. Nevada OSHA’s penalties for violations of the Nevada Occupational Safety and Health Act are as follows: For willful violations , where Nevada OSHA demonstrates that an employer knowingly failed to comply with an OSHA standard, or demonstrated a plain indif... | SB 40 (2019 Legislative Session) | https://referencesource.org/state-osha-plan-penalty-maximums/repeat-nevada/ | [
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First-instance serious initial penalty x4 for 1st repeat, x6 for 2nd, x8 for 3rd; OTS repeat = $12,147; size reduction of $7,618 for employers with ≤50 employees | [
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] | January 1, 2026 | $165,514 | repeat-oregon | Oregon | $170,046 | https://osha.oregon.gov/OSHAPubs/5632-2026.pdf | The maximum-adjusted penalty amount for a repeat violation is $170,046. | OAR 437-001-0135 through 437-001-0203 | https://referencesource.org/state-osha-plan-penalty-maximums/repeat-oregon/ | [
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] | repeat | $12,147 |
Initial base penalty of $18,000, adjusted for Extent (±25%) and Likelihood (±25%) to get Gravity-based penalty, then further adjusted for Size (up to 40% for ≤10 employees), Good Faith (up to 30%), and History (up to 10%); abatement credit of 50% available if abated before citation or within abatement period | [
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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%) | [
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] | January 15, 2026 | $16,550 | serious-federal | Federal | $16,550 | https://www.osha.gov/memos/2026-05-21/2026-annual-adjustments-osha-civil-penalties | $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 ... | 29 C.F.R. 1903.15 | https://referencesource.org/state-osha-plan-penalty-maximums/serious-federal/ | [
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Mirrors federal per SB 40 (2019); automatically adopts federal penalty amounts | [
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] | January 15, 2025 | $16,550 | serious-nevada | Nevada | $16,550 | https://www.business.nv.gov/news-media/press-releases/2025/industrial-relations/nevada-osha-s-2025-workplace-safety-violation-penalties-increase-in-accordance-with-federal-adjustment-for-inflation/ | January 15, 2025, regardless of when the inspection was opened. Nevada OSHA’s penalties for violations of the Nevada Occupational Safety and Health Act are as follows: For willful violations , where Nevada OSHA demonstrates that an employer knowingly failed to comply with an OSHA standard, or demonstrated a plain indif... | SB 40 (2019 Legislative Session) | https://referencesource.org/state-osha-plan-penalty-maximums/serious-nevada/ | [
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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%) | [
"computation_method",
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] | January 1, 2026 | $16,550 | serious-oregon | Oregon | $17,004 | https://osha.oregon.gov/OSHAPubs/5632-2026.pdf | The maximum-adjusted penalty amount for a serious-rated violation is $17,004. | OAR 437-001-0135 through 437-001-0203 | https://referencesource.org/state-osha-plan-penalty-maximums/serious-oregon/ | [
"penalty_maximum"
] | serious | $1,214 |
Gravity = Severity (1–3) x Probability (1–3); base penalties from $1,020 to $7,140 + Inflation Factor + 2% catch-up; adjusted for size, good faith, history; minimum $100 required by statute | [
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] | February 17, 2025 | $16,550 | serious-washington | Washington | $16,550 | https://app.leg.wa.gov/wac/default.aspx?cite=296-900-14010 | The minimum penalty for a standard serious violation = $100. | WAC 296-900-14010; RCW 49.17.180 | https://referencesource.org/state-osha-plan-penalty-maximums/serious-washington/ | [
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Proposed Penalty multiplied by five; minimum $11,632, maximum $162,851 | [
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] | January 1, 2025 | $165,514 | willful-california | California | $162,851 | https://www.dir.ca.gov/title8/336.html | the penalty for any willful violation shall not be less than $11,632 and shall not exceed $162,851. | Cal. Code Regs. tit. 8, § 336(h) | https://referencesource.org/state-osha-plan-penalty-maximums/willful-california/ | [
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Minimum $11,823 required by statute; gravity-based penalty with size, history, good faith adjustments | [
"computation_method",
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] | January 15, 2026 | $165,514 | willful-federal | Federal | $165,514 | https://www.osha.gov/memos/2026-05-21/2026-annual-adjustments-osha-civil-penalties | $11,823 | Moderate | 5 | Medium | Lesser | $9,457 | Moderate | 5 | Low | Lesser | $7,093 | Low | 1 | For other-than-serious violations, only minimal severity is assigned. If the Area Director determines that it is appropriate to achieve the necessary deterrent effect, a maximum penalty of $16,550 may be proposed. If yo... | 29 C.F.R. 1903.15 | https://referencesource.org/state-osha-plan-penalty-maximums/willful-federal/ | [
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Mirrors federal per SB 40 (2019); automatically adopts federal penalty amounts | [
"computation_method",
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"statute_citation",
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] | January 15, 2025 | $165,514 | willful-nevada | Nevada | $165,514 | https://www.business.nv.gov/news-media/press-releases/2025/industrial-relations/nevada-osha-s-2025-workplace-safety-violation-penalties-increase-in-accordance-with-federal-adjustment-for-inflation/ | January 15, 2025, regardless of when the inspection was opened. Nevada OSHA’s penalties for violations of the Nevada Occupational Safety and Health Act are as follows: For willful violations , where Nevada OSHA demonstrates that an employer knowingly failed to comply with an OSHA standard, or demonstrated a plain indif... | SB 40 (2019 Legislative Session) | https://referencesource.org/state-osha-plan-penalty-maximums/willful-nevada/ | [
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Severity x Probability matrix for serious-rated; OTS willful = $12,147; serious physical harm from $27,206 to $54,412, death from $81,617 to $141,470 | [
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State OSHA plan civil penalty maximums by violation type compared with federal
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Maximum civil penalty amounts for workplace safety violations in each OSHA-approved State Plan, compared with the federal OSHA baseline. Each record is one state-plan jurisdiction and one violation type (serious, willful, repeat, other-than-serious, failure-to-abate, regulatory/posting). Gives the state's maximum and minimum penalty, the corresponding federal amount, and key structural differences in how the penalty is computed (severity tiers, employer-size reductions, good-faith adjustments). Answers 'what is the maximum fine for a serious OSHA violation in [state]' and 'how does [state]'s penalty structure differ from federal OSHA'. Special note for 2026: the October 2025 CPI-U was not produced due to the government shutdown, so federal penalties were not adjusted — but some state plans (CA, OR) adjusted independently, widening the gap.
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- https://www.dir.ca.gov/title8/336.html
- https://www.osha.gov/memos/2026-05-21/2026-annual-adjustments-osha-civil-penalties
- https://www.business.nv.gov/news-media/press-releases/2025/industrial-relations/nevada-osha-s-2025-workplace-safety-violation-penalties-increase-in-accordance-with-federal-adjustment-for-inflation/
- https://osha.oregon.gov/OSHAPubs/5632-2026.pdf
- https://app.leg.wa.gov/wac/default.aspx?cite=296-900-14010
- https://www.dir.ca.gov/DIRNews/2025/2025-10.html
- https://www.osha.gov/penalties
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