Washington — Civil penalties issued by OSHA and the Mine Safety and Health Administration will increase approximately 2.6% on Jan. 15.
The increase is legally mandated each year under the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015.
OSHA’s maximum penalty for willful or repeat violations will increase to $165,514 from $161,323. The minimum fine for a willful violation will be $11,823 – up from $11,524. The maximum fines for serious, other-than-serious, failure-to-correct and posting-requirement violations will be bumped up to $16,550 from $16,131.
MSHA’s maximum fine for a flagrant violation will rise to $332,376 from $323,960.
The Department of Labor determines annual adjustment rates via the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers.
