‘‘(i) the Secretary under paragraph 
(5); or 
‘‘(ii) a State plan administrator in 
such State. 
‘‘(B) REFERRALS.—If— 
‘‘(i) the Secretary receives a complaint 
pursuant to subparagraph (A)(i), the Sec-
retary shall not refer such complaint to a 
State plan administrator for resolution; or 
‘‘(ii) a State plan administrator re-
ceives a complaint pursuant to subpara-
graph (A)(ii), the State plan administrator 
shall not refer such complaint to the Sec-
retary for resolution.’’. 
(d) RELATION TO ENFORCEMENT.—Section 17(j) of 
such Act (29 U.S.C. 666(j)) is amended by inserting be-
fore the period the following: ‘‘, including the history of 
violations under section 11(c)’’. 
TITLE III—IMPROVING REPORT-
ING, INSPECTION, AND EN-
FORCEMENT 
SEC. 301. GENERAL DUTY OF EMPLOYERS. 
Section 5 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act 
of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 654(a)(1)) is amended— 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:05 May 07, 2015
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00021
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2090.IH
H2090
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS
(1) in subsection (a), by amending paragraph 
(1) to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) shall furnish employment and a place of 
employment that are free from recognized hazards 
that are causing or are likely to cause death or seri-
ous physical harm and that the employer creates or 
controls or to which the employer exposes any em-
ployee of the employer or any other person per-
forming work at the place of employment; and’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c) Each employee or other person exposed to a haz-
ard in violation of subsection (a) may constitute a separate 
violation.’’. 
SEC. 302. POSTING OF EMPLOYEE RIGHTS. 
Section 8(c)(1) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 657(c)(1)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
‘‘Such regulations shall include provisions requiring em-
ployers to post for employees information on the protec-
tions afforded under section 11(c).’’. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:05 May 07, 2015
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00022
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2090.IH
H2090
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS
SEC. 303. EMPLOYER REPORTING OF WORK-RELATED INJU-
RIES, ILLNESSES, DEATHS AND HOSPITALIZA-
TIONS; PROHIBITION ON DISCOURAGING EM-
PLOYEE REPORTING. 
Section 8(c)(2) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 657(c)(2)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sen-
tences: ‘‘Such regulations shall require site-controlling em-
ployers to keep a site log for all recordable injuries and 
illnesses occurring among all employees on the particular 
site, including employees of the site-controlling employer 
or others who are performing work at the particular site 
(including independent contractors). Such regulations 
shall require employers to promptly notify the Secretary 
of any work-related death or work-related injury or illness 
that results in the in-patient hospitalization of an em-
ployee for medical treatment, and shall prohibit the em-
ployer from adopting or implementing policies or practices 
by the employer that have the effect of discouraging accu-
rate recordkeeping and the reporting of work-related inju-
ries or illnesses by any employee or in any manner dis-
criminates or provides for adverse action against any em-
ployee for reporting a work-related injury or illness. For 
purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘site-controlling em-
ployer’ means the employer that has primary control over 
a work site at which employees of more than one employer 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:05 May 07, 2015
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00023
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2090.IH
H2090
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS
work, such as by hiring or coordinating the work of other 
employers working at the site.’’. 
SEC. 304. NO LOSS OF EMPLOYEE PAY FOR INSPECTIONS. 
Section 8(e) (29 U.S.C. 657(e)) is amended by insert-
ing after the first sentence the following: ‘‘Time spent by 
an employee participating in or aiding any such inspection 
shall be deemed to be hours worked and no employee shall 
suffer any loss of wages, benefits, or other terms and con-
ditions of employment for having participated in or aided 
any such inspection.’’. 
SEC. 305. INVESTIGATIONS OF FATALITIES AND SIGNIFI-
CANT INCIDENTS. 
Section 8 (29 U.S.C. 657) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(i) INVESTIGATION OF FATALITIES AND SERIOUS 
INCIDENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall investigate 
any significant incident or an incident resulting in death 
that occurs in a place of employment. 
‘‘(2) EVIDENCE PRESERVATION.—If a significant in-
cident or an incident resulting in death occurs in a place 
of employment, the employer shall promptly notify the 
Secretary of the incident involved and shall take appro-
priate measures to prevent the destruction or alteration 
of any evidence that would assist in investigating the inci-
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:05 May 07, 2015
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00024
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2090.IH
H2090
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS
dent. The appropriate measures required by this para-
graph do not prevent an employer from taking action on 
a worksite to prevent injury to employees or substantial 
damage to property or to avoid disruption of essential 
services necessary to public safety, provided that if an em-
ployer takes such action, the employer shall notify the Sec-
retary of the action in a timely fashion. 
‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) INCIDENT
RESULTING
IN
DEATH.—The 
term ‘incident resulting in death’ means an incident 
that results in the death of an employee. 
‘‘(B) SIGNIFICANT INCIDENT.—The term ‘sig-
nificant incident’ means an incident that results in 
the in-patient hospitalization of 2 or more employees 
for medical treatment.’’. 
SEC. 306. PROHIBITION ON UNCLASSIFIED CITATIONS. 
Section 9 (29 U.S.C. 658) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(d) No citation for a violation of this Act may be 
issued, modified, or settled under this section without a 
designation enumerated in section 17 with respect to such 
violation.’’. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:05 May 07, 2015
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00025
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2090.IH
H2090
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS
SEC. 307. VICTIMS’ RIGHTS. 
The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 is 
amended by inserting after section 9 (29 U.S.C. 658) the 
following: 
‘‘SEC. 9A. VICTIMS’ RIGHTS. 
‘‘(a) RIGHTS BEFORE THE SECRETARY.—A victim or 
the representative of a victim, shall be afforded the right, 
with respect to an inspection or investigation conducted 
under section 8 to— 
‘‘(1) meet with the Secretary regarding the in-
spection or investigation conducted under such sec-
tion before the Secretary’s decision to issue a cita-
tion or take no action; 
‘‘(2) receive, at no cost, a copy of any citation 
or report, issued as a result of such inspection or in-
vestigation, at the same time as the employer re-
ceives such citation or report; 
‘‘(3) be informed of any notice of contest or ad-
dition of parties to the proceedings filed under sec-
tion 10(c); and 
‘‘(4) be provided notification of the date and 
time or any proceedings, service of pleadings, and 
other relevant documents, and an explanation of the 
rights of the employer, employee and employee rep-
resentative, and victim to participate in proceedings 
conducted under section 10(c). 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:05 May 07, 2015
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00026
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2090.IH
H2090
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS
‘‘(b) RIGHTS BEFORE THE COMMISSION.—Upon re-
quest, a victim or representative of a victim shall be af-
forded the right with respect to a work-related bodily in-
jury or death to— 
‘‘(1) be notified of the time and date of any 
proceeding before the Commission; 
‘‘(2) receive pleadings and any decisions relat-
ing to the proceedings; and 
‘‘(3) be provided an opportunity to appear and 
make a statement in accordance with the rules pre-
scribed by the Commission. 
‘‘(c) MODIFICATION OF CITATION.—Before entering 
into an agreement to withdraw or modify a citation issued 
as a result of an inspection or investigation of an incident 
under section 8, the Secretary shall notify a victim or rep-
resentative of a victim and provide the victim or represent-
ative of a victim with an opportunity to appear and make 
a statement before the parties conducting settlement nego-
tiations. In lieu of an appearance, the victim or represent-
ative of the victim may elect to submit a letter to the Sec-
retary and the parties. 
‘‘(d) SECRETARY PROCEDURES.—The Secretary shall 
establish procedures— 
‘‘(1) to inform victims of their rights under this 
section; and 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:05 May 07, 2015
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00027
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2090.IH
H2090
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS
‘‘(2) for the informal review of any claim of a 
denial of such a right. 
‘‘(e) COMMISSION
PROCEDURES
AND
CONSIDER-
ATIONS.—The Commission shall— 
‘‘(1) establish procedures relating to the rights 
of victims to be heard in proceedings before the 
Commission; and 
‘‘(2) in rendering any decision, provide due con-
sideration to any statement or information provided 
by any victim before the Commission. 
‘‘(f) FAMILY LIAISONS.—The Secretary shall des-
ignate at least 1 employee at each area office of the Occu-
pational Safety and Health Administration to serve as a 
family liaison to— 
‘‘(1) keep victims informed of the status of in-
vestigations, enforcement actions, and settlement ne-
gotiations; and 
‘‘(2) assist victims in asserting their rights 
under this section. 
‘‘(g) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘victim’ 
means— 
‘‘(1) an employee, including a former employee, 
who has sustained a work-related injury or illness 
that is the subject of an inspection or investigation 
conducted under section 8; or 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:05 May 07, 2015
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00028
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2090.IH
H2090
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS
‘‘(2) a family member (as further defined by 
the Secretary) of a victim described in paragraph 
(1), if— 
‘‘(A) the victim dies as a result of an inci-
dent that is the subject of an inspection or in-
vestigation conducted under section 8; or 
‘‘(B) the victim sustains a work-related in-
jury or illness that is the subject of an inspec-
tion or investigation conducted under section 8, 
and the victim because of incapacity cannot rea-
sonably exercise the rights under this section.’’. 
SEC. 308. RIGHT TO CONTEST CITATIONS AND PENALTIES. 
Section 10(c) of the Occupational Safety and Health 
Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 659(c)) is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence— 
(A) by inserting after ‘‘that he intends to 
contest a citation issued under section (9)’’ the 
following: ‘‘(or a modification of a citation 
issued under this section)’’; 
(B) by inserting after ‘‘the issuance of a 
citation under section 9’’ the following: ‘‘(in-
cluding a modification of a citation issued 
under such section)’’; and 
(C) by inserting after ‘‘files a notice with 
the Secretary alleging’’ the following: ‘‘that the 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:05 May 07, 2015
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00029
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2090.IH
H2090
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS
citation fails properly to designate the violation 
as serious, willful, or repeated, that the pro-
posed penalty is not adequate, or’’; 
(2) by inserting after the first sentence, the fol-
lowing: ‘‘The pendency of a contest before the Com-
mission shall not bar the Secretary from inspecting 
a place of employment or from issuing a citation 
under section 9.’’; and 
(3) by amending the last sentence— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘employers and’’ after 
‘‘Commission shall provide’’; and 
(B) by inserting before the period at the 
end ‘‘, and notification of any modification of a 
citation’’. 
SEC. 309. CORRECTION OF SERIOUS, WILLFUL, OR RE-
PEATED VIOLATIONS PENDING CONTEST AND 
PROCEDURES FOR A STAY. 
Section 10 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act 
of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 659) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(d) CORRECTION OF SERIOUS, WILLFUL, OR RE-
PEATED VIOLATIONS PENDING CONTEST
AND PROCE-
DURES FOR A STAY.— 
‘‘(1) PERIOD PERMITTED FOR CORRECTION OF 
SERIOUS, WILLFUL, OR
REPEATED
VIOLATIONS.— 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:05 May 07, 2015
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00030
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2090.IH
H2090
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS
For each violation which the Secretary designates as 
serious, willful, or repeated, the period permitted for 
the correction of the violation shall begin to run 
upon receipt of the citation. 
‘‘(2) FILING OF A MOTION OF CONTEST.—The 
filing of a notice of contest by an employer— 
‘‘(A) shall not operate as a stay of the pe-
riod for correction of a violation designated as 
serious, willful, or repeated; and 
‘‘(B) may operate as a stay of the period 
for correction of a violation not designated by 
the Secretary as serious, willful, or repeated. 
‘‘(3) CRITERIA AND RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR 
STAYS.— 
‘‘(A) MOTION FOR A STAY.—An employer 
that receives a citation alleging a violation des-
ignated as serious, willful, or repeated and that 
files a notice of contest to the citation asserting 
that the time set for abatement of the alleged 
violation is unreasonable or challenging the ex-
istence of the alleged violation may file with the 
Commission a motion to stay the period for the 
abatement of the violation. 
‘‘(B) CRITERIA.—In determining whether 
a stay should be issued on the basis of a motion 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:05 May 07, 2015
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00031
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2090.IH
H2090
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS
filed under subparagraph (A), the Commission 
may grant a stay only if the employer has dem-
onstrated— 
‘‘(i) a substantial likelihood of success 
on the areas contested under subparagraph 
(A); and 
‘‘(ii) that a stay will not adversely af-
fect the health and safety of workers. 
‘‘(C) RULES OF PROCEDURE.—The Com-
mission shall develop rules of procedure for con-
ducting a hearing on a motion filed under sub-
paragraph (A) on an expedited basis. At a min-
imum, such rules shall provide: 
‘‘(i) That a hearing before an admin-
istrative law judge shall occur not later 
than 15 days following the filing of the 
motion for a stay (unless extended at the 
request of the employer), and shall provide 
for a decision on the motion not later than 
15 days following the hearing (unless ex-
tended at the request of the employer). 
‘‘(ii) That a decision of an administra-
tive law judge on a motion for stay is ren-
dered on a timely basis. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:05 May 07, 2015
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00032
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2090.IH
H2090
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS
‘‘(iii) That if a party is aggrieved by 
a decision issued by an administrative law 
judge regarding the stay, such party has 
the right to file an objection with the Com-
mission not later than 5 days after receipt 
of the administrative law judge’s decision. 
Within 10 days after receipt of the objec-
tion, a Commissioner, if a quorum is seat-
ed pursuant to section 12(f), shall decide 
whether to grant review of the objection. 
If, within 10 days after receipt of the ob-
jection, no decision is made on whether to 
review the decision of the administrative 
law judge, the Commission declines to re-
view such decision, or no quorum is seated, 
the decision of the administrative law 
judge shall become a final order of the 
Commission. If the Commission grants re-
view of the objection, the Commission shall 
issue a decision regarding the stay not 
later than 30 days after receipt of the ob-
jection. If the Commission fails to issue 
such decision within 30 days, the decision 
of the administrative law judge shall be-
come a final order of the Commission. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:05 May 07, 2015
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00033
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2090.IH
H2090
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS
‘‘(iv) For notification to employees or 
representatives of affected employees of re-
quests for such hearings and shall provide 
affected employees or representatives of af-
fected employees an opportunity to partici-
pate as parties to such hearings.’’. 
SEC. 310. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) VIOLATIONS DESIGNATED AS SERIOUS, WILL-
FUL, OR REPEATED.—The first sentence of section 10(b) 
of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 
U.S.C. 659(b)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, with the excep-
tion of violations designated as serious, willful, or re-
peated,’’ after ‘‘(which period shall not begin to run’’. 
(b) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—The first sentence of section 
11(a) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 
(29 U.S.C. 660(a)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(or the failure of the Commis-
sion, including an administrative law judge, to make 
a timely decision on a request for a stay under sec-
tion 10(d))’’ after ‘‘an order’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘subsection (c)’’ and inserting 
‘‘subsections (c) and (d)’’; and 
(3) by inserting ‘‘(or in the case of a petition 
from a final Commission order regarding a stay 
under section 10(d), 15 days)’’ after ‘‘sixty days’’. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:05 May 07, 2015
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00034
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2090.IH
H2090
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS
(c) FAILURE TO CORRECT VIOLATIONS.—Section 
17(d) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 
(29 U.S.C. 666(d)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) Any employer who fails to correct a violation 
designated by the Secretary as serious, willful, or repeated 
and for which a citation has been issued under section 9(a) 
within the period permitted for its correction (and a stay 
has not been issued by the Commission under section 
10(d)) may be assessed a civil penalty of not more than 
$7,000 for each day during which such failure or violation 
continues. Any employer who fails to correct any other vio-
lation for which a citation has been issued under section 
9(a) of this title within the period permitted for its correc-
tion (which period shall not begin to run until the date 
of the final order of the Commission in the case of any 
review proceeding under section 10 initiated by the em-
ployer in good faith and not solely for delay of avoidance 
of penalties) may be assessed a civil penalty of not more 
than $7,000 for each day during which such failure or vio-
lation continues.’’. 
SEC. 311. CIVIL PENALTIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 17 of the Occupational 
Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 666) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:05 May 07, 2015
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00035
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2090.IH
H2090
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS
(A) by striking ‘‘$70,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$120,000’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘$5,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$8,000’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘In 
determining whether a violation is repeated, the 
Secretary or the Commission shall consider the 
employer’s history of violations under this Act 
and under State occupational safety and health 
plans established under section 18. If such a 
willful or repeated violation caused or contrib-
uted to the death of an employee, such civil 
penalty amounts shall be increased to not more 
than $250,000 for each such violation, but not 
less than $50,000 for each such violation, ex-
cept that for an employer with 25 or fewer em-
ployees such penalty shall not be less than 
$25,000 for each such violation.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$7,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$12,000’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘If 
such a violation caused or contributed to the 
death of an employee, such civil penalty 
amounts shall be increased to not more than 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:05 May 07, 2015
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00036
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2090.IH
H2090
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS
$50,000 for each such violation, but not less 
than $20,000 for each such violation, except 
that for an employer with 25 or fewer employ-
ees such penalty shall not be less than $10,000 
for each such violation.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘$7,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$12,000’’; 
(4) in subsection (d), as amended, by striking 
‘‘$7,000’’ each place it occurs and inserting 
‘‘$12,000’’; 
(5) by redesignating subsections (e) through (i) 
as subsections (f) through (j), and subsections (j) 
through (l) as subsections (l) through (n) respec-
tively; and 
(6) in subsection (j) (as so redesignated) by 
striking ‘‘$7,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$12,000’’. 
(b) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—Section 17 is further 
amended by inserting after subsection (d) the following: 
‘‘(e) Amounts provided under this section for civil 
penalties shall be adjusted by the Secretary at least once 
during each 4-year period beginning January 1, 2015, to 
account for the percentage increase or decrease in the 
Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers during 
such period.’’. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:05 May 07, 2015
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00037
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2090.IH
H2090
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS
SEC. 312. CRIMINAL PENALTIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 17 of the Occupational 
Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 666) (as 
amended by section 310) is further amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (f) (as redesignated 
by section 310) to read as follows: 
‘‘(f)(1) Any employer who knowingly violates any 
standard, rule, or order promulgated under section 6 of 
this Act, or of any regulation prescribed under this Act, 
and that violation caused or significantly contributed to 
the death of any employee, shall, upon conviction, be pun-
ished by a fine in accordance with title 18, United States 
Code, or by imprisonment for not more than 10 years, or 
both, except that if the conviction is for a violation com-
mitted after a first conviction of such person under this 
subsection or subsection (i), punishment shall be by a fine 
in accordance title 18, United States Code, or by imprison-
ment for not more than 20 years, or by both. 
‘‘(2) For the purpose of this subsection, the term ‘em-
ployer’ means, in addition to the definition contained in 
section 3 of this Act, any officer or director.’’; 
(2) by amending subsection (g) (as redesignated 
by section 310) to read as follows: 
‘‘(g) Unless otherwise authorized by this Act, any 
person that knowingly gives, causes to give, or attempts 
to give or cause to give, advance notice of any inspection 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:05 May 07, 2015
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00038
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2090.IH
H2090
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS
conducted under this Act with the intention of impeding, 
interfering with, or adversely affecting the results of such 
inspection, shall be fined under title 18, United States 
Code, imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both.’’; 
(3) in subsection (h) (as redesignated by section 
310), by striking ‘‘fine of not more than $10,000, or 
by imprisonment for not more than six months,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘fine in accordance with title 18, 
United States Code, or by imprisonment for not 
more than 5 years,’’; and 
(4) by inserting after subsection (j) (as redesig-
nated by section 310) the following: 
‘‘(k)(1) Any employer who knowingly violates any 
standard, rule, or order promulgated under section 6, or 
any regulation prescribed under this Act, and that viola-
tion caused or significantly contributed to serious bodily 
harm to any employee but does not cause death to any 
employee, shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine in 
accordance with title 18, United States Code, or by impris-
onment for not more than 5 years, or by both, except that 
if the conviction is for a violation committed after a first 
conviction of such person under this subsection or sub-
section (e), punishment shall be by a fine in accordance 
with title 18, United States Code, or by imprisonment for 
not more than 10 years, or by both. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:05 May 07, 2015
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00039
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2090.IH
H2090
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS