Warren Probes Workplace Safety Agency Over Enforcement Decline

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is pressing the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration in a letter to respond to new data that reveals the agency performed fewer inspections and issued fewer fines for severe workplace violations in 2025.

OSHA reduced workplace inspections by 20% and saw a decrease of more than 40% in the number of willful violations issued during inspections from April to September 2025 in comparison to the year prior, according to data provided confidentially to Warren’s office.

“If employers know that they are unlikely to face hefty fines, they may be less likely to adhere to safety ...