What's the penalty for violating an OSHA standard?

OSHA penalties range from $0 to $70,000, depending upon how likely the violation is to result in serious harm to workers. Other-than-serious violations often carry no penalties but may result in penalties of up to $7,000. Serious violations may have penalties up to $7,000. Repeat and willful violations may have penalties as high as $70,000. Penalties may be discounted if an employer has a small number of employees, has demonstrated good faith, or has few or no previous violations. For more information on OSHA penalties, see Section 17 of the OSH Act (http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=OSHACT&p_id=2887) or information on penalties in the OSHA Publication All About OSHA (http://www.osha.gov/pls/publications/pubindex.list#2056) {PDF File}.