OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
The federal workplace safety agency. You can report a hazard at work, ask a safety question, or file a complaint that your employer punished you for raising a safety concern or reporting an injury.
Good to know
There are two kinds of complaint, and you can file both: a safety and health complaint about a hazard, and a whistleblower complaint about being punished. You can file online, by phone, by letter or in person, in any language, and someone can file for you. Workers for state and local government are covered only in states with an OSHA-approved plan.
Before you call
Have ready
- your employer's name, address and contact details
- the dates and details of what you reported and of what your employer did
They can
- take a safety and health complaint about a hazard, which can be anonymous
- take a whistleblower complaint about being fired, demoted, disciplined or threatened for speaking up, online, by phone or by letter, in any language
- let someone else, such as a union, a lawyer or a family member, file for you
They cannot
- take a whistleblower complaint anonymously: if it investigates, OSHA tells your employer
- issue violations for safety and health incidents more than six months old
- handle your workers' compensation claim: your state's program does that
In the emergency guides: I was hurt at work →
- Phone
- 1-800-321-6742
- Website
- https://www.osha.gov/workers/file-complaint
- Coverage
- Nationwide (U.S.)
- Languages
- English
- Last checked
- October 10, 2026
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