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Peabody Coal Company (ALJ decision, March 15, 1989)

Peabody Coal Company (FMSHRC KENT 89-79-D): Discrimination complaint withdrawn

Decision type
ALJ decision
Docket
KENT 89-79-D
Decided
March 15, 1989
Presiding judge
Avram Weisberger
Outcome
Procedural
Precedential status
Final order, not precedent
Checked against source
2026-08-17
Official source
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PDF
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This order from 1989 bound only the parties to this case; it isn't precedent. Ask about your situation and see what the current MSHA standards and Commission precedent say, with citations.

Currency note: this decision dates from 1989
The MSHA standards may have been amended, penalty amounts have been adjusted, and later Commission or court decisions may have changed the analysis since then. Treat this page as historical context, not current compliance advice. Verify the current standard before relying on any specific rule, threshold, or penalty mentioned here.
Final ALJ decision, not Commission precedent
The complainant requested withdrawal of the discrimination complaint, and the judge dismissed it. It became final under the 40-day rule in 30 U.S.C. § 823(d)(1) because no later Commission review appears in the official index. It binds the parties but is not Commission precedent. The full text below is from the official FMSHRC release.
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Plain-English summary

Mike E. Ammerman filed a discrimination complaint against Peabody Coal Company concerning Camp No. 2 Mine. He later sent a statement asking to withdraw the complaint so the matter could be settled. Judge Avram Weisberger dismissed the complaint based on that request.

Decision snapshot

  • Cited standard(s): The order does not identify specific Mine Act standards.
  • Outcome: The discrimination complaint was dismissed at the complainant's request.
  • Key point: A complainant's request to withdraw the case supported dismissal.

Full text (FMSHRC public release)

CCASE:
MIKE AMMERMAN V. PEABODY COAL
DDATE:
19890315
TTEXT:

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Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (F.M.S.H.R.C.) Office of Administrative Law Judges

MIKE E. AMMERMAN,
DISCRIMINATION PROCEEDING
COMPLAINANT
Docket No. KENT 89-79-D v.
MADI CD 88-19
PEABODY COAL COMPANY,
RESPONDENT
Camp No. 2 Mine

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

Before: Judge Weisberger

On March 6, 1989, Complainant filed a statement indicating as follows: "I am writing this letter to inform you I wish to withdraw the 105c complaint. (Docket number Kent 89-79-D) that I filed against Peabody Coal Co. in order that this matter may be settled."

Accordingly, based on the Complainant's request, the Complaint is DISMISSED.

Avram Weisberger
Administrative Law Judge

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