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Secretary of Labor v. M-Class Mining, LLC (Commission decision, May 12, 2017)

Secretary of Labor v. M-Class Mining, LLC (FMSHRC LAKE 2012-519): Secretary's petition for review granted

Decision type
Commission decision
Docket
LAKE 2012-519
Decided
May 12, 2017
Outcome
Procedural
Precedential status
Citable Commission precedent
Checked against source
2026-08-01
Official source
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This is a decision of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, the highest level of agency review, citable as Commission precedent. It may have been appealed to a U.S. Court of Appeals after issuance under 30 U.S.C. § 816; check subsequent history before relying on it. The full text below is from the official FMSHRC release.
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Plain-English summary

The Secretary of Labor petitioned for discretionary review in the penalty case against M-Class Mining, LLC. The Commission granted the petition. This short direction for review did not state the issues accepted for review or decide the merits.

Decision snapshot

  • Cited authority: None stated in the order
  • Outcome: The Secretary's petition for discretionary review was granted.
  • Key point: The Commission accepted the case for review without resolving any issue in this order.

Full text (FMSHRC public release)

FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH
REVIEW COMMISSION

1331
PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW, SUITE 520N

WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20004-1710

SECRETARY OF LABOR,                                      
:                    

MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH                            :

ADMINISTRATION (MSHA)                                :         Docket
No.  LAKE 2012-519

:        

v.                                                          
:                        

:

M-CLASS MINING, LLC                          
            :         

DIRECTION FOR
REVIEW

The petition for discretionary review filed by the
Secretary of Labor is granted.

/s/
William I. Althen

William
I. Althen, Acting Chairman  

/s/
Mary Lu Jordan

Mary
Lu Jordan, Commissioner

/s/
Michael G. Young

Michael
G. Young, Commissioner

/s/
Robert F. Cohen, Jr.

Robert
F. Cohen, Jr., Commissioner

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