Federal agency decisions, searchable in plain English.
Workplace-safety cases from the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) and mine-safety cases from the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (FMSHRC), each with a plain-English summary, the standards it cites, and whether it counts as precedent. More agencies are coming.
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Northern States Power Company
Coal-conveyor electrical violations fell outside the utility exemption
Northern States Power operated a coal-fired electric generating plant in South Dakota. OSHA cited a pump motor and terminal box used to spray antifreeze on a coal conveyor because the equipment was not dust-ignition-proof for the combustible-dust location. The company admitted the conditions…
Tyee Construction Company
Live-wire splicing violation affirmed
A Tyee Construction employee spliced a severed, energized 220-volt underground power line while standing on damp ground. He used uninsulated hand tools, regular work boots, and a piece of plywood as his only protection, while a superintendent and safety employee observed the work. The evidence…
What these documents are
- Commission decisions: Rulings by the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission itself, the highest level of agency review. These are citable as Commission precedent, though a decision may have been appealed to a U.S. Court of Appeals after issuance.
- ALJ decisions: Rulings by OSHRC Administrative Law Judges after a hearing. When no Commissioner directs review, an ALJ decision becomes a final order under 29 U.S.C. § 661(j): it binds the parties in that case but is not binding precedent in other cases.
- Why finality matters: Every page here says which kind of decision you are reading, so you know whether it is precedent you can cite or a final order that only shows how one judge ruled on one set of facts.
- Where they come from: Every page links the official OSHRC public release, and the full text on the page is that release. The plain-English summaries are written by Ezel.