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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Lutz, Daily & Brain-Consulting Engineers
Nearman asbestos case severed from Kaw Valley review
OSHA cited the engineering firm for not monitoring asbestos concentrations or posting warning signs at the Kaw Valley and Nearman Creek power-station projects. The judge consolidated the cases for hearing and vacated both citations. The Secretary sought Commission review of findings concerning Kaw…
Otis Elevator Company
Settled dockets severed from noise review
OSHA issued seven citations after inspecting Otis Elevator's Ohio iron foundry, and the resulting contests were consolidated. The parties settled most citations, the Secretary withdrew one remaining crane item, and the judge vacated a repeated noise citation after a hearing. The Secretary sought…
Duquesne Light Company; Vecellio & Grogan, Inc.
Late-report dismissals reversed
Three cases were consolidated for review after the judge dismissed citations because the Secretary did not timely file reports of prehearing conferences. The cases involved a vehicle reverse-alarm item, first-aid-kit items and a failure-to-abate notification, and a lockout-related general duty…
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review, an ALJ decision becomes a final order under 29 U.S.C. § 661(j): it binds the parties in that case but is not binding precedent in other cases.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.