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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Secretary of Labor v. David Duquette Excavating and Jessica Russell
Secretary of Labor v. David Duquette Excavating and Jessica Russell (FMSHRC YORK 2012-303-M): Borrow-pit case dismissed for lack of Mine Act jurisdiction
David Duquette Excavating intermittently removed bank-run earthen material, used a scalping screen to remove debris, and transported the material for fill at its excavation projects. MSHA treated the site as a mine and issued nine equipment, berm, and notification citations with $908 in proposed…
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Four Star Resources, LLC, et al. (FMSHRC VA 2011-583, et al.): Nonattorney representative ordered to seek permission in 18 dockets
A nonattorney representative had filed appearances in three earlier matters without first requesting the judge's permission as required by the Commission's procedural rules. Judge Priscilla M. Rae later permitted him to appear in those matters but directed him to request permission and file notices…
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review, an ALJ decision becomes a final order under 29 U.S.C. § 661(j): it binds the parties in that case but is not binding precedent in other cases.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.