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 on behalf of Jeremy Coots v. Yellow Rose Coal Co., LLC
Secretary of Labor on behalf of Jeremy Coots v. Yellow Rose Coal Co., LLC (FMSHRC KENT 2016-320 D): Roof bolter temporarily reinstated after one-day discharge
Yellow Rose Coal hired Jeremy Coots as a roof-bolter operator after its owner praised his work during an observed shift. The next day, the owner learned that Coots had filed a discrimination case against a previous employer and discharged him because he feared Coots would file a complaint against…
Secretary of Labor on behalf of Jeromy Coots v. Lone Mountain Processing, Inc.
Secretary of Labor on behalf of Jeromy Coots v. Lone Mountain Processing, Inc. (FMSHRC KENT 2014-609-D): miner temporarily reinstated after roof-support complaint
Jeromy Coots alleged that Lone Mountain directed him to replace dislodged roof bolts in a 12-foot-high rehabilitation area without using an automated temporary roof-support system because setting it up took too long. He continued raising the issue, was struck and injured by falling material, and…
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review, an ALJ decision becomes a final order under 29 U.S.C. § 661(j): it binds the parties in that case but is not binding precedent in other cases.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.