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 Jacob Hamilton v. American Mining and Tunneling, LLC
Secretary of Labor obo Jacob Hamilton v. American Mining and Tunneling, LLC (FMSHRC WEST 2016-326 DM): Late rebuttal safety expert allowed before hearing
The Secretary disclosed MSHA safety specialist Steven Rogers as a rebuttal expert about the safety of Jacob Hamilton's actions roughly three weeks before the discrimination hearing. American Mining and Tunneling objected that the late notice left too little time for deposition and preparation…
Secretary of Labor v. Cemex, Inc.
Secretary of Labor v. Cemex, Inc. (FMSHRC SE 2014-453-M): Late-disclosed expert allowed with continuance
The Secretary disclosed an MSHA engineer as an expert witness two days after the business-day deadline in the hearing notice. Cemex moved to exclude the witness, arguing that the late disclosure was unfair and conflicted with discovery and summary-decision rules. Judge Priscilla M. Rae found that…
Secretary of Labor v. John Richards Construction
Secretary of Labor v. John Richards Construction (FMSHRC WEST 2014-440-M): Mine-entry refusal affirmed with $1,000 penalty
An MSHA inspector arrived unannounced at John Richards Construction's Montana sand and gravel mine, but the owner repeatedly said the inspector could not enter until the owner returned several hours later and directed staff to lock the gate. Judge Jacqueline R. Bulluck held that the verbal refusal…
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review, an ALJ decision becomes a final order under 29 U.S.C. § 661(j): it binds the parties in that case but is not binding precedent in other cases.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.