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. Signal Peak Energy, LLC
Secretary of Labor v. Signal Peak Energy, LLC (FMSHRC WEST 2010-1130): Briefing ordered on late-reporting penalty cap
An ALJ found that Signal Peak failed to notify MSHA within 15 minutes after a roof cave-in injured a miner and increased the proposed $51,400 penalty to $74,250. Both parties agreed that amount exceeded the $70,000 general maximum for a non-flagrant violation. The Commission identified a further…
North County Sand & Gravel, Inc. v. Secretary of Labor, MSHA
North County Sand & Gravel, Inc. v. Secretary of Labor, MSHA (FMSHRC EAJ 2014-1-J): EAJA eligibility granted after unjustified special assessment
North County Sand & Gravel sought attorney fees and expenses after the judge reduced an MSHA fall-protection penalty from the Secretary's original $35,500 demand to $3,500 and modified several citation designations. Judge Richard W. Manning held that North County was a prevailing party because the…
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review, an ALJ decision becomes a final order under 29 U.S.C. § 661(j): it binds the parties in that case but is not binding precedent in other cases.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.