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. Thompson Electric, Inc.
Secretary of Labor v. Thompson Electric, Inc. (FMSHRC LAKE 2015-596): Onsite electrician covered, Part 46 citations vacated
Thompson Electric worked six days at a sand-and-gravel mine disconnecting and reconnecting power to a dredge, and one employee was observed about 13 feet above ground without fall protection. Judge Jerold Feldman held that the contractor was subject to Mine Act jurisdiction because it performed…
Midwest Fuels, Inc. v. Secretary of Labor and Secretary of Labor v. Midwest Fuels, Inc.
Midwest Fuels, Inc. v. Secretary of Labor (FMSHRC LAKE 2013-157-M, et al.): Fuel delivery driver was not a miner
Midwest Fuels delivered diesel and other fuels to equipment at a portable crushing operation. MSHA cited the company because driver Travis Pearson had site-specific hazard training but no certified new-miner or experienced-miner training. Judge L. Zane Gill held that Part 46 clearly excludes…
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review, an ALJ decision becomes a final order under 29 U.S.C. § 661(j): it binds the parties in that case but is not binding precedent in other cases.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.