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. Gabel Stone Company
Secretary of Labor v. Gabel Stone Company (FMSHRC CENT 2015-621, CENT 2015-630): Both violations upheld, penalties cut from $212 to $45
Gabel Stone operates a small family-owned limestone quarry in Missouri. MSHA cited owner Gary Gabel for not completing and documenting eight hours of annual refresher training, and it separately cited a flywheel guard that ended eight inches below the required height. Judge William B. Moran upheld…
Drum Sand & Gravel, Inc.
Drum Sand & Gravel, Inc. (FMSHRC CENT 2010-931-M and CENT 2011-93-M): Four citations vacated and penalties sharply reduced
MSHA issued nine citations at Drum Sand & Gravel's small Arkansas mine and proposed $13,750 in penalties. Judge Jeffrey Tureck vacated the opaque-loader-window citation because the Secretary did not prove that the remaining opening impaired safe visibility, and he vacated the track-hoe alarm…
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review, an ALJ decision becomes a final order under 29 U.S.C. § 661(j): it binds the parties in that case but is not binding precedent in other cases.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.