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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. Jamestown Quarries and Secretary of Labor v. Rocky Ridge Custom Crushing, LLC
Secretary of Labor v. Jamestown Quarries and Secretary of Labor v. Rocky Ridge Custom Crushing, LLC (FMSHRC SE 2017-252, SE 2017-253): MSHA jurisdiction covered quarry garage and processing shop
Jamestown Quarries and Rocky Ridge Custom Crushing disputed MSHA's jurisdiction over a garage and stone-processing shop beside an active Tennessee quarry. Judge David P. Simonton held that the garage was a mine facility because it was adjacent to the quarry, stored a service truck and quarry…
Secretary of Labor v. Jeppesen Gravel
Secretary of Labor v. Jeppesen Gravel (FMSHRC CENT 2014-298-M): Entry interference and withdrawal-order violations affirmed
Jeppesen Gravel delayed an MSHA inspection, asked a deputy sheriff to arrest the inspectors, and continued confrontational conduct during the inspection despite a federal consent judgment requiring unobstructed entry. Judge Priscilla M. Rae found intentional and reckless interference with MSHA's…
Secretary of Labor v. Northshore Mining Company
Secretary of Labor v. Northshore Mining Company (FMSHRC LAKE 2013-458-M): Mixed ruling and settlements produce $47,135 penalty
Northshore Mining processed taconite ore at a surface facility in Minnesota, where MSHA cited housekeeping, access, electrical, and guarding conditions. Judge David F. Barbour affirmed eight of the nine contested violations, including three S&S housekeeping violations involving slippery floors…
Secretary of Labor v. Delta Concrete Products, Inc.
Secretary of Labor v. Delta Concrete Products, Inc. (FMSHRC WEST 2014-0117): Eight violations upheld and scale-road citation vacated
MSHA contested nine conditions at Delta Concrete Products' small Alaska gravel operation, including electrical wiring and grounding, a damaged handrail, an unstable ramp wall, and missed workplace examinations. Judge David P. Simonton upheld eight violations, including all five electrical citations…
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.