Federal Agency Decisions
Workplace-safety cases from the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC), mine-safety cases from the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (FMSHRC), and environmental appeals from the EPA's Environmental Appeals Board, each with a plain-English summary, the standards it cites, and whether it counts as precedent. More agencies are coming.
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Central Sand and Gravel Company
High-voltage clearance citation affirmed
Central Sand and Gravel operated a sand and gravel facility where a stockpile was built near high-voltage powerlines. After an 11-year-old trespasser contacted a line and died, MSHA cited the company for inadequate clearance under 30 C.F.R. § 56.12045. The Commission affirmed the Judge's finding…
Central Sand and Gravel Company
Powerline-clearance violation affirmed and penalty reduced
Central Sand and Gravel operated a sand and gravel facility in Nebraska. The ALJ found that a stockpile had been built too close to overhead high-voltage powerlines, violating the clearance requirements in 30 C.F.R. § 56.12045. An 11-year-old boy entered the property, climbed the stockpile…
What these documents are
- The agencies: Workplace-safety cases from the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC), mine-safety cases from the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (FMSHRC), and environmental permit and penalty appeals from the EPA's Environmental Appeals Board (EAB). Each decision page names its agency.
- Commission and Board decisions: Rulings by the agency's highest review level (the Commission at OSHRC and FMSHRC, the Environmental Appeals Board at EPA). These are citable as precedent, though a decision may have been appealed to a U.S. Court of Appeals after issuance.
- ALJ decisions: Rulings by the agency's Administrative Law Judges after a hearing. When no Commissioner directs review, an ALJ decision becomes a final order that binds the parties in that case but is not binding precedent: under 29 U.S.C. § 661(j) at OSHRC, and after the 40-day window of 30 U.S.C. § 823(d)(1) at FMSHRC.
- 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 public release from the deciding agency, and the full text on the page is that release. The plain-English summaries are written by Ezel.