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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Vecellio & Grogan Incorporated
High-voltage violation affirmed with $6,000 penalty
Vecellio & Grogan operated White Rock Quarries, a limestone quarry. A foreman was electrocuted after a boom truck contacted an energized 13,200-volt overhead power line while the foreman held the boom chain and signaled the operator. Judge Paul Merlin found a violation of the 10-foot clearance and…
Lyman-Richey Sand & Gravel Company
Power-line citation affirmed, $3,000 penalty assessed
Lyman-Richey Sand & Gravel Company operated a sand mine where a crane boom contacted energized high-voltage power lines while employees were trying to repair the crane. One employee died and another suffered serious burns. Judge David F. Barbour found that the operator violated 30 C.F.R. § 56.12071…
Warren Steen Construction, Inc.
Power-line violations and penalties affirmed
Warren Steen Construction operated a sand and gravel mine where a stacker-conveyor contacted an energized 12,000-volt power line while being moved, killing miner Gary Jobe. The Commission affirmed findings that the operator violated 30 C.F.R. § 56.12071 by operating equipment within the required…
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 When no Commissioner directs review, an ALJ decision becomes a final order that binds the parties in that case but is not binding precedent: under 29 U.S.C. § 661(j) at OSHRC, and after the 40-day window of 30 U.S.C. § 823(d)(1) at FMSHRC.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.