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. Newmont Slate Company, Inc.
Secretary of Labor v. Newmont Slate Company, Inc. (FMSHRC YORK 2016-20 M): Fifteen citations upheld and one vacated
MSHA issued Newmont Slate 16 citations covering fire and explosion warnings, compressed-air tanks, electrical circuits, machine guards and windows, explosives, training, noise records, and other quarry conditions. After a hearing, Judge David F. Barbour found 15 violations and vacated the citation…
Secretary of Labor v. Newmont Slate Company, Inc.
Secretary of Labor v. Newmont Slate Company, Inc. (FMSHRC YORK 2016-20 M): Original multi-citation decision superseded
MSHA issued Newmont Slate 16 citations covering fire and explosion warnings, compressed-air tanks, electrical circuits, machine guards and windows, explosives, training, noise records, and other quarry conditions. Judge David F. Barbour found 15 violations and vacated the citation alleging…
Secretary of Labor v. Hanson Aggregates Midwest, LLC
Secretary of Labor v. Hanson Aggregates Midwest, LLC (FMSHRC KENT 2012-1310-M): Quarry citations resulted in $1,317 total penalties
Hanson Aggregates operated the Upton Quarry, a surface limestone mine in Kentucky. MSHA cited a broken pressure gauge on a portable air tank, the absence of a visible no-smoking sign at a used-oil fire hazard, and defective access steps on a haul truck. Judge Michael E. Zielinski affirmed all three…
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review, an ALJ decision becomes a final order under 29 U.S.C. § 661(j): it binds the parties in that case but is not binding precedent in other cases.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.