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. Sims Crane
Secretary of Labor v. Sims Crane (FMSHRC SE 2015-315 M): Unnecessary walk under suspended spreader bar violated standard
Sims Crane employees walked beneath a 625-pound spreader bar suspended 25 to 35 feet above the ground while a crane was being prepared for work. The Commission rejected an interpretation that would make necessary crane rigging impossible. Reading the suspended-load and maintenance standards…
Secretary of Labor v. Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental
Secretary of Labor v. Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental (FMSHRC LAKE 2011-206-M): Suspended-load violation affirmed but unwarrantable failure vacated
Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental was assembling a large mobile crane at the Tilden Mine when wind caused a suspended 93,000-pound boom to swing toward the crane cab. At a supervisor's direction, a worker crossed under the boom to pull a tag line and prevent a collision. The Commission held that the…
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review, an ALJ decision becomes a final order under 29 U.S.C. § 661(j): it binds the parties in that case but is not binding precedent in other cases.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.