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. Original Sixteen to One Mine, Inc.
Secretary of Labor v. Original Sixteen to One Mine, Inc. (FMSHRC WEST 2017-546): Eight violations affirmed and penalties cut to $1,062
MSHA issued eight citations at the underground gold mine involving self-rescuers, an overdue compressor inspection, damp and expired detonators, ladder handholds, an uncovered manway, and fire-retardant treatment of portal timber. Judge William B. Moran affirmed every violation and upheld the S&S…
Secretary of Labor v. Original Sixteen to One Mine, Inc.
Secretary of Labor v. Original Sixteen to One Mine, Inc. (FMSHRC WEST 2014-527 M, et al.): Thirty-six gold-mine matters resolved for $7,350
Seven consolidated dockets covered 36 citations and orders at the underground Original Sixteen to One and Plumbago gold mines in California. The matters addressed emergency communications, electrical protection, training, mine records, equipment defects, escape planning, explosives storage…
Secretary of Labor v. Uehlin Quarry
Secretary of Labor v. Uehlin Quarry (FMSHRC CENT 2011-1129-M): Seven violations upheld and $20,124 assessed after crusher accident
A Uehlin Quarry truck driver was permanently paralyzed after a steel pry bar struck him while miners cleared a rock jam with the crusher's impeller still running. Judge L. Zane Gill upheld seven violations involving powered-equipment maintenance, fall protection, machine guarding, an unprotected…
Secretary of Labor v. Original Sixteen to One Mine, Incorporated
Secretary of Labor v. Original Sixteen to One Mine, Incorporated (FMSHRC WEST 2011-119-M, et al.): Twenty citations affirmed or modified and $2,113 assessed
MSHA brought 22 citations against the Sixteen to One underground gold mine for conditions involving fire protection, escapeways, grinders, housekeeping, chemical labels, electrical equipment, evacuation drills, noise, vegetation near fuel storage, road berms, an open hole, and related safety…
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.