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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Klondex Midas Operations, Inc v. Secretary of Labor and Secretary of Labor v. Klondex Midas Operations, Inc. and Secretary of Labor v. Klondex Gold and Silver Mining Company
Klondex Midas Operations, Inc v. Secretary of Labor (FMSHRC WEST 2015-416 M): Partial summary decision denied after fatal accident investigation
Klondex Midas Operations contested citations and orders issued after a miner was found unresponsive at the Midas Mine, an underground gold mine, and after later inspections at the Fire Creek Mine. Klondex argued that the Secretary lacked evidence to support the enforcement actions and that the…
FMC Wyoming Corporation
Abatement orders affirmed, contests dismissed
FMC Wyoming Corporation operates the FMC Trona Mine, where MSHA cited housekeeping and electrical-cover conditions and later issued failure-to-abate orders. The judge approved settlements that reduced or amended several penalties, affirmed the three citations and related orders, and assessed $100…
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 When no Commissioner directs review, an ALJ decision becomes a final order that binds the parties in that case but is not binding precedent: under 29 U.S.C. § 661(j) at OSHRC, and after the 40-day window of 30 U.S.C. § 823(d)(1) at FMSHRC.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.