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, Incorporated
Secretary of Labor v. Original Sixteen to One Mine, Incorporated (FMSHRC WEST 2012-1022 M, et al.): Mixed ruling on 29 gold-mine enforcement actions
Six consolidated dockets involved 29 enforcement actions at Original Sixteen's underground gold mine, including loose ground, unsafe or obstructed escapeways, lone work in hazardous ground, inadequate ground support, missing barricades, fire and electrical protection, equipment defects, vegetation…
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review, an ALJ decision becomes a final order under 29 U.S.C. § 661(j): it binds the parties in that case but is not binding precedent in other cases.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.