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. ICG Illinois, LLC
Secretary of Labor v. ICG Illinois, LLC (FMSHRC LAKE 2013-160): Refuge chamber 110 feet too far upheld as S&S
At ICG Illinois's Viper Mine, a refuge chamber was 1,110 to 1,125 feet from the nearest working face, exceeding the 1,000-foot limit in 30 C.F.R. § 75.1506(c)(1). The operator did not dispute the violation, and the only issue before the Commission was whether it was significant and substantial. The…
Secretary of Labor v. Drummond Company, Inc.
Secretary of Labor v. Drummond Company, Inc. (FMSHRC SE 2014-197): Refuge-component citation vacated, companion settled for $963
MSHA cited Drummond after an approved air-monitoring component was not installed in a refuge alternative by the December 31, 2013 deadline. Drummond had ordered the approved component with a confirmed pre-deadline delivery date, but the distributor delivered it one day after the citation. Judge…
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review, an ALJ decision becomes a final order under 29 U.S.C. § 661(j): it binds the parties in that case but is not binding precedent in other cases.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.