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. Consolidation Coal Company now The Ohio County Coal Co.
Secretary of Labor v. Consolidation Coal Company now The Ohio County Coal Co. (FMSHRC WEVA 2016-123): Revised $39,875 settlement approved
The Secretary and Ohio County Coal sought approval of a settlement covering five citations at the Shoemaker Mine, principally involving deteriorated ribs under 30 C.F.R. § 75.202(a). Judge William B. Moran had denied the first motion because it did not provide enough facts to justify the proposed…
Genwal Resources, Inc., et al.
Genwal Resources, Inc., et al. (FMSHRC WEST 2008-1475): Consolidated mine settlements impose $1.15 million in penalties
The parties submitted a consolidated settlement covering citations and orders arising from the 2007 Crandall Canyon Mine fatal accidents and numerous other enforcement dockets involving four related operators. The companies admitted the Mine Act violations for purposes of the agency proceedings…
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review, an ALJ decision becomes a final order under 29 U.S.C. § 661(j): it binds the parties in that case but is not binding precedent in other cases.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.