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. Mach Mining, Inc.
Secretary of Labor v. Mach Mining, Inc. (FMSHRC LAKE 2014-77, LAKE 2014-132): Mixed 20-citation ruling with $43,280 total penalty
Two dockets contained 20 citations at Mach Mining's underground coal mine. Judge Thomas P. McCarthy approved partial settlements, recognized one citation vacated by the Secretary, granted a directed verdict vacating two chirp-alert citations because section 75.821(a) required periodic testing and…
Secretary of Labor v. Mach Mining, Inc.
Secretary of Labor v. Mach Mining, Inc. (FMSHRC LAKE 2014-77, LAKE 2014-132): Original ruling superseded after omitting settled-citation totals
This original decision addressed Mach Mining citations involving nonpermissible diesel equipment, methane monitors, mobile-equipment maintenance, an escapeway lifeline, and defective longwall chirp alerts. It affirmed or modified five litigated citations, granted directed verdicts vacating two…
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review, an ALJ decision becomes a final order under 29 U.S.C. § 661(j): it binds the parties in that case but is not binding precedent in other cases.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.