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. CAM Mining, LLC
Secretary of Labor v. CAM Mining, LLC (FMSHRC KENT 2013-196 R): Undersized roof stumps and the preshift examiner's duty to report what he can see
During retreat mining at CAM Mining's underground coal mine in Kentucky, an MSHA inspector found that the coal stumps left to hold up the roof measured as little as one to three feet where the mine's approved roof control plan required at least six. Two preshift examinations had passed without…
CAM Mining, LLC v. Secretary of Labor
CAM Mining, LLC v. Secretary of Labor (FMSHRC KENT 2013-196-R, KENT 2013-197-R): Roof-control and preshift orders affirmed
During retreat mining at CAM Mining's No. 28 Mine, an inspector found that the outby coal stumps left for roof support across a mined row were smaller than the six-foot minimum in the approved roof-control plan. Judge Kenneth R. Andrews credited the inspector's direct observations, measurements…
Secretary of Labor v. Alden Resources, LLC
Secretary of Labor v. Alden Resources, LLC (FMSHRC KENT 2013-959, et al.): Lifeline examination dispute required a hearing
Alden Resources asked for summary decision on a citation alleging an inadequate preshift examination after a mine lifeline remained defective and incomplete for nine days. The operator argued that the examination rule covered methane, oxygen, airflow, and specified mandatory standards, but not the…
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review, an ALJ decision becomes a final order under 29 U.S.C. § 661(j): it binds the parties in that case but is not binding precedent in other cases.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.