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. Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC
Secretary of Labor v. Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC (FMSHRC LAKE 2016-120, LAKE 2016-140): Loose-rib and examination orders affirmed
MSHA found at least seven obvious loose ribs along two connected primary escapeways at Peabody Midwest Mining's Francisco Underground Pit. A mine examiner had traveled the areas about nine hours earlier without recording rib hazards, and the mine's recent examination records identified no similar…
Secretary of Labor v. Tennco Energy, Inc.
Secretary of Labor v. Tennco Energy, Inc. (FMSHRC KENT 2010-1511 and KENT 2011-499): Three rib-hazard enforcement actions vacated
Tennco Energy operated the Hance Mine No. 1, an underground coal mine in Kentucky. After a miner was injured by falling coal, MSHA alleged that Tennco failed to record hazardous rib conditions during weekly and preshift examinations and failed to support or control the ribs. Judge Jeffrey Tureck…
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review, an ALJ decision becomes a final order under 29 U.S.C. § 661(j): it binds the parties in that case but is not binding precedent in other cases.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.