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, LLC
Secretary of Labor v. Mach Mining, LLC (FMSHRC LAKE 2009-263, LAKE 2009-338): Escapeway charger and coal accumulations affirmed
MSHA cited Mach Mining for placing a battery charging station in a primary escapeway and for extensive coal accumulations at a belt-transfer point. Judge Alan G. Paez upheld high negligence on the charger citation because the standard expressly barred charging stations in primary escapeways, an…
Secretary of Labor, MSHA v. REBCO Coal, Inc.
Secretary of Labor v. REBCO Coal, Inc. (FMSHRC SE 2012-341, SE 2012-386): Five mine-safety violations affirmed
MSHA cited REBCO Coal during rehabilitation of its Valley Mine No. 1 for a battery charger left in the primary escapeway, two loose-rib conditions, roof support that did not follow the approved plan, and extensive combustible accumulations around a feeder. Judge William S. Steele affirmed all five…
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review, an ALJ decision becomes a final order under 29 U.S.C. § 661(j): it binds the parties in that case but is not binding precedent in other cases.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.