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. Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company, LLC
Secretary of Labor v. Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company, LLC (FMSHRC PENN 2015-341): Rib citations vacated and equipment violations upheld
Consol Pennsylvania Coal operated the Harvey Mine, where MSHA issued eight citations and the parties settled four before the hearing. Judge Kenneth R. Andrews vacated two remaining rib-control citations because the evidence did not establish that the cited ribs were unsupported or uncontrolled. He…
Secretary of Labor v. Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company LLC
Secretary of Labor v. Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company LLC (FMSHRC PENN 2015-41, et al.): Hoist violations and settlement resolved for $10,500
A newly commissioned slope hoist struck its sheave wheel after its automatic stopping systems failed, and Consol did not promptly report the accident or record required daily hoist examinations. Judge John Kent Lewis affirmed a high-negligence reporting citation, a low-negligence automatic-stop…
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review, an ALJ decision becomes a final order under 29 U.S.C. § 661(j): it binds the parties in that case but is not binding precedent in other cases.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.