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 2014-77): Chirp-alert citations vacated
MSHA found two inoperative visual and audible chirp alerts on high-voltage longwall equipment and cited Mach Mining under the weekly testing and examination standard. The inspector nevertheless testified that Mach had performed the required tests, and the Secretary offered no examination records or…
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Secretary of Labor v. Mach Mining, Inc. (FMSHRC LAKE 2014-77, LAKE 2014-132): Original ruling superseded after omitting settled-citation totals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review, an ALJ decision becomes a final order under 29 U.S.C. § 661(j): it binds the parties in that case but is not binding precedent in other cases.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.