Federal Agency Decisions
Workplace-safety cases from the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC), mine-safety cases from the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (FMSHRC), and environmental appeals from the EPA's Environmental Appeals Board, each with a plain-English summary, the standards it cites, and whether it counts as precedent. More agencies are coming.
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Lakeview Rock Products
Blasting and highwall violations yield $3,000 penalty
Lakeview Rock Products operates a sand and gravel mine where flyrock from a blast traveled about 600 to 700 yards, penetrated a nearby home's roof and attic, and entered the living room. Judge William B. Moran found that the blaster failed to account for the nearby residences and that the occupants…
Cam Mining, LLC
Ground-control violation affirmed, blasting-area citation dismissed
Flyrock from two surface-mine blasts traveled more than 1,570 feet and struck a mechanic in an equipment staging area, causing a fatal injury. Judge Avram Weisberger found that Cam Mining's ground-control plan contained no specific drilling or blasting procedures to prevent flyrock, so he affirmed…
Hobet Mining & Construction Company
Blasting violation reversed and citation vacated
Hobet Mining and Construction was cited after a blasting crew remained in an open area and a rock struck a crew member about 1,115 feet from the blast. The ALJ found a violation of the blasting-area standard and assessed a $5,000 penalty. The Commission held that the Secretary had not shown that…
What these documents are
- The agencies: Workplace-safety cases from the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC), mine-safety cases from the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (FMSHRC), and environmental permit and penalty appeals from the EPA's Environmental Appeals Board (EAB). Each decision page names its agency.
- Commission and Board decisions: Rulings by the agency's highest review level (the Commission at OSHRC and FMSHRC, the Environmental Appeals Board at EPA). These are citable as precedent, though a decision may have been appealed to a U.S. Court of Appeals after issuance.
- ALJ decisions: Rulings by the agency's Administrative Law Judges after a hearing. When no Commissioner directs review, an ALJ decision becomes a final order that binds the parties in that case but is not binding precedent: under 29 U.S.C. § 661(j) at OSHRC, and after the 40-day window of 30 U.S.C. § 823(d)(1) at FMSHRC.
- 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 public release from the deciding agency, and the full text on the page is that release. The plain-English summaries are written by Ezel.