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 2011-518, et al.): Five citations affirmed and one penalty reduced
MSHA cited Mach Mining for unsafe truck transportation, broken elevated handrails, inadequate face ventilation, defective roof-bolter dust collectors, and inadequate conveyor guarding. Judge Kenneth R. Andrews affirmed the truck safeguard violation as S&S and highly negligent because two miners…
Secretary of Labor v. Clintwood Elkhorn Mining Company, Inc.
Secretary of Labor v. Clintwood Elkhorn Mining Company, Inc. (FMSHRC KENT 2011-1354, et al.): Reporting and scene-alteration citations upheld
A miner fell nearly 22 feet from an elevated platform at Clintwood Elkhorn's preparation plant and sustained head, wrist, and other injuries. Judge Priscilla M. Rae vacated a citation alleging an unprotected opening because the space between the platform edge and nearby wall was not an opening…
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review, an ALJ decision becomes a final order under 29 U.S.C. § 661(j): it binds the parties in that case but is not binding precedent in other cases.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.