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. Remington, LLC
Secretary of Labor v. Remington, LLC (FMSHRC WEVA 2012-533): Truck-safety settlement reduction denied
The Secretary proposed reducing $8,325 in penalties to $4,163 for two citations involving a loaded coal truck that rolled backward and overturned, causing a lost-time injury to its driver. The post-accident investigation found six of ten brakes inoperable and a disconnected seat-belt tether…
Solar Sources, Inc.
Solar Sources, Inc. (FMSHRC LAKE 2009-373): Fire-extinguisher citations affirmed for a plant level and wheeled pumps
Solar Sources contested three fire-extinguisher citations issued at three Indiana bituminous surface coal mines. Judge Alan G. Paez held that the preparation plant needed an extinguisher on its third level under 30 C.F.R. § 77.1109(a), even though other firefighting equipment was present. He also…
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review, an ALJ decision becomes a final order under 29 U.S.C. § 661(j): it binds the parties in that case but is not binding precedent in other cases.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.