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 obo Aaron Lee Anderson v. A&G Coal Corporation and Chestnut Land Holdings, LLC
Secretary of Labor obo Aaron Lee Anderson v. A&G Coal Corporation (FMSHRC VA 2017-69-D): Layoff did not toll a miner's temporary reinstatement
A haul truck driver at a Virginia surface coal mine complained over the CB radio that dust was blocking his visibility, then collided with another truck he said he could not see. The company fired him three days later, and he filed a discrimination complaint. An ALJ ordered him temporarily…
Productos de Agregados de Gurabo v. Secretary of Labor
Productos de Agregados de Gurabo v. Secretary of Labor (FMSHRC EAJA 2016-0003): Late attorney-fee application denied
Productos de Agregados de Gurabo prevailed when Judge John Kent Lewis vacated an MSHA safe-access citation for lack of sufficiently reliable evidence. The operator later sought attorney fees and expenses under the Equal Access to Justice Act. Its February 22, 2016 application came almost two months…
Daniel B. Lowe v. Veris Gold USA, Inc.
Daniel B. Lowe v. Veris Gold USA, Inc. (FMSHRC WEST 2014-614-DM): Secretary's reconsideration motion denied
Daniel Lowe had prevailed on his self-filed Mine Act discrimination complaint against Veris Gold, but the Judge had not yet determined damages or other relief. The Secretary of Labor asked the Judge to vacate that ruling, arguing that an order to file a civil-penalty petition effectively made the…
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review, an ALJ decision becomes a final order under 29 U.S.C. § 661(j): it binds the parties in that case but is not binding precedent in other cases.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.