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. Signal Peak Energy, LLC
Secretary of Labor v. Signal Peak Energy, LLC (FMSHRC WEST 2010-1130): Briefing ordered on late-reporting penalty cap
An ALJ found that Signal Peak failed to notify MSHA within 15 minutes after a roof cave-in injured a miner and increased the proposed $51,400 penalty to $74,250. Both parties agreed that amount exceeded the $70,000 general maximum for a non-flagrant violation. The Commission identified a further…
Tri County Coal, LLC
Tri County Coal, LLC (FMSHRC LAKE 2011-308, et al.): Equipment and examination violations yield $39,472
Tri County Coal faced citations involving defective ram-car brakes, unsupported roof, damaged cable splices, an inadequate electrical examination, a roof-bolter dust collector, and inaccurate escapeway maps. Judge Michael E. Zielinski affirmed every litigated violation but modified negligence…
Eagle Wings Construction, LLC
Eagle Wings Construction, LLC (FMSHRC CENT 2010-1003-M): Unguarded tail pulleys upheld with $4,000 in statutory minimum penalties
MSHA cited two separate unguarded conveyor tail pulleys at Eagle Wings Construction's newly relocated sand and gravel plant. Judge Michael E. Zielinski found two distinct violations of 30 C.F.R. § 56.14107(a), not one duplicative violation, because the pulleys belonged to separate conveyors. He…
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review, an ALJ decision becomes a final order under 29 U.S.C. § 661(j): it binds the parties in that case but is not binding precedent in other cases.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.