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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Eustis Cable Enterprises, Ltd.
Training and equipment violations affirmed after fatal line-work incident
Eustis Cable Enterprises was a communications contractor installing fiberoptic cable in rural upstate New York. A foreman died while traversing a support strand about twenty feet above the ground to repair a malfunctioning lasher at an offroad worksite. The judge found that Eustis failed to ensure…
Marcus Cable Associates, L.L.C.
Bucket-truck fall protection violations affirmed
A cable technician fell to his death from an elevated bucket while his issued harness remained in the truck. The judge found that Marcus Cable had communicated a rule requiring fall protection but failed to certify employee training, an other-than-serious violation with a $500 penalty. The company…
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review, an ALJ decision becomes a final order under 29 U.S.C. § 661(j): it binds the parties in that case but is not binding precedent in other cases.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.