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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General Motors Corporation, Central Foundry Division
Federal failure-to-correct authority upheld in Michigan
Federal OSHA cited General Motors for excessive respirable dust in 1974 and set a final abatement date in 1976. After Michigan's state plan became operational, federal OSHA reinspected the plant and issued a failure-to-correct notification. General Motors argued that the state plan agreement had…
Penn-Dixie Industries, Inc.
Dust failure-to-abate penalty affirmed
Penn-Dixie's cement and mortar plant was ordered to reduce employee exposure to excessive dust by June 1, 1974. Its petition for more time was denied as untimely, and a reinspection found that no physical changes or progress reports had been made during the abatement period. Dust concentrations…
Crane Company
Lead and silica exposure items affirmed
Crane Company manufactured valves and plumbing fixtures at a Tennessee foundry. Sampling showed employees were exposed to lead and silica dust above permissible limits, and the judge found that feasible industry technology existed to control those exposures. The company also lacked written…
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review, an ALJ decision becomes a final order under 29 U.S.C. § 661(j): it binds the parties in that case but is not binding precedent in other cases.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.