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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Contour Erection & Siding Systems, Inc.
Old building and visible debris put contractor on notice of asbestos
Contour employees cut, shoveled, and swept ceiling material while shoring a partially collapsed roof in a building constructed in 1960. OSHA cited 14 serious violations because the company provided none of the protections required for Class I asbestos work. The Commission found constructive…
Schuler-Haas Electric Corp.
Asbestos violations affirmed and penalties grouped
Schuler-Haas performed electrical renovation work in a college building where asbestos abatement repeatedly left contaminated material in walls and ceilings. Air monitoring showed that electricians were exposed to asbestos, including one excursion-limit exceedance, yet the company lacked required…
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review, an ALJ decision becomes a final order under 29 U.S.C. § 661(j): it binds the parties in that case but is not binding precedent in other cases.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.