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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Cleveland Consolidated, Inc.
Electrical citations merged and penalty reduced to $100
Cleveland Consolidated electricians replaced a damaged cable in a narrow, dark corridor while exposed lugs in the same switchbox remained energized at 460 volts or more. An explosion occurred while an employee worked within reach of the energized parts, setting his beard and clothes on fire. The…
Howard Barthelmass Painting Co., Inc.
Power-line electrocution citation vacated
A painter was fatally electrocuted when his aluminum paint-roller extension contacted a 7,200-volt line near a roof parapet. OSHA cited the employer for failing to identify and warn about the circuit before work began. The cited construction electrical rule, however, applied only to electrical…
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review, an ALJ decision becomes a final order under 29 U.S.C. § 661(j): it binds the parties in that case but is not binding precedent in other cases.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.