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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Kokosing Construction Co., Inc.
Electrical-cord protection violation affirmed
Kokosing employees tried to pull a braided wire choker from beneath energized 480-volt electrical cords and water hoses at a sewer project. A protruding wire strand pierced a cord, energized the choker, and shocked two employees; one required CPR and both recovered. The Commission upheld a…
Otis Elevator Company
Remaining electrical citation withdrawn and case dismissed
Otis Elevator was installing an elevator at a construction site where an employee used a portable drill connected through an extension cord and a metal knockout junction box. The judge vacated the item alleging that the junction box was exposed to physical damage, finding the cited standard did not…
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review, an ALJ decision becomes a final order under 29 U.S.C. § 661(j): it binds the parties in that case but is not binding precedent in other cases.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.