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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Bergelectric Corp.
Wet-cement eyewash citation vacated
Bergelectric employees watched another contractor pour wet cement over electrical conduit at a casino construction project. OSHA cited the electrical contractor for allegedly lacking a suitable emergency eyewash where employees could be exposed to corrosive cement. The compliance officer did not…
Kiewit Power Constructors Co.
Quick-drenching citation remanded for a decision on the merits
OSHA cited Kiewit Power Constructors under the construction quick-drenching provision, 29 C.F.R. § 1926.50(g). An administrative law judge and then the Commission vacated the citation after concluding that the provision had not been validly promulgated for construction work. The D.C. Circuit…
Kiewit Power Constructors Co.
Construction quick-drenching citation vacated
OSHA cited Kiewit under the construction quick-drenching rule, which requires immediate eye or body flushing facilities where employees may encounter corrosive materials. The rule originated under the Walsh-Healey Act and applied to federal supply contractors, not construction employers. In a…
P.J. Spillane Company, Inc.
Respirator and scaffold citation items split
P.J. Spillane employees performed masonry tuck-pointing from scaffolds at a Boston worksite. The judge affirmed a serious respirator-program item after OSHA found a dirty, deteriorated respirator and facial hair that interfered with face seals. A missing safety data sheet for a corrosive cleaner…
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review, an ALJ decision becomes a final order under 29 U.S.C. § 661(j): it binds the parties in that case but is not binding precedent in other cases.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.