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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Lammon Brothers, LLC
Reverse-alarm citation vacated for lack of audibility proof
Lammon Brothers delivered concrete to an Ohio freeway-repaving project where one of its backing dump trucks struck and killed an employee of the general contractor. The truck's reverse alarm was operating and sounding at the time. OSHA later measured traffic noise and the alarm at different…
H. B. Zachry Co. International
Backing alarm and shear-guard citations affirmed
A leased dump truck with an obstructed rear view had no reverse alarm or observer and struck and killed a person while backing. The Commission found that Zachry employees and employees of other contractors had access to the truck's path, so it affirmed a serious vehicle citation. It also affirmed a…
J.L. Mabry Grading, Inc.
Backing-alarm amendment allowed on remand
OSHA cited J.L. Mabry Grading for operating dump trucks with obstructed rear vision without backing alarms or a signalman and proposed a $600 serious penalty. The citation identified a regulatory subsection that was not in effect when the alleged violation occurred. The judge denied the Secretary's…
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review, an ALJ decision becomes a final order under 29 U.S.C. § 661(j): it binds the parties in that case but is not binding precedent in other cases.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.