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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ALJ

Secretary of Labor v. American Tripoli

Secretary of Labor v. American Tripoli (FMSHRC CENT 2023-0196): Expedited silica-citation hearing granted

American Tripoli asked for expedited review of three silica-related citations and two withdrawal orders that stopped production at its mill. The citations alleged excessive respirable silica exposure, an inadequate respiratory-protection program, and a failure to conduct necessary dust surveys. The…

December 18, 2023 ·William B. Moran
Procedural

ALJ

Secretary of Labor v. Pennsy Supply, Inc.

Secretary of Labor v. Pennsy Supply, Inc. (FMSHRC YORK 2018-0004): Five alleged lead-safety violations vacated

MSHA issued Pennsy Supply five citations after a former employee alleged lead exposure while using a torch to remove bolts and washers from a sand screw. The citations alleged failures to report an occupational illness, maintain a safety data sheet, train miners, provide special protective…

April 16, 2019 ·Priscilla M. Rae
Citations vacated

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review, an ALJ decision becomes a final order under 29 U.S.C. § 661(j): it binds the parties in that case but is not binding precedent in other cases.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.

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OSHA standards

29 U.S.C. § 654(a)(1) (477) 29 C.F.R. § 1926.500(d)(1) (216) 29 C.F.R. § 1926.652(a)(1) (208) 29 C.F.R. § 1926.28(a) (178) 29 C.F.R. § 1910.132(a) (171) 29 C.F.R. § 1926.21(b)(2) (158) 29 C.F.R. § 1910.212(a)(1) (137) 29 C.F.R. § 1926.105(a) (130) 29 C.F.R. § 1926.501(b)(1) (113) 29 C.F.R. § 1926.100(a) (110) 29 C.F.R. § 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) (99) 29 C.F.R. § 1926.652(b) (94)

MSHA standards

30 U.S.C. § 815(a) (248) 30 U.S.C. § 820(i) (83) 30 U.S.C. § 815(c)(2) (64) 30 C.F.R. § 2700.1(b) (49) 30 U.S.C. § 815(c)(1) (49) 30 U.S.C. § 815(d) (49) 30 U.S.C. § 823(d)(1) (46) 30 U.S.C. § 820(k) (38) 30 U.S.C. § 823(d)(2)(A)(i) (37) 30 C.F.R. § 2700.28 (32) 30 U.S.C. § 814(d)(1) (30) 30 U.S.C. § 815(c)(3) (25)