Latest FMSHRC News

On June 20, 2023, the Commission issued its decision in Secretary of Labor on behalf of Juan Smitherman v. Warrior Met Coal Mining, LLC, Docket No. SE 2021-0153-D.  

Chief Judge Voisin has revised his order regarding in-person and remote hearings, incorporating updated guidance from the CDC and Safer Workforce Taskforce.

On May 8, 2023, the Commission issued a decision in Secretary of Labor on behalf of Tara Otten v. Continental Cement Company, LLC, Docket No. CENT 2021-0013-D.

On December 20, 2022, the Commission issued its decision in Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company, LLC, Docket No. 2019-0094.  

The President has designated Commissioner Jordan to be the Chair of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission.  

Commissioners Mary Lu Jordan and Timothy J. Baker were sworn in as Members of the Commission.  Four of the five Commission seats are now occupied. 

On September 29, 2022, the Senate confirmed the President's nominations of Mary Lu Jordan and Timothy Baker to be Members of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission.  

On August 24, 2022, the Commission issued its decision in Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC, Docket No. LAKE 2019-0023 et al.