ALJ Decision in Donghee Alabama, LLC, OSHRC Docket No. 19-1061, Becomes a Final Order of the Commission.

At its facility in Auburn, Alabama, Respondent, Donghee Alabama, LLC (“Donghee”), manufactures gas tanks, which are later installed in motor vehicles. (Exhs. J-1 ¶ C(5); C-3; Tr. 35-36, 66). In the process of manufacturing and testing these gas tanks, Donghee utilizes at least three types of machines relevant to this case. One type of machine is a Blow Mold Machine, a mainly automated machine which diecasts the plastic gas tanks. (Exhs. C-2, C-3, R-1; Tr. 52, 63-66). A second type of machine is a Helium Test Machine, which injects the finished gas tanks with helium and measures levels of escaped helium to detect any leaks present in the tanks. (Exhs. C-6, at 1-5; C-7, C-8, R-11, R-12A, R-12B, R-13, R-14; Tr. 37, 122). A third type of machine is a Pad Check Machine, which senses whether a number of rubber pads have been properly attached to the finished and tested gas tanks. (Exhs. C-9, C-10, R-6, R-8, R-9; Tr. 37-38, 124, 387-88). The Helium Test Machines and the Pad Check Machines are named for their “lines,” which refer to the make and model of the vehicle in which they are to ultimately be installed. (Tr. 38, 209). At issue here are two Helium Test Machines, the TMA Line and UMA Line Helium Test Machines (“TMA Helium Test Machine” and “UMA Helium Test Machine”), and two Pad Check Machines, the ADA and LFA Line Pad Check Machines (“ADA Pad Check Machine” and “LFA Pad Check Machine”). (Citation, at 7 & 8). If there are multiple Blow Mold Machines present in Donghee’s Auburn facility, only “Blow Mold Machine #1” is relevant for purposes of this case. (Id. at 6).