ALJ Decision in Rolly Marine Service Company, OSHRC Docket No. 20-0208, Becomes a Final Order of the Commission.

Rolly Marine Service Company owns and operates a full-service shipyard for yachts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. On July 13, 2019, a yard foreman (GE) employed by Rolly told co-workers he felt unwell. GE called his wife, who drove to the shipyard to pick him up and take him to the hospital, where he was admitted, diagnosed, and rushed into surgery. Despite emergency surgery, GE died the next morning from “complications of blunt force injury” to his abdomen (Ex. J-2). On July 14, 2019, Rolly notified the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) of GE’s death. OSHA Compliance Safety and Health Officer (CSHO) David Tiesi arrived at Rolly’s shipyard on July 15, 2019, to conduct a fatality investigation. Based on employee interviews and video from a security camera, CSHO Tiesi concluded GE had been operating a DAKE 70-ton hydraulic press when it ejected a metal bar that struck him in the abdomen, causing the injury that ultimately led to his death. (Tr. 76-80.)