ALJ Decision in Wildcat Renovation, LLC, 21-0387, Becomes a Final Order of the Commission.

On September 29, 2020, an employee of Respondent, Wildcat Renovation, LLC (Wildcat), was crushed to death when a concrete wall he was demolishing fell on him. Upon notification of the fatality, the Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Area Office of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigated the incident. As a result of that investigation, the Secretary issued Wildcat a citation alleging serious violations of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, 29 U.S.C. § 651 (the Act). In the citation, the Secretary alleges Wildcat failed to conduct an adequate engineering survey of the demolition operations prior to commencing work in violation of 29 C.F.R. § 1926.850(a) and failed to conduct continuing inspections as demolition work progressed in violation of 29 C.F.R. § 1926.859(g). The Secretary proposes a penalty of $13,653 for the alleged violation.