TURNER COMPANY
A. SCHONBEK & CO., INC.
NORANDA ALUMINUM, INC.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP., GM ASSEMBLY DIV.
ALLIED PLANT MAINTENANCE CO. OF OKLAHOMA, INC.
CLEMENT FOOD COMPANY
MILLCON CORPORATION
FWA DRILLING COMPANY, INC.
CCI, INC.
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED ALUMINUM CORPORATION
THE BRONZE CRAFT CORPORATION
CARGILL, INC.
CHAPMAN CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.
GALLO MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS, INC.
SPECIAL METALS CORPORATION
WILLAMETTE IRON AND STEEL COMPANY
NASHUA CORPORATION
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION
RESEARCH-COTTRELL, INC.
ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING & DRYDOCK CO.
NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING & DRYDOCK CO.
BUNKOFF CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, FRIGIDAIRE DIVISION
HARRIS BROTHERS ROOFING CO.
GENERAL DIVERS COMPANY
ORMET CORPORATION
R. ZOPPO CO., INC.
COEUR D'ALENE TRIBAL FARM
L. A. DREYFUS COMPANY
CMH COMPANY, INC.
BENTON FOUNDRY, INC.
MICHAEL CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
BROWN & ROOT, POWER PLANT DIVISION
MARION POWER SHOVEL CO., INC.
ERSKINE-FRASER CO.
MORRISON-KNUDSEN AND ASSOCIATES
THE BOAM COMPANY
DIC-UNDERHILL, a Joint Venture
C. R. BURNETT AND SONS, INC.; HARLLEE FARMS
STRIPE-A-ZONE, INC.
FORTE BROTHERS, INC.
RAYBESTOS FRICTION MATERIALS COMPANY
TEXLAND DRILLING CORPORATION
THE ANACONDA COMPANY, WIRE AND CABLE DIVISION
SAM HALL & SONS, INC.
VAMPCO METAL PRODUCTS, INC.
LEONE INDUSTRIES, INC.
ASARCO, INC.
DURANT ELEVATOR, A DIVISION OF SCOULAR-BISHOP GRAIN COMPANY
PLUM CREEK LUMBER COMPANY
PLUM CREEK LUMBER COMPANY
STEARNS-ROGER, INC.
FERRO CORPORATION, (ELECTRO DIVISION)
AMERICAN PACKAGE COMPANY, INC.
BROWN & ROOT, INC., POWER PLANT DIVISION
FLEETWOOD HOMES OF TEXAS, INC.
DONALD HARRIS, INC.
A. PROKOSCH & SONS SHEET METAL, INC.; MID-HUDSON AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER COMPANY, INC.
ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTORS OF AMERICA, INC.
DAYTON TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY (Division of the Firestone Tire & Rubber Company)
ASARCO, INC., EL PASO DIVISION; HUGHES TOOL COMPANY
NAVAJO FOREST PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES
METROPAK CONTAINERS CORPORATION
AUSTIN BUILDING COMPANY
BABCOCK AND WILCOX COMPANY
DARRAGH COMPANY
BABCOCK & WILCOX COMPANY
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
R. ZOPPO COMPANY, INC.
LUTZ, DAILY & BRAIN - CONSULTING ENGINEERS
PENNSYLVANIA POWER & LIGHT CO.
HARSCO CORPORATION, d/b/a PLANT CITY STEEL COMPANY
NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC.
INDEPENDENCE FOUNDRY & MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, INLAND DIVISION
WELDSHIP CORPORATION
S & S DIVING COMPANY
SNIDER INDUSTRIES, INC.
NATIONAL STEEL AND SHIPBUILDING COMPANY
MAXWELL WIREBOUND BOX CO., INC.
CONTINENTAL GRAIN COMPANY
MISSOURI FARMER'S ASSOCIATION, INC., MFA BOONVILLE EXCHANGE; MFA, INC., d/b/a MFA GRAIN DIVISION; DESERT GOLD FEED COMPANY
CAPITAL CITY EXCAVATING CO., INC.
GAF CORPORATION
PPG INDUSTRIES (CARIBE) a Corporation
DRUTH PACKAGING CORPORATION
SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY
TUNNEL ELECTRIC CONSTRUCTION CO.
WEATHERBY ENGINEERING COMPANY
JOHNSON STEEL & WIRE CO., INC.
OSHRC Docket No. 77-643
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
July 31, 1980
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Before CLEARY, Chairman; BARNAKO and COTTINE, Commissioners.
COUNSEL:
Baruch A. Fellner, Counsel for Regional Litigation, Office of the Solicitor, USDOL
Albert Ross, Reg Sol., USDOL
William J. Ledoux, for the employer
OPINION:
DECISION
BY THE COMMISSION:
A decision of Administrative Law Judge Ben D. Worcester is before the Commission pursuant to section 12(j), 29 U.S.C. § 661(i), of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, 29 U.S.C. § § 651-678 ("the Act"). In his decision, Judge Worcester vacated a citation charging Respondent, Johnson Steel & Wire Co., Inc., with committing a serious violation of section 5(a)(2) of the Act, 29 U.S.C. § 654(a)(2), by failing to comply with the general machine guarding standard at 29 C.F.R. § 1910.212(a)(1).
Neither party petitioned for review of the judge's decision. Chairman Cleary, sua sponte, directed that the judge's decision be reviewed on the issue of whether the judge erred in vacating the citation.
In response to the direction for review, Respondent filed a brief arguing in support of the judge's decision. The Secretary filed a letter in lieu of a brief, stating that he does "not subscribe or accede to the findings of fact and conclusiong [*2] of law of the Administrative Law Judge," but has "concluded that the instant record, in its totality, does not present the appropriate vehicle to challenge these findings and conclusions."
The Commission has held that it will not decide issues directed for review in the absence of either party interest or a compelling public interest in Commission review. Cargill, Inc., 79 OSAHRC , 7 BNA OSHC 2045, 1979 CCH OSHD P23,981 (No. 78-2862, 1979). As neither party takes exception to the judge's decision in this case and there is no compelling public interest in our review of the issue specified in the direction for review, we will not review that issue. * Accordingly, the judge's decision is affirmed and is accorded the precedential value of an unreviewed judge's decision. Cargill, Inc., supra, and cases cited therein. SO ORDERED.
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* Commissioner Cottine notes that the issue on review is restricted to the specific factual conditions at this worksite and as a result a Commission decision would not have a significant effect on national safety and health law. Accordingly, Commissioner Cottine concludes that there is no compelling public interest warranting review of this case in the absence of party interest, see Cargill, Inc., supra (concurring opinion), and he joins in the Commission disposition.
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