United States of America

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION

1120 20th Street, N.W., Ninth Floor

Washington, DC 20036-3457

 

 

SECRETARY OF LABOR,

 

Complainant,

 

v.

OSHRC Docket No. 15-1638

HENSEL PHELPS CONSTRUCTION CO.,

 

Respondent.

 

REMAND ORDER

Before:  MacDOUGALL, Chairman; ATTWOOD and SULLIVAN, Commissioners.

BY THE COMMISSION:

This case is before the Commission on remand from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.  Sec’y of Labor v. Hensel Phelps Constr. Co., 909 F.3d 723 (5th Cir. 2018).  Administrative Law Judge Brian A. Duncan vacated a willful citation issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to Respondent.  Hensel Phelps Constr. Co., 26 BNA OSHC 1773, 1778 (No. 15-163, 2017) (ALJ).  The judge’s decision became a final order of the Commission.  On appeal, the Fifth Circuit reversed the judge’s decision.  909 F.3d at 743.  By mandate filed January 18, 2019, the court has remanded this case to the Commission.  We, in turn, remand this case to the judge for further proceedings consistent with the court’s opinion.

SO ORDERED.

/s/                                                        

                                                                                    Heather L. MacDougall

                                                                                    Chairman

                                                                                    /s/                                                        

                                                                                    Cynthia L. Attwood

Commissioner

/s/                                                        

James J. Sullivan, Jr.

Dated: January 31, 2019                                             Commissioner