United States of America

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION

1120 20thStreet, N.W., Ninth Floor

Washington, DC 20036-3457

 

 

	

SECRETARY OF LABOR,

	

 

Complainant,

	

 

v.

	

OSHRC Docket No.16-1151

ADAM ZEMBRZUSKI dba

A TO Z CONSTRUCTION,

	

 

Respondent.

	

 

 

APPEARANCES:

Suzanne F. Dunne, Attorney;Christine Z. Heri, Regional
Solicitor;Katherine E. Bissell, Deputy Solicitor for Regional
Enforcement; U.S. Department of Labor,Washington, DC

For the Complainant

 

Adam Zembrzuski, pro se,Wheeling,IL

  For the Respondent

REMANDORDER

Before: MacDOUGALL,ActingChairman;ATTWOOD, Commissioner.

BY THE COMMISSION:

On June 6, 2016,the Occupational Safety and Health Administrationissued
Respondent a three-item serious citation with a total proposed penalty
of $2,000, which Respondent contested. On August 11, 2016,Respondent
notifiedtheSecretarythat heno longerwishedto contest the citationand
askedtheSecretaryfor assistance in withdrawing his notice of contest.0F1
<#ftn1> On August 15, 2016, the Secretary filed a Notice of Withdrawal
of CitationwithChief Administrative Law Judge Covette Rooney, whoissued
an order approving the withdrawal on October 21, 2016. Thejudge’sorder
became a final order of the Commission on November 23, 2016.

Two months later, onJanuary 27, 2017, the Secretary filed amotion
seekingrelieffrom the final orderunder Federal Rule of Civil Procedure
60(b)(1). Fed. R. Civ. Pro. 60(b)(1) (allows for relief fromfinal
judgment based upon “mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable
neglect”);see also29 C.F.R. § 2200.2(b) (applicability of Federal Rules
of Civil Procedure to Commission proceedings).According to the
Secretary,he made a“good faith mistake”when he filedaNotice of
Withdrawal of Citation instead ofaNotice of Withdrawal of Notice of
Contest. The Secretary’s motion, which was directed to
thejudge,requeststhatthe final order“be lifted”andthat he beallowedto
file a Motion to Withdraw the Notice of Contest.1F2 <#ftn2>

We remand thiscase to the judge for consideration of the Secretary’s motion.

 

SO ORDERED.

 

/s/               Heather L. MacDougall

                    ActingChairman

 

/s/          

Cynthia L. Attwood

Dated:  March 30, 2017           Commissioner

 

 

 

 

UNITEDSTATESOFAMERICA

OCCUPATIONALSAFETYANDHEALTHREVIEWCOMMISSION

 

 

 

	

THOMAS E. PEREZ, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor,

 

	

 

 

	

 

Complainant,

	

 

v.

 

	

OSHRC Docket No.: 16-1151

 

	

Inspection No.: 1151034

ADAM ZEMBRZUSKI dba

A TO Z CONSTRUCTION

	

 

Respondent.

	

 

 

	

 

 

 

 

 

ORDERAPPROVINGNOTICEOFWITHDRAWALOFCITATION

TheCommissionhasjurisdictionoverthesubjectmatterofthecaseandoverthepartiesbyvirtue
ofthefilingofatimelynoticeofcontest.

Thestipulatedsettlementbetweenthepartiesfiledon8-15-16hasbeen
considered.ThestipulationandsettlementagreementhasbeenservedonallpartiesandauthorizedemployeerepresentativesandpostedinthemannerprescribedbyCommissionRule7(g).3
<#ftn3>Ten(10)dayshaspassedsinceserviceandpostingandnoobjectiontothesettlementhasbeenfiled.

Thesettlementisapprovedunder5U.S.C.§554(c)(l)andCommissionRule100.Thetermsof
thestipulatedsettlementareincorporated,intheirentirety,byreferenceinthisorder.

 

 

 

 

Theordershallbecomefinalthirty(30)daysfromthedateofitsdocketingbytheExecutiveSecretary,unlessreviewthereofisdirectedbyaCommissionMemberwithinthattime.29U.S.C.Section6610).

 

 

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COVETTEROONEYU

ChiefJudge,OSHRC

 

 

 

OCT212016

Dated:________________________

 

Washington,D.C.

 

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1 <#ftnref1>According to the Secretary,Respondenthaspaid the proposed
penalty and abated the alleged violations.

2 <#ftnref2>We note that any withdrawal of Respondent’s notice of
contest must be signed and filed by Respondent, not the Secretary.See29
U.S.C. § 659(a)(employer must notify Secretary of intent to contest
citation).

3
<#ftnref3>RulesofProcedureoftheOccupationalSafetyandHealthReviewCommission,29C.F.R.§§2200.1-.212,asamended.