ALJ Decision in Prime International Shipping, LLC, OSHRC Docket No. 23-0152, Becomes a Final Order of the Commission.

In response to a report of a fatality at Respondent’s place of business, Complainant initiated an inspection that concluded with Complainant issuing a four-item Citation and Notification of Penalty. For the most part, the specifics of the alleged violations—which include…

ALJ Decision in Schindler Elevator Corporation, OSHRC Docket No. 24-0070, Becomes a Final Order of the Commission.

On July 24, 2023, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) commenced an inspection of Respondent Schindler Elevator Corporation’s workplace located at the Wells Fargo Plaza located at 1000 Louisiana Street, Houston, Texas (Worksite). As a result, OSHA issued a…

ALJ Decision in Planet Fitness, OSHRC Docket No. 23-1328, Becomes a Final Order of the Commission.

On January 18, 2023, the Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, Area Office of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted an inspection of Respondent Planet Fitness’s worksite gym, located at 21 Gateway Shopping Center, Edwardsville, Pennsylvania 18704 (Edwardsville’s worksite gym or…

ALJ Decision and Order in Jersey Granite and Tile, LLC, and Golden Stone, LLC as its successor, OSHRC Docket No. 24-0383, Directed for Review.

On February 23, 2024, following an inspection of a worksite, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a Citation and Notification of Penalty (“Citation”) to “New Jersey Granite and Tile, LLC, and its successors” (Jersey Granite), for alleged violations…

ALJ Decision in Trinity Solar LLC, as successor to Trinity Solar Inc., OSHRC Docket No. 23-0712, Becomes a Final Order of the Commission.

Trinity installs solar panels on residences, and operates in New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Florida. (Tr. 637-638; J-1 ¶¶ (c)(1), (3)). Over 30 years, Trinity has grown from a five-employee heating and air conditioning company…

ALJ Decision in Professional Security Consultants, Inc., OSHRC Docket No. 22-0597, Becomes a Final Order of the Commission.

PSC is a private security company that supplies security officers to retail stores and shopping malls nationwide, including the Mall located in Boise, Idaho. (Tr. 305). Brookfield Properties owned the Boise Mall, along with 130 other retail properties in other…

ALJ Decision in Greg Beeche Logistics, OSHRC Docket No. 21-1262, Becomes a Final Order of the Commission.

The Respondent, Greg Beeche Logistics (GBL), designs, fabricates, installs, and maintains suspension scaffolds that are used in construction projects on high-rise buildings. In 2020 and 2021, GBL provided several two-point adjustable suspension scaffolds for a project to remove and replace the…

ALJ Decision in Exxon Mobil Baytown Refinery, OSHRC Docket No. 22-0809, Becomes a Final Order of the Commission.

ExxonMobil’s Baytown complex, which produces a variety of refinery and chemical products, sits on hundreds of acres about 25 miles east of downtown Houston. The complex contains 27 distinct units, including the hydro-desulfurization unit (HDU), which mixes hydrogen, sulfur, and…