Author: Johnathan Whitton

After learning of significant allegations through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (“OSHA’s”) Whistleblower Protection Program, Compliance Officer (“CO”) Aimee Stark opened an investigation of a behavioral health facility located at 2315 Southgate Road, Colorado Springs, CO (the “Worksite”). (Ex….

On April 10, 2019, in Brooklyn, New York, an employee of a subcontractor named Jaen Restoration Corp (Jaen) fell to his death from the flat roof of a twelve-story building. The general contractor for the project was the Respondent, Skyline…

On April 10, 2019, in Brooklyn, New York, an employee of a subcontractor named Jaen Restoration Corp (Jaen) fell to his death from the flat roof of a twelve-story building. The general contractor for the project was the Respondent, Skyline…

On April 10, 2019, in Brooklyn, New York, an employee of a subcontractor named Jaen Restoration Corp (Jaen) fell to his death from the flat roof of a twelve-story building. The general contractor for the project was the Respondent, Skyline…

This proceeding is before the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (the Commission) pursuant to section 10(c) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, 29 U.S.C. § 659(c) (the Act). This decision consolidates Docket Nos. 19-1054, 19-1056, and 19-1905….

The Des Plaines, Illinois, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Area Offices of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration conducted inspections of two ECS worksites in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, and Waukesha, Wisconsin, respectively, in October of 2021. As a result of each inspection,…

One of Respondent’s employees was seriously injured while cutting a shoulder roast with a Biro meat-cutting band saw. According to the employee, the meat turned while he was cutting it, pulling his hand into the saw and causing a substantial…