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ALJ Decision in United States Postal Service, OSHRC Docket No. 17-0279, Directed for Review
August 31, 2020On the afternoon of August 13, 2016, a rural letter carrier for the United States Postal Service began to feel dizzy and nauseated as she drove and delivered mail on her route in Martinsburg, West Virginia. She was sweating profusely…
Commission Issues Briefing Notice in Roy Rock, LLC.
August 28, 2020The parties are advised that when a case is directed for review to consider either the merits or characterization of an item, the appropriateness of the penalty is also subject to review. Accordingly, the parties may address the amount of…
ALJ Decision in Summit Contracting Group, Inc. Directed for Review
August 25, 2020The United States Department of Labor, through its Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”), investigated a construction site in Ponte Vedra, Florida, involving Respondent, Summit Contracting Group, Inc. (“Summit”), and subsequently issued a citation to Summit on September 12, 2018,…
ALJ decision in Nguyens Goal, Inc. Becomes a Final Order of the Commission.
August 25, 2020The United States Department of Labor, through its Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”), investigated an accident at a worksite owned and operated by Nguyens Goal Inc. (“Nguyens”) and subsequently issued two citations on June 6, 2019, under the Occupational…
ALJ decision in Timberline Hardwood Floor LLC Becomes a Final Order of the Commission.
August 20, 2020In 2012, Timberline Hardwood Dimensions, Inc. (THD), a company co-owned by Thomas A. Vavra (Thomas Vavra or Mr. Vavra), settled and affirmed Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) citation items for violations of the same hearing conservation, lockout/tagout, forklift training…
ALJ Decision in Arch-Tech Construction Directed for Review
August 12, 2020On or about October 3, 2019, an official from the Providence, Rhode Island, area office of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) commenced OSHA inspection number 1440641 at a worksite at 46 Curran Road, Cumberland, Rhode Island. As a…
ALJ decision in Reyes Construction, Inc. Becomes a Final Order of the Commission.
August 11, 2020On October 31, 2018, OSHA Compliance Safety and Health Officer (“CSHO”) Todd Brady was conducting trench and excavation worksite inspections, pursuant to OSHA’s national emphasis program, on Camp Pendleton in California. (Tr. 19, 40, 43). He was accompanied by a…
Commission Issues Direction for Review and Remand Order in Aluminum Shapes, LLC.
August 3, 2020On July 10, 2020, Administrative Law Judge Keith E. Bell issued a “Remand Decision” in response to the Commission’s May 15, 2020 Order regarding Respondent’s petitions for interlocutory review. The judge’s decision was docketed on July 13, 2020. Because the…
ALJ decision in Tutor Perini Building Corp. Becomes a Final Order of the Commission.
July 30, 2020Respondent was hired to oversee the remodel and expansion of the Barona Casino and Resort. (Tr. 216-17). On March 16, 2018, toward the end of the project, a foreman for American Sheet Metal (ASM) fell from the roof of the…
Commission Issues Remand Order in Randall Mechanical, Inc.
July 30, 2020On June 27, 2017, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued Randall Mechanical, Inc. a one-item serious citation alleging a violation of 29 C.F.R. § 1926.350(a)(10). Randall failed to file a timely notice of contest, which resulted in the citation…