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ALJ decision in JW Powerline, LLC Becomes a Final Order of the Commission.
June 9, 2020Late at night on May 2, 2018, the power went out at a drilling site in rural Texas after a thunderstorm. Respondent received a call to go out and restore power to the equipment. Ultimately, Respondent determined that a downed…
ALJ decision in Outfront Media, Inc., Becomes a Final Order of the Commission
June 5, 2020The Respondent, Outfront Media, Inc. (Outfront), is a corporation in the business of outdoor advertising. One of the thousands of billboards that Outfront owns and maintains nationwide is located on N. Main Street in Waterbury, Connecticut. On October 5, 2017,…
ALJ Decision in StormForce of Jacksonville, LLC Directed for Review
June 4, 2020After receiving an anonymous complaint about hazardous working conditions, the Jacksonville Area Office of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration initiated an inspection of a roofing job at a house in West Jacksonville, Florida. Compliance Safety and Health Officer Nolan…
Commission Issues Remand Order in Randall Mechanical, Inc.
May 15, 2020This case is on remand from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Randall Mechanical, Inc. v. Sec’y of Labor, 798 F. App’x 604 (11th Cir. 2020) (unpublished). On September 19, 2017, Randall filed a late notice…
Commission Issues Order in Aluminum Shapes, LLC
May 15, 2020On April 17, 2020, Respondent timely filed a Petition for Interlocutory Review, seeking review of Administrative Law Judge Keith E. Bell’s April 10, 2020 Order denying its motion for summary judgment and granting the Secretary’s cross-motion for partial summary judgment….
Commission Issues Final Order in Seward Ship’s Drydock, Inc.
April 30, 2020FINAL ORDER This case is on remand from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Sec’y of Labor v. Seward Ship’s Drydock, Inc., 937 F.3d 1301 (9th Cir. 2019), rev’g 26 BNA OSHC 2303, 2305-08 (No. 09-1901,…
Commission Issues Decision in Gate Precast Company.
April 28, 2020Gate Precast Company manufactures and installs precast concrete structures. In 2015, Gate was a subcontractor for the construction of a six-story hotel in Shenandoah, Texas. Following an inspection of the construction worksite, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued Gate…
Commission Issues Decision in Science Applications International Corp., d/b/a SAIC.
April 16, 2020Science Applications International Corporation (“SAIC”) contracts with the U.S. Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (“SPAWAR”) to train marine mammals to detect trespassing swimmers in and around Navy installations. In April 2014, an SAIC employee drowned during a sea…
Commission Issues Decision in Cooper/T.Smith Corporation d/b/a Blakeley Boatworks, Inc.
April 1, 2020Cooper/T. Smith Corporation d/b/a Blakeley Boatworks, Inc. (Blakeley) repairs ships at its shipyard in Mobile, Alabama. OSHA issued Blakeley a single-item citation following an accident involving one of its employees working on a barge. The citation alleges a serious violation…
Commission Issues Decision and Remand Order in TNT Crane & Rigging, Inc
March 27, 2020Before: SULLIVAN, Chairman; ATTWOOD and LAIHOW, Commissioners. BY THE COMMISSION: TNT Crane & Rigging, Inc. is a crane service provider based in Houston, Texas. After a TNT employee was electrocuted and suffered serious injuries when the boom of a crane…