An official website of the United States government. 
Commission Issues Remand Order in Coleman Hammons Construction Co., Inc
January 24, 2020This case is before the Commission on remand from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Coleman Hammons Constr. Co. v. OSHRC, 942 F.3d 279 (5th Cir. 2019). The Commission affirmed a decision by Administrative Law Judge…
Commission Issues Remand Order in Steven S. Moalemi, M.D., P.C., d/b/a Empire Physical Medicine and Pain Management
January 24, 2020On January 2, 2019, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued a citation to Steven S. Moalemi, M.D., P.C., alleging three serious violations of OSHA standards and proposing a total penalty of $7,392. On August 27, 2019, Administrative Law Judge…
Commission Issues Remand Order in Hensel Phelps Construction Co.
January 23, 2020This case is before the Commission on remand from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Coleman Hammons Constr. Co. v. OSHRC, 942 F.3d 279 (5th Cir. 2019). The Commission affirmed a decision by Administrative Law Judge…
ALJ Decision in Terence Froman, Inc. Becomes a Final Order of the Commission
January 17, 2020This proceeding is before the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (the Commission) because Terence Froman, Inc. (Respondent) filed an Equal Access to Justice Act Petition for Attorney’s Fees and Costs, 5 U.S.C. § 504 (EAJA) which was filed with…
ALJ Decision in Eagle Cornice Company, Inc. Becomes a Final Order of the Commission
January 16, 2020On May 22, 2018, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Area Office in Providence, Rhode Island received a telephone call shortly after 9:00 a.m. from the Johnston, Rhode Island Fire Department about a fall at an Eagle Cornice Company,…
ALJ Decision in Basic Energy Services, LP Becomes a Final Order of the Commission
January 3, 2020On July 23, 2015, Respondent’s mobile well-servicing rig tipped over while its employees were attempting to remove a piece of pipe that had become stuck in an oil well thousands of feet underground. Two employees were seriously injured and another,…
ALJ Decision in Speedy Rooter / Capital Plumbing, Inc. Becomes a Final Order of the Commission
December 27, 2019On October 5, 2016, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Compliance Officer (CO) Elaine Dailey responded to a complaint of an employee working in an unprotected trench at a residence at 1735 East Canal Road, Dover, Pennsylvania (worksite or Canal…
ALJ Decision in Michael Barr dba Barr Construction Becomes a Final Order of the Commission
December 20, 2019James Michael Barr is a sole proprietor doing business as Barr Construction (Respondent or Barr Construction). (Tr. 86). On December 13, 2018, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) inspected a worksite where Respondent was re-roofing a residential house at…
ALJ Decision in Guaranteed Home Improvements, LLC Becomes a Final Order of the Commission
December 17, 2019This case involves an accident in which an employee of Guaranteed Home Improvements, LLC (Guaranteed Home) fell from a ladder and was seriously injured. Following the accident, Compliance Safety and Health Officer (CSHO) Joel Nyenhuis of the Madison Area Office…
ALJ Decision in Chambers Construction Co. Becomes a Final Order of the Commission
December 3, 2019On October 17, 2018, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) inspected a Chambers Construction Co. (Chambers Construction or Respondent), worksite at 701 North Point Drive in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Worksite), after OSHA Compliance Safety and Health Officer (CSHO) Walter Visage,…