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ALJ Decision in Casale Construction Services, Inc., d/b/a Casale Becomes a Final Order of the Commission
November 25, 2019On February 23, 2017, in Champlain, New York, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Compliance Officer (CO) Andrew M. Reed and CO Daniel Corvalan noticed Casale Construction Services, Inc., d/b/a Casale’s (Casale or Respondent) open trench as they drove by…
ALJ Decision in Gavilon Grain, LLC Becomes a Final Order of the Commission
November 22, 2019Pursuant to a local emphasis program (“LEP”) targeting grain handling facilities, Complainant initiated a programmed inspection of Respondent’s corn mill in Burley, Idaho. During her inspection, Compliance Safety and Health Officer (“CSHO”) Joan Behrend observed an unguarded shaft bushing on…
ALJ Decision in Infra-Red Building and Power Service, Inc. Becomes a Final Order of the Commission
November 7, 2019This proceeding is before the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (Commission) pursuant to sections 2-33 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, 29 U.S.C. §§ 651-678 (OSH Act). Respondent Infra-Red Building and Power Service Inc. (Infra-Red) is…
Commission Issues Briefing Notice in RoadSafe Traffic Systems, Inc.
November 1, 2019The parties are requested to brief the issues presented in the Respondent’s petition for discretionary review. The parties are advised that when the merits or characterization of an item are before the Commission on review, the appropriateness of the penalty…
ALJ Decision in Tony Watson, dba Countryside Tree Service (16-2022) Becomes a Final Order of the Commission
October 31, 2019Countryside Tree Service is a sole proprietorship of the Respondent, Mr. Tony Watson, that is engaged in the tree service business in Schenectady, New York. On May 4, 2016, a five- person crew that Watson led was removing trees in…
ALJ Decision in RoadSafe Traffic Systems, Inc. Directed for Review
October 31, 2019On November 14, 2017, a pavement marking technician installing raised pavement markers on US Highway 90 near Devers, Texas, was fatally injured when the protection truck immediately behind him in his work convoy crashed into his work truck, causing him…
ALJ Decision in Tony Watson, dba Countryside Tree Service (16-2022) Becomes a Final Order of the Commission
October 31, 2019Countryside Tree Service is a sole proprietorship of the Respondent, Mr. Tony Watson, that is engaged in the tree service business in Schenectady, New York. On May 4, 2016, a five- person crew that Watson led was removing trees in…
ALJ Decision in RoadSafe Traffic Systems, Inc. Directed for Review
October 30, 2019On November 14, 2017, a pavement marking technician installing raised pavement markers on US Highway 90 near Devers, Texas, was fatally injured when the protection truck immediately behind him in his work convoy crashed into his work truck, causing him…
ALJ Decision in FreightCar America, Inc. Becomes a Final Order of the Commission
October 29, 2019On February 28, 2018, two workers at a railcar manufacturing facility in Cherokee, Alabama, were injured when one of the end panels of a railcar they were assembling fell on them. On March 1, 2018, the Occupational Safety and Health…
ALJ Decision in FreightCar America, Inc. Becomes a Final Order of the Commission
October 29, 2019On February 28, 2018, two workers at a railcar manufacturing facility in Cherokee, Alabama, were injured when one of the end panels of a railcar they were assembling fell on them. On March 1, 2018, the Occupational Safety and Health…