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ALJ Decision in FreightCar America, Inc. (18-0772) 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. (18-0970) Directed for Review
October 29, 2019On April 2, 2018, a worker at a railcar manufacturing facility in Cherokee, Alabama, was injured when he slipped and fell while walking across a roller bed platform. On April 10, 2018, Compliance Safety and Health Officer (CSHO) Javier Rodriguez…
Commission Issues Briefing Notice in Armstrong Utilities, Inc., d/b/a Armstrong Cable Services.
October 25, 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 Birdsboro Kosher Farms Corp. Becomes a Final Order of the Commission
October 25, 2019Birdsboro Kosher Farms, Inc. (Birdsboro or Respondent) operates a poultry processing facility located at 1100 Lincoln Road, Birdsboro, PA. (Stip. 1.) Both it and a predecessor operating at the same location have a history of violating provisions of the Occupational…
ALJ Decision in URS Federal Services, Inc. Becomes a Final Order of the Commission
October 25, 2019While operating a grinder in a Department of Defense (“DOD”) welding shop in Barstow, California, one of Respondent’s employees was severely injured when the grinding stone he was using exploded. (Tr. 156). Although he was using proper protective equipment, the…
Commission Issues Briefing Notice in Armstrong Utilities, Inc., d/b/a Armstrong Cable Services.
October 24, 2019ALJ Decision in Home Rubber Company, LP Directed for Review
October 23, 2019On October 27, 2016, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a Citation and Notification of Penalty to Home Rubber Company, LP (Home Rubber or Respondent). Home Rubber filed a timely notice of contest bringing this matter before the…
ALJ Decision in Armstrong Utilities, Inc. d/b/a Armstrong Cable Services Directed for Review
October 15, 2019This case arose from an accident that resulted in severe electrical shocks and burns to an employee of Armstrong Utilities, Inc., d/b/a Armstrong Cable Services (“Armstrong”) when it was installing a new fiber optic cable on utility poles in Belleville,…
ALJ Decision in Pacific Tech Construction, Inc. Becomes a Final Order of the Commission
October 7, 2019On September 15, 2017, OSHA Compliance Safety and Health Officer Michael Potter inspected Respondent’s worksite at the Portland Air National Guard Base located in Portland, Oregon. During the course of his inspection, CSHO Potter observed Respondent’s employees using an unguarded…
ALJ Decision in Steven S. Moalemi M.D. P.C., dba Empire Physical Medicine and Pain Management Directed for Review
September 27, 2019On or around November 14, 2018, an official from the Manhattan, New York, area office of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted an inspection of a worksite of the Respondent at 7 West 45th Street, Ninth Floor, New…