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ALJ Issues Significant Order in U. S. Postal Service
February 28, 2019On February 26, 2018, the Secretary issued a one-item other-than-serious citation (Citation) to the Respondent, the United States Postal Service (USPS). The Citation’s sole item alleged that on or about August 29, 2017, at USPS’s Pleasant Hills facility in Pittsburgh,…
ALJ Decision in HRI Hospital, Inc., d/b/a Arbour-HRI Hospital Becomes a Final Order of the Commission F
February 25, 2019Following a complaint, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) commenced an investigation of Arbour-HRI Hospitals Inc.’s (HRI) facility in Brookline, MA. At the end of the investigation, HRI received a Citation alleging it violated 29 U.S.C. § 654(a)(1), a…
Commission Issues Decision in Florida Gas Contractors, Inc.
February 22, 2019On April 23, 2014, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspected an excavation dug by two employees of Florida Gas Contractors, Inc. Following the inspection, OSHA issued the company a citation alleging three serious violations of OSHA’s excavation standard with…
ALJ Decision inBHC Northwest Psychiatric Hospital LLC d/b/a Brooke Glen Behavioral Hospital Becomes a Final Order of the Commission
February 22, 2019Following a complaint, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) commenced an investigation of Brooke Glen Behavioral Hospital (BGH) facility in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania. After the completion of the investigation, BGH received a Citation alleging it violated the Occupational Safety…
Commission Issues Decision in Houston Aquarium, Inc.
February 19, 2019Houston Aquarium, Inc., operates a four-story entertainment complex in Houston, Texas, known as the “Downtown Aquarium.” The complex houses several large tanks displaying various species of marine life, as well as bird and reptile exhibits, a restaurant, and rides such…
Commission Issues Decision in Mid South Waffles, Inc., d/b/a Waffle House #1283
February 19, 2019Mid South Waffles, Inc. (MSW) operates a Waffle House restaurant located in Florence, Alabama. After a fire occurred in the restaurant’s kitchen, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration conducted an inspection and issued MSW a six-item, serious citation alleging, as…
Commission Issues Decision in Houston Aquarium, Inc.
February 19, 2019Houston Aquarium, Inc., operates a four-story entertainment complex in Houston, Texas, known as the “Downtown Aquarium.” The complex houses several large tanks displaying various species of marine life, as well as bird and reptile exhibits, a restaurant, and rides such…
ALJ Decision in SJ Louis Construction of Texas LTD Becomes a Final Order of the Commission
February 7, 2019As he was driving along a public roadway, Compliance Safety and Health Officer Matthew Hoover noticed an open excavation at the intersection of Cypress Creek Bend Drive & Tuckerton Road in Cypress, Texas, which he stopped to inspect pursuant to…
Commission Issues Decision in Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) Inc.
February 7, 2019Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) Inc. operates a refinery in Commerce City, Colorado. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspected the refinery in response to a complaint that an employee had fallen and was seriously injured. As a result of the inspection,…