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ALJ Decision in SJ Louis Construction of Texas LTD Becomes a Final Order of the Commission
February 5, 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 1, 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,…
Commission Issues Remand Order in Hensel Phelps Construction Co.
January 31, 2019This case is before the Commission on remand from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Sec’y of Labor v. Hensel Phelps Constr. Co., 909 F.3d 723 (5th Cir. 2018). Administrative Law Judge Brian A. Duncan vacated…
ALJ Issues Significant Orders in UHS of Delaware, Inc., and Premier Behavioral Health Solutions of Florida, Inc., dba Suncoast Behavioral Health Center
January 30, 2019Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Tampa Area Office received a non-formal complaint alleging that there was no adequate protection at Respondents Suncoast Behavioral Health Center’s (Suncoast) units from violent mental health patients.
ALJ Issues Significant Orders in UHS of Delaware, Inc., and Premier Behavioral Health Solutions of Florida, Inc., dba Suncoast Behavioral Health Center
January 30, 2019Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Tampa Area Office received a non-formal complaint alleging that there was no adequate protection at Respondents Suncoast Behavioral Health Center’s (Suncoast) units from violent mental health patients.
ALJ Decision in Swisslog Logistics, Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores East, L.P. d/b/a Distribution Center 7019 Becomes a Final Order of the Commission
January 18, 2019On October 18, 2016, an employee of Swisslog Logistics, Inc., (Swisslog) sustained a serious leg injury when he was struck by an automated trolley while working at a facility owned and operated by Wal-Mart Stores East, L.P. d/b/a Distribution Center…
ALJ Decision in Swisslog Logistics, Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores East, L.P. d/b/a Distribution Center 7019 Becomes a Final Order of the Commission
January 18, 2019On October 18, 2016, an employee of Swisslog Logistics, Inc., (Swisslog) sustained a serious leg injury when he was struck by an automated trolley while working at a facility owned and operated by Wal-Mart Stores East, L.P. d/b/a Distribution Center…
ALJ Decision in Jacobs Field Services, North America Becomes a Final Order of the Commission
January 16, 2019After learning that an employee was hospitalized due to an arc flash on February 8, 2017, OSHA dispatched Compliance Safety and Health Officer (“CSHO”) Brian Elmore to an ADM worksite in Columbus, Nebraska to conduct an inspection. (Tr. 231–32). After…
ALJ Decision in Coastal Drilling East, LLC Becomes a Final Order of the Commission
January 16, 2019This proceeding is before the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (the Commission) pursuant to the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, 29 U.S.C. §§ 651-678 (OSH Act or the Act). Following an inspection of Respondent’s worksite in Dayton,…
ALJ Decision in Lake Building Products, Inc. Becomes a Final Order of the Commission
January 16, 2019As Lake Building Products, Inc. (Lake Building or Respondent) was erecting a two-story steel structure at 520 White Pond Road, Akron, Ohio, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Compliance Officer Steven Browning saw two Lake Building employees working without fall…