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Commission Issues Direction for Review in Black Tie Services, LLC
November 8, 2018Commission Issues Direction for Review in the Administrative Law Judges Order Pursuant to Rule 100 of the Rules of Procedure Based on a Submitted Settlement Agreement by the Parties.
ALJ Decision and Order in Mansfield Industrial, Inc. Becomes a Final Order of the Commission
November 2, 2018On October 5, 2016, a chlorine leak occurred at the Formosa Plastics facility in Point Comfort, Texas (“Worksite”). (Tr. 57–58). The leak caused six of Respondent’s employees to suffer respiratory injuries requiring hospitalization. (Tr. 60–61). Consistent with its obligation under…
Commission Issues Briefing Notice in TNT Crane & Rigging, Inc
October 31, 2018The parties are requested to brief the issues presented in the Secretary’s petition for discretionary review.
ALJ Decision in Adam Ham Construction, LLC Becomes a Final Order of the Commission
October 25, 2018On December 8, 2016, Complainant conducted an inspection of Respondent’s worksite after Compliance Safety and Health Officer (CSHO) Kimberly Robinson and Safety and Health Assistant (SHA) Christina Gibbs (the inspectors) observed a person working on the roof of a residential…
ALJ Decision and Order in Terrance McKitrrick d/b/a Great White Construction Becomes a Final Order of the Commission
October 25, 2018On April 13, 2016, Complainant conducted an inspection of Respondent after Compliance Safety and Health Officers (CSHOs) James Messer and Ryan Morton drove by Respondent’s jobsite, located at 304 East Lake Circle, Billings, Montana, and observed four employees engaged in…
ALJ Decision and Order in Pharmasol Corporation Becomes a Final Order of the Commission
October 10, 2018Following a fatality, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) commenced an investigation under Inspection Number 1113130 on December 10, 2015 of Pharmasol Corporation’s (Respondent or Pharmasol) facility located at 1 Norfolk Avenue, South Easton, Massachusetts. (Answer at 2; Stipulation…
ALJ Decision Becomes a Final Order of the Commission in Norman W. Fries, Inc. d/b/a Claxton Poultry Farms
October 2, 2018In September 2016, the Savannah Area Office of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) received notice of an accident at a Norman W. Fries, Inc., d/b/a Claxton Poultry Farms (Claxton Poultry) facility in Claxton, Georgia.
Commission Issues Decision in Manua’s, Inc., dba Manua’s Discount Store
September 28, 2018On June 16, 2017, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a citation and notification of penalty (Citation) to Respondent for inspection number #1203732 for four serious violations and one other-than-serious violation of OSHA’s construction standards. Respondent filed a…
Commission Issues Decision in Kiewit Power Constructors Co.
September 28, 2018Kiewit contested the citation and filed a motion to dismiss or for summary judgment, claiming that the cited standard is invalid because it was promulgated without notice-and-comment rulemaking. Kiewit also sought a declaratory order affirming the invalidity of § 1926.50(g).
Commission Issues Decision in Kiewit Power Constructors Co.
September 28, 2018Kiewit contested the citation and filed a motion to dismiss or for summary judgment, claiming that the cited standard is invalid because it was promulgated without notice-and-comment rulemaking. Kiewit also sought a declaratory order affirming the invalidity of § 1926.50(g).