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On December 10, 2015, a compliance safety and health officer (CSHO) for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration was driving on Sens Road in LaPorte, Texas.

On December 10, 2015, a compliance safety and health officer (CSHO) for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration was driving on Sens Road in LaPorte, Texas.

The Commission requests that the parties brief the following issues: (1) Whether the judge erred in finding that the hold-down piston guards do not comply with 29 C.F.R. § 1910.212(a)(1).

This case arises from an inspection conducted by the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”), which resulted in the issuance of one serious citation

The Commission requests that the parties brief the issues presented in the Respondent’s petition for discretionary review with respect to Citation 1, Item 2.

Respondent has filed a Motion for Oral Argument in OSHRC Docket Number 11-2395, which was opposed by Complainant. The Commission grants Respondent’s Motion.

An order issued by Administrative Law Judge John B. Gatto approving a settlement agreement between Respondent and the Secretary was docketed on October 10, 2017.

An order issued by Administrative Law Judge William S. Coleman approving a settlement agreement between GMJ Contracting Corp. d/b/a GMJ Masonry and the Secretary became a final order of the Commission on August 7, 2017.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) commenced this action by the issuance a Citation and Notification of Penalty on April 19, 2017 (Citation).

The Respondent, Richard Carrier Trucking, Inc. (RCT), is a commercial trucking company based in Skowhegan, Maine, whose business includes hauling timber.