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ALJ Decision in Wildcat Renovation, LLC, OSHRC Docket No. 21-0387 (EAJA), Becomes a Final Order of the Commission.
December 5, 2023After the Decision and Order (Decision) in this matter became final, Respondent, Wildcat Renovation, LLC (Wildcat) moved for an award under the Equal Access to Justice Act, 5 U.S.C. § 504 (EAJA). The Secretary opposed Wildcat’s Motion for the Award of…
ALJ Decision in Mar-Jac Poultry MS, LLC, OSHRC Docket No. 21-1347, Becomes a Final Order of the Commission.
November 21, 2023Mar-Jac Poultry MS, LLC (Mar-Jac), processes poultry on two machines called eviscerators at its Hattiesburg, Mississippi, facility. On May 31, 2021, an employee tasked with cleaning chicken parts and viscera from the eviscerators and areas around them suffered fatal injuries…
ALJ Decision in Ward Vessel & Exchanger Corporation, OSHRC Docket No. 21-0732, Becomes a Final Order of the Commission.
November 17, 2023On the evening of January 23, 2021, one of Respondent’s employees got the tips of his fingers pinched in a plate rolling machine. (Tr. 185). This occurred when his supervisor, who was troubleshooting a power problem on the machine, activated…
ALJ EAJA Decision and Order in Mayfield Energy, LLC, OSHRC Docket No. 22-1443, Directed for Review.
November 14, 2023On August 8, 2022, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) conducted an inspection at 10 Marshall Lane, Aransas Pass, Texas. As a result of that investigation, OSHA issued a Citation and Notification of Penalty (“Citation”) to Respondent alleging two…
ALJ Decision in United States Postal Service, Lehigh Valley PDCF, OSHRC Docket No. 21-0541, Becomes a Final Order of the Commission.
November 3, 2023In the latter months of 2020, during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, Respondent, the United States Postal Service (USPS), faced a growing problem at its Lehigh Valley Processing and Distribution Center Facility (the Lehigh Plant or Plant). Due to…
ALJ Decision in Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC OSHRC Docket No. 21-0497, Becomes a Final Order of the Commission.
November 2, 2023On November 2, 2020, Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC (“Respondent”) performed tree-trimming services at a jobsite located at 1777 CR 241, New Castle, Colorado (“worksite” or “site”). On that date, three of Respondent’s employees, [Redacted] (‘[Redacted]”), [Redacted] (“[Redacted]”), and James Haynes…
ALJ Decision in Romancing the Stone, Inc., OSHRC Docket No. 23-0423, Becomes a Final Order of the Commission.
October 26, 2023This matter is before the United States Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (“Commission”) and the undersigned based on Respondent’s filing of a Notice of Contest on February 8, 2023. On August 1 and November 14, 2022, the United States…
ALJ Decision and Order in Jacobs Technology Incorporated, OSHRC Docket No. 21-0267, Directed for Review.
October 25, 2023Respondent Jacobs Technology Incorporated provides maintenance, operations, and engineering services to the National Aeronautical Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center (Center) in Hampton, Virginia. Respondent subcontracts with other contractors to supply many of these services to the Center. The project…
ALJ Decision and Order in Skyline Restoration, Inc., OSHRC Docket No. 19-1736, Directed for Review.
October 13, 2023On April 10, 2019, in Brooklyn, New York, an employee of a subcontractor named Jaen Restoration Corp (Jaen) fell to his death from the flat roof of a twelve-story building. The general contractor for the project was the Respondent, Skyline…
ALJ Decision in Ireland Contracting, LLC, OSHRC Docket Nos. 22-0560 and 20-0561, Becomes a Final Order of the Commission.
October 13, 2023On October 9, 2019, the Occupational Safety & Health Agency (OSHA) Pittsburgh Area Office received a complaint of roofers working without fall protection in Gibsonia, Pennsylvania. That same day an OSHA compliance officer (CO) inspected the two worksites that are…