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ALJ Decision in Avadek, Inc., OSHRC Docket No. 23-0748, Becomes a Final Order of the Commission.
December 2, 2024Respondent was hired by a general contractor, SpawGlass, to install an aluminum tube canopy at the Bryan Midtown Park Sports & Event Center in Bryan, Texas. (Ex. R-1). The construction of an aluminum tube canopy requires two types of crews:…
ALJ Decision in Sofidel America Corp., OSHRC Docket No. 23-0494, Becomes a Final Order of the Commission.
December 2, 2024Sofidel operates a manufacturing facility in Circleville Ohio which produces paper products such as toilet paper and paper towels. (Stip. ¶¶ 1, 3; Ex. J-1 at 1). The facility utilizes machines, such as the R88 Line Gambini Rewinder, to produce paper…
Commission Issues Final Order in Bluewater Yachting Solutions, Inc., OSHRC No. 24-0451.
November 5, 2024The parties have submitted a Joint Notification of Settlement pursuant to Commission Rule 100, 29 C.F.R. § 2200.100, informing the Commission that they have resolved all the contested citation items in this case. Since the parties have agreed to terminate…
ALJ Decision in Commercial Metals Company, d/b/a CMC Steel New Jersey, OSHRC Docket No. 22-1556, Becomes a Final Order of the Commission.
November 4, 2024Commercial Metals Company dba CMC Steel New Jersey (CMC) is a corporation organized in the state of Texas with its principal location in Irving, Texas. (JX-14, Stip. Fact 1). CMC manufactures steel rebar at its Sayreville, New Jersey facility (Facility)….
ALJ Decision in Elmer W. Davis, Inc., OSHRC Docket No. 22-1210, Becomes a Final Order of the Commission.
November 1, 2024The Respondent, Elmer W. Davis, Inc. (EWD), is a commercial roofing company based in Rochester, New York. On April 4, 2022, an EWD crew was replacing the flat roof of a four-story municipal building in the Village of Newark, New…
ALJ Decision in Preferred Roofing, LLC, OSHRC Docket No. 23-1752, Becomes a Final Order of the Commission.
September 17, 2024Preferred Roofing is a construction company. It performs residential, commercial, and specialty roofing and employs between six and seven people (Tr. 92, 97). Among those employees are two repair technicians, who perform warranty and repair work, and administrative staff. Preferred…
ALJ Decision in Elite Builders, inc., OSHRC Docket No. 22-0947, Becomes a Final Order of the Commission.
September 9, 2024On January 31, 2022, two Compliance Safety and Health Officers (CSHOs) inspected a jobsite in Gretna, Nebraska, in accordance with a regional emphasis program that required CSHOs to initiate an inspection if they observe employees exposed to a fall hazard…
ALJ Decision in U.S. Postal Service, OSHRC Docket No. 22-0016, Becomes a Final Order of the Commission.
August 20, 2024In early September of 2021, due at least in part to record rainfall in the area from tropical storm Ida, the roof collapsed at a processing and distribution center operated by Respondent, the United States Postal Service (USPS), in Newark,…
ALJ Decision and Order in LyondellBasell and its Successors, OSHRC Docket No. 22-0153, Directed for Review.
August 20, 2024The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) began its inspection and investigation the following day and issued a Citation and Notification of Penalty (Citation) to LyondellBasell on January 1, 2022, alleging serious violations of the Occupational Safety and Health Act…
EO 13166 24th Anniversary Statement – August 12, 2024
August 12, 2024August 11, 2024, marked the 24th anniversary of Executive Order 13166, “Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency.” At its core, the Order acknowledges a fundamental principle: that the federal government must be able to understand and…