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ALJ Decision in KeHE Distributors, LLC, OSHRC Docket No. 22-0696, Becomes a Final Order of the Commission.
August 6, 2024Respondent is a wholesale food distribution company. (Jt. Stip. No. 2). Respondent owns a warehouse in Romeoville, Illinois (Warehouse), which is used to store and ship grocery and other related products to customers. (Tr. 129). The Warehouse is approximately 1.2…
ALJ Decision and Order in Sofidel America, OSHRC Docket No. 23-0204, Directed for Review
July 22, 2024Due to a workplace injury, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) inspected a facility owned and operated by Sofidel America (Respondent) in Hattiesburg, Mississippi on June 23, 2022. As a result of the inspection, OSHA issued to Respondent a…
ALJ Decision and Order in Bluewater Yachting Solutions, Inc., OSHRC Docket No. 24-0451, Directed for Review.
July 22, 2024This matter is before the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (Commission) on a Late Notice of Contest dated March 23, 2024, filed by Bluewater Yachting Solutions, Inc. (Bluewater), which was received by the Commission and docketed by the Executive…
ALJ Decision in C & S Technical Resources, Inc., OSHRC Docket No. 21-0509, Becomes a Final Order of the Commission.
July 2, 20241. C&S maintains its principal office in Syracuse, New York, and is engaged in the business of offering multiple disciplines relating to planning and designing construction projects. (T. 12).Section 5(a)(1) Claim2. A company called National Grid hired C&S to torch-cut…
ALJ Decision in Trinity Solar, LLC, as successor to Trinity Solar, Inc., OSHRC Docket No. 23-0666, Becomes a Final Order of the Commission.
June 28, 2024On November 23, 2022, employees of Trinity Solar LLC, as successor to Trinity Solar Inc. (Trinity or Respondent) installed solar panels on a residence at 44 Kimball Terrace, Yonkers, New York (Worksite or Kimball Terrace worksite). An Occupational Safety and…
ALJ Decision and Order in JLJ IV Enterprises, Inc., OSHRC Docket No. 22-0970, Directed for Review.
June 14, 2024JLJ is a construction company that contracts with NYC to upgrade NYC’s infrastructures, e.g., replacement of water mains, sidewalks, curbs, catch basins, etc., for pedestrian safety improvements. (See Jt. Stip. Facts ¶4; Tr. 370:24-371:2.) Relevant here, JLJ contracted with NYC…
ALJ Decision in United Airlines, Inc., OSHRC Docket No. 22-0744, Becomes a Final Order of the Commission.
June 7, 2024United is engaged in aviation transportation. It is a corporation organized under Delaware law, doing business in New Jersey and elsewhere. (Stip.1, Answer 1-2.) The incident that led to OSHA’s inspection occurred at United’s hangar located at Newark Liberty International…
ALJ Decision in JK Proctor, LLC, OSHRC Docket No. 22-0568, Becomes a Final Order of the Commission.
May 20, 2024The Respondent, JK Proctor, LLC, (JKP), is a roofing contractor based in Stanley, New York. On November 9, 2021, a JKP crew started a job to remove and replace the shingles on a single-story house located on U.S. Route 20…
In-Person Proceedings Before the OCALJ
May 6, 2024All OSHRC ALJ hearings and settlement conferences are now being conducted in-person. Exceptions may be permitted on a case-by-case basis within the discretion of the presiding judge in limited circumstances, e.g. joint request for remote proceeding in a settlement conference…
ALJ Decision in Williams Brothers Construction Co., Inc., OSHRC Docket No. 22-0503, Becomes a Final Order of the Commission.
April 19, 2024Williams Brothers is a large employer in the highway construction industry, employing approximately 2,000 people. (Tr. 139). “At least 95%” of Williams Brothers’ construction work consists of contracts with the Texas State Department of Transportation (“TxDOT”) to construct and maintain…