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OSHRC Commission decision Docket 76-1468 Decided November 19, 1979 Procedural

Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation

Docket number corrected

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Plain-English summary

The Commission reviewed an Administrative Law Judge's October 17, 1979 order involving Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation. The judge's order incorrectly listed the docket as 79-1468. The Commission corrected the docket number to 76-1468 and affirmed the order as modified. This procedural decision does not identify the underlying citation or any OSHA standard.

Decision snapshot

  • Cited standard(s): None identified in this decision.
  • Outcome: The docket number was corrected from 79-1468 to 76-1468, and the judge's order was otherwise affirmed.
  • Key point: The Commission corrected a docket-number error without changing the remainder of the judge's order.

Full text (OSHRC public release)

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KAISER ALUMINUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION

OSHRC Docket No. 76-1468

Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission

November 16, 1979

COUNSEL:

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Baruch A. Fellner, Office of the Solicitor, USDOL

Bobbye D. Spears, Regional Solicitor, U.S. Department of Labor

Stephen H. Booth, Kaiswer Aluminum & Chemical Corporation, for the employer

OPINION:

This case is directed for review pursuant to Section 12(j) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, 29 U.S.C. �
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The Administrative Law Judge's Order of October 17, 1979, showing a docket number of "79-1468" is modified to show a docket number of "76-1468." As modified, the Judge's Order is affirmed.
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of "76-1468." As modified, the Judge's Order is affirmed.
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