I.B.E.W. Local 1031 (Stewart-Warner Corporation)

Plain-English summary

The Seventh Circuit remanded the Stewart-Warner case to the Commission. Treating the appellate judgment as law of the case, the Commission vacated the administrative law judge's May 25, 1979 decision, which previously had become a final Commission order. The order does not identify or decide an underlying safety standard.

Decision snapshot

• Cited standard(s): None identified in this order
• Outcome: Prior final Commission order vacated in accordance with the court of appeals' mandate
• Key point: The Commission must follow the reviewing court's judgment on remand as law of the case

Full text (OSHRC public release)

Docket No. 78-5910-E

1 of 202 DOCUMENTS

TURNER COMPANY

A. SCHONBEK & CO., INC.
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NORANDA ALUMINUM, INC.
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GENERAL MOTORS CORP., GM ASSEMBLY DIV.
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ALLIED PLANT MAINTENANCE CO. OF OKLAHOMA, INC.
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CLEMENT FOOD COMPANY

MILLCON CORPORATION

FWA DRILLING COMPANY, INC.
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CCI, INC.
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GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

CONSOLIDATED ALUMINUM CORPORATION

THE BRONZE CRAFT CORPORATION

CARGILL, INC.
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CHAPMAN CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.
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GALLO MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS, INC.
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SPECIAL METALS CORPORATION

WILLAMETTE IRON AND STEEL COMPANY

NASHUA CORPORATION

WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION

RESEARCH-COTTRELL, INC.
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ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING & DRYDOCK CO.
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NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING & DRYDOCK CO.
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BUNKOFF CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.
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GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, FRIGIDAIRE DIVISION

HARRIS BROTHERS ROOFING CO.
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GENERAL DIVERS COMPANY

ORMET CORPORATION

R. ZOPPO CO., INC.
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COEUR D'ALENE TRIBAL FARM

L. A. DREYFUS COMPANY

CMH COMPANY, INC.
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BENTON FOUNDRY, INC.
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MICHAEL CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.
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WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

BROWN & ROOT, POWER PLANT DIVISION

MARION POWER SHOVEL CO., INC.
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ERSKINE-FRASER CO.
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MORRISON-KNUDSEN AND ASSOCIATES

THE BOAM COMPANY

DIC-UNDERHILL, a Joint Venture

C. R. BURNETT AND SONS, INC.; HARLLEE FARMS

STRIPE-A-ZONE, INC.
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FORTE BROTHERS, INC.
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RAYBESTOS FRICTION MATERIALS COMPANY

TEXLAND DRILLING CORPORATION

THE ANACONDA COMPANY, WIRE AND CABLE DIVISION

SAM HALL & SONS, INC.
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VAMPCO METAL PRODUCTS, INC.
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LEONE INDUSTRIES, INC.
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ASARCO, INC.
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DURANT ELEVATOR, A DIVISION OF SCOULAR-BISHOP GRAIN COMPANY

PLUM CREEK LUMBER COMPANY

PLUM CREEK LUMBER COMPANY

STEARNS-ROGER, INC.
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FERRO CORPORATION, (ELECTRO DIVISION)

AMERICAN PACKAGE COMPANY, INC.
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BROWN & ROOT, INC., POWER PLANT DIVISION

FLEETWOOD HOMES OF TEXAS, INC.
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DONALD HARRIS, INC.
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A. PROKOSCH & SONS SHEET METAL, INC.; MID-HUDSON AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER COMPANY, INC.
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ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTORS OF AMERICA, INC.
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DAYTON TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY (Division of the Firestone Tire & Rubber Company)

ASARCO, INC., EL PASO DIVISION; HUGHES TOOL COMPANY

NAVAJO FOREST PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES

METROPAK CONTAINERS CORPORATION

AUSTIN BUILDING COMPANY

BABCOCK AND WILCOX COMPANY

DARRAGH COMPANY

BABCOCK & WILCOX COMPANY

OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY

R. ZOPPO COMPANY, INC.
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LUTZ, DAILY & BRAIN - CONSULTING ENGINEERS

PENNSYLVANIA POWER & LIGHT CO.
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HARSCO CORPORATION, d/b/a PLANT CITY STEEL COMPANY

NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC.
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INDEPENDENCE FOUNDRY & MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
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GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, INLAND DIVISION

WELDSHIP CORPORATION

S & S DIVING COMPANY

SNIDER INDUSTRIES, INC.
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NATIONAL STEEL AND SHIPBUILDING COMPANY

MAXWELL WIREBOUND BOX CO., INC.
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CONTINENTAL GRAIN COMPANY

MISSOURI FARMER'S ASSOCIATION, INC., MFA BOONVILLE EXCHANGE; MFA, INC., d/b/a MFA GRAIN DIVISION; DESERT GOLD FEED COMPANY

CAPITAL CITY EXCAVATING CO., INC.
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GAF CORPORATION

PPG INDUSTRIES (CARIBE) a Corporation

DRUTH PACKAGING CORPORATION

SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY

TUNNEL ELECTRIC CONSTRUCTION CO.
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WEATHERBY ENGINEERING COMPANY

JOHNSON STEEL & WIRE CO., INC.
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AUSTIN ROAD CO.
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MAYHEW STEEL PRODUCTS, INC.
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LADISH CO., TRI-CLOVER DIVISION, a Corporation

PULLMAN POWER PRODUCTS, INC.
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NATIONAL ROOFING CORPORATION

OSCO INDUSTRIES, INC.
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HIGHWAY MOTOR COMPANY, d/b/a PARK PRICE MOTOR COMPANY

S.J. GROVES AND SONS COMPANY

CAR AND TRUCK DOCTOR, INC.
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PRESTRESSED SYSTEMS, INC.
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TEXACO, INC.
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GEORGIA HIGHWAY EXPRESS, INC.
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RED LOBSTER INNS OF AMERICA, INC.
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SUNRISE PLASTERING CORP.
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STONE & WEBSTER ENGINEERING CORPORATION

H.B. ZACHRY COMPANY (INTERNATIONAL)

NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONSTRUCTORS, INC.
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BUSHWICK COMMISSION COMPANY, INC.
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CIRCLE T DRILLING CO., INC.
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J.L. FOTI CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.
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TEXACO, INC.
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KENNETH P. THOMPSON CO., INC.
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HENRY C. BECK COMPANY

HEATH & STICH, INC.
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FARMERS EXPORT COMPANY

FOSTER AND KLEISER

TURNER WELDING & ERECTION CO., INC.
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TRI-CITY CONSTRUCTION CO.
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THE DURIRON COMPANY, INC.
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SAMSON PAPER BAG CO., INC.
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MEL JARVIS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, Inc.
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MIDWEST STEEL ERECTION, INC.
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GEISLER GANZ CORPORATION

NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY

NATIONAL MANUFACTURING COMPANY

WALLACE ROOFING COMPANY

REYNOLDS METALS COMPANY, INC.
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UNIVERSAL ROOFING AND SHEET METAL COMPANY, INC.
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SUFFOLK COUNTY CONTRACTORS, INC.
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NORANDA ALUMINUM, INC.
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ROOFING SYSTEMS CONSULTANTS, A DIVISION OF BIT U TECH, INC.

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

SERVICE SPECIALTY, INC.
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ECCO HIGH FREQUENCY ELECTRIC CORP.
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HENRY C. BECK COMPANY

REPUBLIC ROOFING CORPORATION

EASLEY ROOFING & SHEET METAL CO., INC.
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MIDDLETOWN VOLKSWAGEN, INC.
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RICHARD ROTHBARD, INC.
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AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER CORPORATION OF AMERICA

PENNSUCO CEMENT AND AGGREGATES, INC.
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AMFORGE DIVISION, ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL

MASSMAN-JOHNSON (Luling), a joint venture; MASSMAN CONSTRUCTION CO.; AL JOHNSON CONSTRUCTION CO.
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GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, CENTRAL FOUNDRY DIVISION

GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION, ELECTRIC BOAT DIVISION

EDGEWATER STEEL CORPORATION

INTERLAKE, INC.
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PRATT & WHITNEY AIRCRAFT, A DIVISION OF UNITED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION, DUQUESNE PLANT

KENT NOWLIN CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.
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WANDER IRON WORKS, INC.
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SITKIN SMELTING & REFINING, INC.
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AMERICAN CYANAMID COMPANY

BETHLEHEM STEEL CORPORATION

J.L. FOTI CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.
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WRIGHT AND LOPEZ, INC.
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DELAWARE AND HUDSON RAILWAY CO.
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O.E.C. CORPORATION

BROWN-McKEE, INC.
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DUQUESNE LIGHT COMPANY; VECELLIO & GROGAN, INC.
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REXCO INDUSTRIES, INC.
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MASONRY CONTRACTORS, INC.
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CARGILL, INC.
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STEWART-WARNER CORPORATION

OSHRC Docket No. 78-5910-E

Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission

March 31, 1980

COUNSEL:

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Baruch A. Fellner, Office of the Solicitor, USDOL

Herman Grant, Regional Solicitor, USDOL

Patrick J. Anderson, Stewart - Warner Corp., for the employer

C. R. Gangemi, Jr., for the employer

John Strucker, for the employees

Robert S. Pitera, for the employees

Steven Cohen, for the employees

Neil Burke, for the employees

OPINION:

ORDER

In accordance with the November 19, 1979 order of remand entered by the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, the May 25, 1979 decision of Administrative Law Judge Seymour Fier, which became a final order of the Commission pursuant to 29 U.S.C. �
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661(i), is hereby vacated.
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SO ORDERED.
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CONCURBY: COTTINE

CONCUR:

COTTINE, Commissioner, concurring:

Following judicial review under section 11(a) of the Act, 29 U.S.C. �
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660(a), the decision of the reviewing court is the law of the case.
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See Briggs v. Pennsylvania R. Co., 334 U.S. 304, 306 (1948); Frank Irey, Jr., Inc., 77 OSAHRC 192/F11, 5 BNA OSHC 2031, 1977-78 CCH OSHD P22,283 (No. 701, 1977).
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On this exclusive authority, I concur in the present order of the Commission to vacate the previous final order consistent with the judgment of the court of appeals.
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See Brown & Root, Power Plant
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Div., 79 OSAHRC 70/D5, 1979 CCH OSHD P23,809 (No. 76-583, 1979)(concurring opin.).
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