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OSHRC Commission decision Docket 79-3404 Decided January 26, 1983 Settled

Zapata Ugland Drilling, Inc.

Settlement agreement approved

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Plain-English summary

The Secretary and Zapata Ugland Drilling submitted a stipulation and settlement agreement. The Commission approved the agreement. The official order does not state the citation terms, standards, or penalty disposition.

Decision snapshot

  • Cited standard(s): Not specified in the order.
  • Outcome: Stipulation and settlement agreement approved.
  • Key point: The Commission's public order records approval but does not provide the settlement's substantive terms.

Full text (OSHRC public release)

Docket No. 79-3404

SECRETARY OF LABOR,

Complainant,

v.

ZAPATA UGLAND DRILLING, INC.,

Respondent.

OSHRC Docket No. 79-3404

ORDER

The Parties' Stipulation and Settlement
Agreement is Approved.

FOR THE COMMISSION

RAY H. DARLING, JR.

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY

Dated:  JAN 26 1983

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