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Gamar Electromatic Corp.
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving Gamar Electromatic Corp. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, a Commissioner brought it up for review on the Commission's own motion (a sua sponte order for review). Neither side filed objections or asked the Commission to change…
E. E. Fairchild Corp.; Schaefer-Ross, Inc.
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a consolidated case involving E. E. Fairchild Corp. and Schaefer-Ross, Inc. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, a Commissioner brought it up for review on the Commission's own motion (a sua sponte order for review). Neither side filed objections…
E. C. Ernst, Inc.
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving E. C. Ernst, Inc. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, a Commissioner brought it up for review on the Commission's own motion (a sua sponte order for review). Neither side filed objections or asked the Commission to change the…
Electronic Reproduction Service Corporation
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving Electronic Reproduction Service Corporation. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, a Commissioner brought it up for review on the Commission's own motion (a sua sponte order for review). Neither side filed objections or asked the…
The Thompson Construction Corp.
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving The Thompson Construction Corp., a construction employer. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, a Commissioner brought it up for review on the Commission's own motion (a sua sponte order for review). Neither side filed objections…
Remsco Associates
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving Remsco Associates. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, a Commissioner brought it up for review on the Commission's own motion (a sua sponte order for review). Neither side filed objections or asked the Commission to change the…
Goodwin & Company, Inc.
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving Goodwin & Company, Inc. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, a Commissioner brought it up for review on the Commission's own motion (a sua sponte order for review). Neither side filed objections or asked the Commission to change…
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving Bethlehem Steel Corporation, a steel manufacturer. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, a Commissioner brought it up for review on the Commission's own motion (a sua sponte order for review). Neither side filed objections or asked…
J. P. Patti Company, Inc.
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving J. P. Patti Company, Inc. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, a Commissioner brought it up for review on the Commission's own motion (a sua sponte order for review). Neither side filed objections or asked the Commission to change…
Boetel Sign Products, Inc.
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving Boetel Sign Products, Inc., a sign manufacturer. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, a Commissioner brought it up for review on the Commission's own motion (a sua sponte order for review). Neither side filed objections or asked…
Bayside Roofing Co.
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving Bayside Roofing Co. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, a Commissioner brought it up for review on the Commission's own motion (a sua sponte order for review). Neither side filed objections or asked the Commission to change the…
American Can Company
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving American Can Company. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, a Commissioner brought it up for review on the Commission's own motion (a sua sponte order for review). Neither side filed objections or asked the Commission to change the…
C & W Roofing Co., Inc.
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving C & W Roofing Co., Inc., a roofing contractor. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, a Commissioner brought it up for review on the Commission's own motion (a sua sponte order for review). Neither side filed objections or asked the…
Scientific Coating Company, Inc.
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving Scientific Coating Company, Inc. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, a Commissioner brought it up for review on the Commission's own motion (a sua sponte order for review). Neither side filed objections or asked the Commission to…
Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad Company
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad Company, a railroad employer. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, a Commissioner brought it up for review on the Commission's own motion (a sua sponte order for review). Neither side…
Kelley's Hilltop Lanes
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving Kelley's Hilltop Lanes, a bowling establishment. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, a Commissioner brought it up for review on the Commission's own motion (a sua sponte order for review). Neither side filed objections or asked…
Belcher-Evans Millwork Co., Inc.
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving Belcher-Evans Millwork Co., Inc., a millwork employer. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, a Commissioner brought it up for review on the Commission's own motion (a sua sponte order for review). Neither side filed objections or…
Brunswick Mockingbird Lanes
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving Brunswick Mockingbird Lanes, a bowling establishment operated by Brunswick Corporation. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, a Commissioner brought it up for review on the Commission's own motion (a sua sponte order for review)…
BRB Contractors, Inc.
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving BRB Contractors, Inc. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, a Commissioner brought it up for review on the Commission's own motion (a sua sponte order for review). Neither side filed objections or asked the Commission to change the…
I.J. Products Corporation
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving I.J. Products Corporation. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, a Commissioner brought it up for review on the Commission's own motion (a sua sponte order for review). Neither side filed objections or asked the Commission to…
Nip-Co Manufacturing, Inc.
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving Nip-Co Manufacturing, Inc. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, a Commissioner brought it up for review on the Commission's own motion (a sua sponte order for review). Neither side filed objections or asked the Commission to…
Halliburton Services
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving Halliburton Services. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, the Commission brought it up for review on its own motion. Neither party objected to the judge's decision or otherwise asked the Commission to change it. Because no party…
H. C. Lewis d/b/a, H. C. Lewis General Contractor
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving H. C. Lewis, doing business as H. C. Lewis General Contractor. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, the Commission brought it up for review on its own motion. Neither party objected to the judge's decision or otherwise asked the…
Southwest Industrial Contractors & Riggers, Inc.
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving Southwestern Industrial Contractors and Riggers, Inc. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, the Commission brought it up for review on its own motion. Neither party objected to the judge's decision or otherwise asked the Commission…
Stimson Contracting Co.
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving Stimson Contracting Co. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, the Commission brought it up for review on its own motion. Neither party objected to the judge's decision or otherwise asked the Commission to change it. Because no…
Jerry Botchlet Masonry Construction Co.
Commission narrows scaffold citation and reduces penalty to $50
Jerry Botchlet Masonry Construction employees worked from a main scaffold about 20 feet high and two lower relay scaffolds. The main scaffold had a toprail but lacked a midrail and toeboard, while the relay scaffolds were temporarily unguarded after being lowered and stocked. The Commission found…
Stone & Webster Engineering
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving Stone & Webster Engineering Corp. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, the Commission brought it up for review on its own motion. Neither party objected to the judge's decision or otherwise asked the Commission to change it…
H & C Equipment Company, Inc.
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving H & C Equipment Company, Inc. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, the Commission brought it up for review on its own motion. Neither party objected to the judge's decision or otherwise asked the Commission to change it. Because…
ACME Paper Tube Company
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving ACME Paper Tube Company. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, the Commission brought it up for review on its own motion. Neither party objected to the judge's decision or otherwise asked the Commission to change it. Because no…
Page & Wirtz Construction Co.
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving Page & Wirtz Construction Co. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, the Commission brought it up for review on its own motion. Neither party objected to the judge's decision or otherwise asked the Commission to change it. Because…
El Greco Painting & Contracting Co.
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving El Greco Painting & Contracting Co. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, the Commission brought it up for review on its own motion. Neither party objected to the judge's decision or otherwise asked the Commission to change it…
Metro Building Services, Inc.
Fall-protection citation for a window washer in a boatswain's chair, one item cut to de minimis and the other affirmed
Metro Building Services is a commercial exterior building and window cleaning firm. OSHA inspected a jobsite in Tampa, Florida where one of its employees was cleaning windows suspended 55 feet up in a boatswain's chair on a 10-story building. OSHA issued a serious citation with a $700 penalty for…
Seven-up Bottling Co. of Plainfield, New Jersey
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving Seven-Up Bottling Company. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, the Commission brought it up for review on its own motion. Neither party objected to the judge's decision or otherwise asked the Commission to change it. Because no…
Elelich Insulation, Inc.
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving Elelich Insulation, Inc. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, the Commission brought it up for review on its own motion. Neither party objected to the judge's decision or otherwise asked the Commission to change it. Because no…
Glenwood Concrete Floors, Inc.
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving Glenwood Concrete Floors, Inc. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, the Commission brought it up for review on its own motion. Neither party objected to the judge's decision or otherwise asked the Commission to change it. Because…
Ace Powell Bronze Foundry
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving Ace Powell Bronze Foundry. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, the Commission brought it up for review on its own motion. Neither party objected to the judge's decision or otherwise asked the Commission to change it. Because no…
Montgomery AMC Drilling, Ltd.
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving Montgomery AMC Drilling, Ltd. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, the Commission brought it up for review on its own motion. Neither party objected to the judge's decision or otherwise asked the Commission to change it. Because…
Evans Redwood Products Manufacturing Co.
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving Evans Redwood Products Manufacturing Co. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, a Commissioner brought it up for review on the Commission's own motion (a sua sponte order for review). Neither side filed objections or asked the…
J.W. Delahoussaye & Sons, Inc.
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving J.W. Delahoussaye & Sons, Inc. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, a Commissioner brought it up for review on the Commission's own motion (a sua sponte order for review). Neither side filed objections or asked the Commission to…
Litton Systems, Inc., Ingalls Shipbuilding Division
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving Litton Systems, Inc., Ingalls Shipbuilding Division. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, a Commissioner brought it up for review on the Commission's own motion (a sua sponte order for review). Neither side filed objections or…
W.H. Allgood and Company
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving W.H. Allgood and Company. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, a Commissioner brought it up for review on the Commission's own motion (a sua sponte order for review). Neither side filed objections or asked the Commission to change…
Dravo Corp.
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving Dravo Corporation. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, the Commission brought it up for review on its own motion. Neither party objected to the judge's decision or otherwise asked the Commission to change it. Because no party…
Rupert Plumbing & Heating Co., Inc.
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving Rupert Plumbing & Heating Co., Inc. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, the Commission brought it up for review on its own motion. Neither party objected to the judge's decision or otherwise asked the Commission to change it…
Sunbell Corporation
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving Sunbell Corporation. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, the Commission brought it up for review on its own motion. Neither party objected to the judge's decision or otherwise asked the Commission to change it. Because no party…
Ve-Alite Plastic Corp.
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving Ve-Alite Plastic Corp. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, the Commission brought it up for review on its own motion. Neither party objected to the judge's decision or otherwise asked the Commission to change it. Because no party…
R. Colwill Excavating, Inc.
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving R. Colwill Excavating, Inc. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, the Commission brought it up for review on its own motion. Neither party objected to the judge's decision or otherwise asked the Commission to change it. Because no…
Capitol Temptrol Corp.
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving Capitol Temptrol Corp. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, the Commission brought it up for review on its own motion. Neither party objected to the judge's decision or otherwise asked the Commission to change it. Because no party…
Armor Shield, Inc.
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving Armor Shield, Inc. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, the Commission brought it up for review on its own motion. Neither party objected to the judge's decision or otherwise asked the Commission to change it. Because no party…
United States Sugar Corp.
Commission lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order involving United States Sugar Corp. The Commission called the case for review on its own motion after an Administrative Law Judge issued a decision. Neither party objected to the judge's ruling or otherwise expressed dissatisfaction with it. The Commission found no…
Frontier Roofing Co., Inc.
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving Frontier Roofing Company, Inc. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, the Commission brought it up for review on its own motion. Neither party objected to the judge's decision or otherwise asked the Commission to change it. Because…
C. L. Cook, Inc.
Commission declines review and lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order in a case involving C. L. Cook, Inc. After an Administrative Law Judge ruled on the case, the Commission brought it up for review on its own motion. Neither party objected to the judge's decision or otherwise asked the Commission to change it. Because no party…
Westinghouse Electric Corp.
Commission lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order involving Westinghouse Electric Corp. The Commission called the case for review on its own motion after an Administrative Law Judge issued a decision. Neither party objected to that decision or otherwise asked the Commission to change it. Because the review order…
Howard P. Foley Co.
Commission finds the electrical violations unpreventable
Howard P. Foley Co. employed electricians at a building construction project where a journeyman was electrocuted while installing a 277-volt exit light. A wiring error left the circuit energized even though the circuit breaker shown on the diagram was disconnected, and the employee did not use his…
Braswell Motor Freight Lines, Inc.
Commission distinguishes recurring violations from failure to abate
Braswell Motor Freight Lines operated a freight terminal that OSHA reinspected after several uncontested citations became final orders. The Commission affirmed a failure to abate the missing stair handrail but assessed no penalty because the company made substantial good-faith efforts and the…
Greyhound Lines, Inc.
Commission lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order involving Greyhound Lines, Inc. The Commission called the case for review on its own motion after an Administrative Law Judge issued a decision. Neither party objected or otherwise asked the Commission to change the ruling. Because the review order identified no…
Lembke Construction Co., Inc.
Commission lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order involving Lembke Construction Co., Inc. The Commission called the case for review on its own motion after an Administrative Law Judge issued a decision. Neither party objected to the decision or otherwise asked the Commission to change it. Because the review order…
Gamblin Electric Co.
Commission lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order involving Gamblin Electric Co. The Commission called the case for review on its own motion after an Administrative Law Judge issued a decision. Neither party objected to the decision or asked the Commission to change it. The Commission found no compelling public…
M.C.L., Inc.
Commission lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order involving M.C.L., Inc. The Commission called the case for review on its own motion after an Administrative Law Judge issued a decision. Neither party objected or otherwise asked the Commission to change the ruling. The Commission found no compelling public interest…
Great Falls Tribune Company
Proposed pressroom noise controls were not economically feasible
The Great Falls Tribune operated newspaper presses that exposed pressroom employees to average noise near 100 dBA during runs averaging about three and one-half hours. The company required earmuffs that reduced exposure by at least 20 dBA when worn properly. Engineering controls modeled on another…
Miller Valentine Corporation
Commission lets the judge's decision stand
This is a short Commission order covering two dockets involving Miller Valentine Corporation. The Commission called the consolidated case for review on its own motion after an Administrative Law Judge issued a decision. Neither party objected or otherwise asked the Commission to change the ruling…
What these documents are
- Commission decisions: Rulings by the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission itself, the highest level of agency review. These are citable as Commission precedent, though a decision may have been appealed to a U.S. Court of Appeals after issuance.
- ALJ decisions: Rulings by OSHRC Administrative Law Judges after a hearing. When no Commissioner directs review, an ALJ decision becomes a final order under 29 U.S.C. § 661(j): it binds the parties in that case but is not binding precedent in other cases.
- Why finality matters: Every page here says which kind of decision you are reading, so you know whether it is precedent you can cite or a final order that only shows how one judge ruled on one set of facts.
- Where they come from: Every page links the official OSHRC public release, and the full text on the page is that release. The plain-English summaries are written by Ezel.