5/1/2024 2:20:00 PM Judge Joshua Patrick Appointed First Judge of the Denver Regional Office I am pleased to announce the appointment of the Honorable Judge Joshua Patrick as the new First Judge of the Denver Regional Office. Judge Patrick was... Read More
4/19/2024 6:28:00 AM ALJ Decision in Williams Brothers Construction Co., Inc., OSHRC Docket No. 22-0503, Becomes a Final Order of the Commission. Williams Brothers is a large employer in the highway construction industry, employing approximately 2,000 people. (Tr. 139). “At least 95%” of Williams... Read More
4/3/2024 2:51:00 PM ALJ Decision in U.S. Postal Service, dba Portland Processing and Distribution Center, OSHRC Docket No. 22-0742, Becomes a Final Order of the Commission. In response to a complaint, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) opened an inspection of the U.S. Postal Service dba Portland... Read More
3/25/2024 9:19:00 AM ALJ Decision in Kenvil United Corp., dba Kenvil Steel, Inc., OSHRC Docket No. 21-1040, Becomes a Final Order of the Commission. Kenvil United Corp., dba Kenvil Steel, Inc. (Respondent or Kenvil) is engaged in the business of commercial steel erection. (JX-2 SF# 1). Kenvil contracted... Read More
3/22/2024 1:33:00 PM ALJ Decision and Order in K V, Inc. OSHRC Docket No. 22-0339, Directed for Review. Respondent was hired by Intermountain Gas Company (IGC), which is owned by Montana Dakota Utilities (MDU). MDU, in turn, hired QCI to supervise the work... Read More
3/18/2024 12:09:00 PM ALJ Decision in American Civil Constructors LLC, dba American Constructors Mountain West, OSHRC Docket No. 22-0300, Becomes a Final Order of the Commission. On August 23, 2021, an excavator bucket detached from a John Deere 350G excavator and struck one of Respondent American Civil Constructors, LCC’s (ACC)... Read More
2/26/2024 1:45:00 PM Judge Heather Daly has been sworn in as an Administrative Law Judge. Heather Daly was appointed as an Administrative Law Judge with the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission in February 2024. She brings... Read More
2/9/2024 1:53:00 PM ALJ Decision and Order in Meritage Homes of Colorado, Inc., OSHRC Docket No. 23-0938, Directed for Review. This matter comes before the Court on Respondent’s Motion for Relief from a Final Order Pursuant to Rule 60(b)(1), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Respondent... Read More
2/7/2024 3:14:00 PM ALJ Decision in Cedar Springs Hospital, Inc. / UHS of Delaware, Inc., dba Cedar Springs Hospital, OSHRC Docket No. 20-0887, Becomes a Final Order of the Commission. After learning of significant allegations through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (“OSHA’s”) Whistleblower Protection Program, Compliance... Read More