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Metropolitan Stevedore Company (Commission decision, November 21, 1975)

Direction for review vacated

Decision type
Commission decision
Dockets
12735, 13226
Decided
November 21, 1975
Outcome
Procedural
Precedential status
Citable Commission precedent
Checked against source
2026-07-29
Official source
Read the official release (oshrc.gov)

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Plain-English summary

The Commission vacated its direction for review in these consolidated Metropolitan Stevedore Company cases. It explained that the issue Commissioner Moran raised on the Commission's own initiative had not been raised, tried, or argued by the parties. The Commission also characterized the issue as one of publication policy rather than an adjudicative question under the OSH Act. The official release does not identify the underlying citations, standards, or penalties.

Decision snapshot

  • Outcome: The direction for review in Docket Nos. 12735 and 13226 was vacated.
  • Key point: A publication-policy question not raised or litigated by the parties did not present an issue for Commission adjudication.

Full text (OSHRC public release)

Docket Nos. 12735; 13226

METROPOLITAN STEVEDORE COMPANY

OSHRC Docket Nos. 12735; 13226

Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission

November 21, 1975

OPINION:

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ORDER

The direction for review in the above-captioned case is hereby vacated.
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The issue raised sua sponte on review by Commissioner Moran was not raised, tried, or argued by the parties.
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The issue raised by the Direction for Review concerns publication policy, and therefore it does not present an issue for adjudication by the Commission under the Occupational Safety and Health Act.
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