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OSHRC Commission decision Docket 19-1579 Decided May 30, 2023 Settled

UHS of Centennial Peaks dba Centennial Peaks Hospital

Settlement accepted and case dismissed

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Plain-English summary

The Tenth Circuit remanded this case to the Commission for the limited purpose of considering the parties' settlement agreement. The Secretary and UHS of Centennial Peaks notified the Commission that they had resolved all contested citation items. Because the parties agreed to terminate the Commission proceedings, the Commission dismissed the case. The order does not state the underlying standards, penalties, or settlement terms.

Decision snapshot

  • Cited standard(s): Not stated in this final order.
  • Outcome: The parties settled all contested citation items, and the Commission dismissed the case.
  • Key point: This order ends the proceeding based on settlement and does not decide the merits of the underlying citations.

Full text (OSHRC public release)

UHS OF CENTENNIAL PEAKS LLC, dba :CENTENNIAL PEAKS HOSPITAL, OSHRC DOCKET NO. 19-1579

United States of America

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION

1120 20 th Street, N.W., Ninth Floor

Washington, DC  20036-3457

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SECRETARY OF LABOR,                        :

Complainant,                        :

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v.                                :          OSHRC Docket No. 19-1579

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UHS OF CENTENNIAL PEAKS LLC, dba        :

CENTENNIAL PEAKS HOSPITAL,                :

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Respondent.                        :

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FINAL ORDER

This case is on remand from the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit “for the limited purpose of considering the parties’ settlement agreement.” UHS of Centennial Peaks v. Sec’y of Labor, No. 22-9572 (10th Cir. May 11, 2023). The parties have submitted a Joint Notification of Settlement pursuant to Commission Rule 100, 29 C.F.R. § 2200.100, informing the Commission that they have resolved all the contested citation items in this case. Since the parties have agreed to terminate the proceedings before the Commission, the case is hereby dismissed. See 41 Fed. Reg. 37,173 (Sept. 2, 1976), amended at 44 Fed. Reg. 7255 (Feb. 6, 1979).

SO ORDERED.                                               

Dated:        May 30, 2023                                /s/                                       

John X. Cerveny               

Executive Secretary

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