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OSHRC Commission decision Docket 3449 Decided April 7, 1977 Procedural

Koppers Company, Inc.

Review ended after union withdrew petition

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Plain-English summary

An authorized employee representative petitioned for Commission review of an administrative law judge's decision involving Koppers Company. The representative later withdrew that petition. Because no party then objected to the judge's decision, the Commission affirmed it without further analysis. The official release does not identify the cited standards, underlying findings, or penalty result.

Decision snapshot

  • Cited standard(s): None identified in the official release.
  • Outcome: The judge's decision was affirmed after the employee representative withdrew its review petition.
  • Key point: Once the only petition for review was withdrawn, no party objection remained for the Commission to decide.

Full text (OSHRC public release)

Docket No. 3449

KOPPERS COMPANY, INC.
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OSHRC Docket No. 3449

Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission

April 7, 1977

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Before BARNAKO, Chairman; MORAN and CLEARY, Commissioners.
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COUNSEL:

Baruch A. Fellner, Office of the Solicitor, USDOL

Herman Grant, Regional Solicitor

Marshall H. Harris, Regional Solicitor

Templeton Smith, Koppers Company, for the employer

Samuel H. Morgan, for the employer

W. L. White, Jr., United States Steel Corp., for the employer

A. E. Lawson, Asst. General Counsel, United Steelworkers of America, AFL-CIO-CLC, for the employees

Daniel W. Hannan, Staff Representative, Safety & Health Department, United Steelworkers of America, for the employees

Harry Piasecki, President, USWA, Local Union No. 1014, for the employees

Anthony Mazzocchi, Director, Legislative Assistant, Steven Wodka, for the employees

Robert R. Morris and Daniel K. Mayers, for the employees

OPINION:

DECISION

BY THE COMMISSION:

This matter is before us by order of Commissioner Moran granting a petition for review filed by the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union and its Local 6-16, an authorized employee representative.
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The petition included several exceptions to a decision issued on April 5, 1976, by Administrative Law Judge James D. Burroughs.
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On February 27, 1977, a notice of withdrawal of its
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petition was filed with the Commission by the authorized employee representative.
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There is, therefore, no objection by any party to the Judge's decision.
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In these circumstances the decision is affirmed.

So ORDERED.
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