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OSHRC Commission decision Docket 3481 Decided October 15, 1973 Procedural

W.W. Arnold Construction Co., Inc.

Contest reinstated after complaint-service issue

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Plain-English summary

A Commission judge dismissed W.W. Arnold Construction's notice of contest because the company had not answered the Secretary's complaint. The company stated that it never received a copy of the complaint. The Commission directed review, reinstated the case, and gave the company 15 days after receiving the order to file its answer. The official release does not identify the underlying standards or penalties.

Decision snapshot

  • Cited standard(s): None identified in the official release.
  • Outcome: The dismissal was set aside, the contest was reinstated, and the company received 15 days to answer.
  • Key point: The employer received an opportunity to answer after asserting that the complaint had not been served on it.

Full text (OSHRC public release)

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION

SECRETARY
OF LABOR,

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Complainant,

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OSHRC
DOCKET NO. 3481

W.W.
ARNOLD CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.

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Respondent.

DIRECTION
FOR REVIEW AND REINSTATEMENT ORDER

October 15, 1973

Before MORAN, Chairman;
VAN NAMEE and CLEARY, Commissioners

MORAN, CHAIRMAN:

On
September 26, 1973, Review Commission Judge Herbert E. Bates granted the
complainant�s motion dated August 21, 1973, to dismiss the respondent�s notice
of contest for failure to answer the complaint.

Review
of that ruling is hereby directed.

The
Commission�s disposition upon review is to reinstate this case in order to give
respondent an opportunity to file its answer since it claims that it did not
receive a copy of the complaint.

Respondent
is allowed 15 days from its receipt of this order to file an answer to the
complaint.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION

SECRETARY
OF LABOR,

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Complainant,

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OSHRC
DOCKET NO. 3481

W.W.
ARNOLD CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.

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Respondent.

September 26, 1973

BATES, JUDGE, OSAHRC:

Ruling on Secretary�s
motion to dismiss notice of contest; Granted.

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