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Mission Viking, Inc. (Commission decision, July 29, 1983)

Citations vacated as moot after withdrawal

Decision type
Commission decision
Docket
78-0617
Decided
July 29, 1983
Outcome
Citations vacated
Precedential status
Citable Commission precedent
Checked against source
2026-07-26
Official source
Read the official release (oshrc.gov)

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Plain-English summary

While Mission Viking's case was under judicial review, the Secretary withdrew every citation issued to the company, making the controversy moot. The Fifth Circuit directed the Commission to vacate its prior order. On remand, the Commission set aside its April 30, 1981 order that had affirmed the citations and assessed penalties, and vacated all citations and proposed penalties.

Decision snapshot

  • Cited standard(s): The official release does not identify the standards in the withdrawn citations.
  • Outcome: Prior Commission order set aside; all citations and proposed penalties vacated.
  • Key point: Withdrawal of every citation during judicial review mooted the case and required vacatur of the prior agency order.

Full text (OSHRC public release)

Docket No. 78-0617

SECRETARY OF LABOR,

Complainant,

v.

MISSION VIKING, INC.,

Respondent.

OSHRC Docket No. 78- 0617

DECISION AND ORDER

Before: ROWLAND, Chairman; CLEARY, Commissioner.

BY THE COMMISSION:

This case is before the Commission on remand from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Mission Viking, Inc. v. OSHRC, No. 81-4243 (5th Cir. July 15, 1983). The court remanded this case with directions to vacate and set aside the prior order of the Commission, [[*]] the case having become moot while on judicial review because of the Secretary's withdrawal of all citations issued to Mission Viking. Accordingly, the Commission order of April 30, 1981, affirming citations issued by the Secretary and assessing penalties against Mission Viking, is set aside. The citations and proposed penalties are vacated.

SO ORDERED.

DATED: JUL 29 1983

Ray H. Darling, Jr.

Executive Secretary

The Administrative Law Judge decision in this matter is unavailable in this format. To obtain a copy of this document, please request one from our Public Information Office By e-mail ( [email protected] ), telephone (202-606-5398), fax (202-606-5050), or TTY (202-606-5386).

FOOTNOTES:

[[*/]] Mission Viking, Inc., 81 OSAHRC 50/A2, 9 BNA OSHC 1764, 1981 CCH OSHD 25,373 (NO. 78-617 1981).

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