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OSHRC Commission decision Docket 78-1443 Decided February 25, 1981 Remanded

General Motors Corporation

Judge decision reversed and case remanded

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Plain-English summary

The Commission reversed the judge's decision in General Motors' case and remanded the matter for further proceedings. The official release does not identify the citation, cited standard, workplace facts, disputed legal issue, or basis for reversal. It also does not state a penalty or decide the merits.

Decision snapshot

  • Cited standard(s): None identified in the decision.
  • Outcome: Judge's decision reversed; case remanded for further proceedings.
  • Key point: The short order records a remand but provides no substantive explanation for the Commission's action.

Full text (OSHRC public release)

Docket No. 78-1443

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION

OSHRC Docket No. 78-1443

Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission

February 25, 1981

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Before: CLEARY, Chairman, BARNAKO and COTTINE, Commissioners.
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COUNSEL:

Baruch A. Fellner, Office of the Solicitor, USDOL

Albert H. Ross, Regional Solicitor, USDOL

M. Alice McCann, General Motors Corporation, for the employer

OPINION:

DECISION

BY THE COMMISSION:

The judge's decision is reversed, and the case is remanded for further proceedings.
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SO ORDERED.
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