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Furnco Construction Company (Commission decision, May 13, 1982)

Settlement approved and one item withdrawn

Decision type
Commission decision
Docket
78-4731
Decided
May 13, 1982
Outcome
Settled
Precedential status
Citable Commission precedent
Checked against source
2026-07-26
Official source
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Plain-English summary

The Commission approved a settlement agreement between Furnco Construction Company and the Secretary. It also granted the Secretary's motion to withdraw citation item 4. At the parties' joint request, the Commission severed Furnco's case from J.L. Manta, Inc., OSHRC docket 78-4923. The short order does not identify the cited standards, the terms of settlement, or any penalty.

Decision snapshot

  • Cited standard(s): None identified in the Commission order.
  • Outcome: Settlement approved, citation item 4 withdrawn, and case severed from docket 78-4923.
  • Key point: The Commission resolved Furnco's case through the parties' settlement and procedural motions.

Full text (OSHRC public release)

Docket No. 78-4731

FURNCO CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

OSHRC Docket No. 78-4731

Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission

May 13, 1982

COUNSEL:

[*1]

Office of the Solicitor, USDOL

Herman Grant, Reg. Sol., USDOL

Irving M. Geslewitz, for the employer

Thomas S. Metskas, for the employer

OPINION:

ORDER The Commission approves the Settlement Agreement.

The Commission grants the Secretary's motion to withdraw citation item 4 and the parties' joint motion to sever this case from J.L. Manta, Inc., Docket Number 78-4923.

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