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OSHRC Commission decision Docket 78-5577 Decided February 25, 1981 Remanded

General Motors Corporation

Citation item vacation reversed and remanded

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Plain-English summary

The Commission reversed the portion of the judge's decision that had vacated item 1 of a citation issued to General Motors. It remanded the case for further proceedings on that item. The official release does not identify the cited standard, the workplace condition, the parties' arguments, or the reason for reversal. It also does not state a penalty or resolve the citation item on its merits.

Decision snapshot

  • Cited standard(s): None identified in the decision.
  • Outcome: Vacation of citation item 1 reversed; matter remanded.
  • Key point: The short official order restores item 1 for further proceedings but provides no substantive explanation.

Full text (OSHRC public release)

Docket No. 78-5577

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION

OSHRC Docket No. 78-5577

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

Mr. Albert H. Ross, Office of the Solicitor

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

Paul R. Fortier, Health & Safety Rep., Local #626, UAW, for the employees

OPINION:

DECISION

BY THE COMMISSION:

That part of the judge's decision vacating item 1 of the citation is reversed, and the case is remanded for further proceedings.
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SO ORDERED.
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