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OSHRC Commission decision Docket 79-3185 Decided January 31, 1985 Remanded

ITT Grinnell Corp.

Court-remanded case returned for additional evidence

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Plain-English summary

The Third Circuit returned ITT Grinnell’s case to the Commission. The Commission then remanded it to the chief administrative law judge for reassignment. The assigned judge was directed to let the parties present additional evidence on the issues covered by the court’s order and to conduct any other proceedings needed to comply with it. The short release does not identify the underlying citations, standards, factual dispute, or penalties.

Decision snapshot

  • Cited standard(s): None identified in the release.
  • Outcome: Remanded for reassignment, additional evidence, and proceedings required by the appellate mandate.
  • Key point: The administrative record was reopened so the agency could implement the Third Circuit’s remand order.

Full text (OSHRC public release)

Docket No. 79-3185-P

ITT GRINNELL CORP.,

Petitioner,

v.

SECRETARY OF LABOR,

Respondent

OSHRC Docket No. 79-3185P

ORDER

This case is before the Commission on remand from the United States Court of Appeals for
the Third Circuit. ITT Grinnell Corp. v. Secretary of Labor, 744 F.2d 344 (3d Cir. 1984).
We further remand the case to the Chief Judge for reassignment to an administrative law
judge. The judge to whom the case is assigned shall afford the parties an opportunity to
present additional evidence on the issues encompassed by the court's remand order, and
shall conduct whatever additional proceedings are necessary to comply with that order.

FOR THE COMMISSION

RAY H. DARLING, JR.

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY

DATED: JAN 31 1995

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