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Ferro Corporation (Electro Division) (Commission decision, October 17, 1980)

Interlocutory appeal accepted

Decision type
Commission decision
Docket
80-2045
Decided
October 17, 1980
Outcome
Procedural
Precedential status
Citable Commission precedent
Checked against source
2026-07-27
Official source
Read the official release (oshrc.gov)

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This interlocutory order granted a petition for interlocutory appeal while the underlying case remained pending. It did not finally dispose of the case. The full text below is from the official OSHRC release.
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Plain-English summary

Ferro Corporation asked the Commission to accept an interlocutory appeal while the underlying case was still pending. The Commission granted the petition. The official order does not identify the issue presented, the cited standards, or the next procedural step.

Decision snapshot

  • Cited standard(s): None identified in the order
  • Outcome: Petition for interlocutory appeal granted
  • Key point: The Commission accepted immediate review of an issue, but the order does not describe that issue

Full text (OSHRC public release)

Docket No. 80-2045

1 of 202 DOCUMENTS

TURNER COMPANY

A. SCHONBEK & CO., INC.

NORANDA ALUMINUM, INC.

GENERAL MOTORS CORP., GM ASSEMBLY DIV.

ALLIED PLANT MAINTENANCE CO. OF OKLAHOMA, INC.

CLEMENT FOOD COMPANY

MILLCON CORPORATION

FWA DRILLING COMPANY, INC.

CCI, INC.

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

CONSOLIDATED ALUMINUM CORPORATION

THE BRONZE CRAFT CORPORATION

CARGILL, INC.

CHAPMAN CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.

GALLO MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS, INC.

SPECIAL METALS CORPORATION

WILLAMETTE IRON AND STEEL COMPANY

NASHUA CORPORATION

WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION

RESEARCH-COTTRELL, INC.

ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING & DRYDOCK CO.

NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING & DRYDOCK CO.

BUNKOFF CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, FRIGIDAIRE DIVISION

HARRIS BROTHERS ROOFING CO.

GENERAL DIVERS COMPANY

ORMET CORPORATION

R. ZOPPO CO., INC.

COEUR D'ALENE TRIBAL FARM

L. A. DREYFUS COMPANY

CMH COMPANY, INC.

BENTON FOUNDRY, INC.

MICHAEL CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.

WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

BROWN & ROOT, POWER PLANT DIVISION

MARION POWER SHOVEL CO., INC.

ERSKINE-FRASER CO.

MORRISON-KNUDSEN AND ASSOCIATES

THE BOAM COMPANY

DIC-UNDERHILL, a Joint Venture

C. R. BURNETT AND SONS, INC.; HARLLEE FARMS

STRIPE-A-ZONE, INC.

FORTE BROTHERS, INC.

RAYBESTOS FRICTION MATERIALS COMPANY

TEXLAND DRILLING CORPORATION

THE ANACONDA COMPANY, WIRE AND CABLE DIVISION

SAM HALL & SONS, INC.

VAMPCO METAL PRODUCTS, INC.

LEONE INDUSTRIES, INC.

ASARCO, INC.

DURANT ELEVATOR, A DIVISION OF SCOULAR-BISHOP GRAIN COMPANY

PLUM CREEK LUMBER COMPANY

PLUM CREEK LUMBER COMPANY

STEARNS-ROGER, INC.

FERRO CORPORATION, (ELECTRO DIVISION)

OSHRC Docket No. 80-2045

Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission

October 17, 1980

COUNSEL:

[*1]

Baruch A. Fellner, Office of the Solicitor, USDOL

James E. White, Reg. Sol., USDOL

Richard W. McLaren, Jr., for the employer

Gayley D. Beal, President, Molders & Allied Workers Union, Local 58, for the employees

OPINION:

ORDER

The Commission grants Respondent's Petition for Interlocutory Appeal.

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