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Phelps Dodge Corporation (Commission decision, May 17, 1983)

Settlement approved

Decision type
Commission decision
Docket
81-1441
Decided
May 17, 1983
Outcome
Settled
Precedential status
Citable Commission precedent
Checked against source
2026-07-26
Official source
Read the official release (oshrc.gov)

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Plain-English summary

The Commission approved the parties' stipulation and settlement agreement in the Phelps Dodge proceeding. The short public release does not reproduce the agreement or identify the cited standard, workplace condition, violation classification, proposed or agreed penalty, abatement terms, or the reasons the parties chose to settle. It contains no separate merits analysis.

Decision snapshot

  • Cited standard(s): The official release does not identify an OSHA standard.
  • Outcome: Settlement agreement approved.
  • Key point: The Commission resolved the proceeding by approving the parties' agreement without a public merits ruling or disclosed settlement terms.

Full text (OSHRC public release)

Docket No. 81-1441

SECRETARY OF LABOR,

Complainant,

v.

PHELPS DODGE CORPORATION,

Respondent.

OSHRC Docket No. 81-1441

ORDER

The Parties' Stipulation and Settlement Agreement is Approved.

FOR THE COMMISSION

RAY H. DARLING, JR.

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY

Dated: MAY 17 1983

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