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Georgia Pacific Corporation (Commission decision, July 22, 1983)

Secretary's dismissal approved

Decision type
Commission decision
Docket
82-0993
Decided
July 22, 1983
Outcome
Procedural
Precedential status
Citable Commission precedent
Checked against source
2026-07-26
Official source
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Plain-English summary

The Commission approved the Secretary's notice dismissing the Georgia Pacific proceeding. The brief public order does not identify the OSHA standard, cited workplace condition, procedural reason for dismissal, proposed penalty, or any terms associated with ending the case. It supplies no substantive ruling on the underlying allegation.

Decision snapshot

  • Cited standard(s): The official release does not identify an OSHA standard.
  • Outcome: Secretary's notice of dismissal approved.
  • Key point: The Commission ended the proceeding through dismissal without deciding the citation's merits in this public order.

Full text (OSHRC public release)

Docket No. 82-0993a

SECRETARY OF LABOR,

Complainant,

v.

Georgia Pacific Corporation,

Respondent.

OSHRC Docket No. 82-0093

ORDER

The Secretary's notice of dismissal is approved.

FOR THE COMMISSION

Ray H. Darling, Jr.

Executive Secretary

Dated: Jul 22 1983

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