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Trinity Masonry & Stucco, Inc. (Commission decision, May 30, 1997)

Settlement approval affirmed

Decision type
Commission decision
Docket
96-0762
Decided
May 30, 1997
Outcome
Settled
Precedential status
Citable Commission precedent
Checked against source
2026-07-23
Official source
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Plain-English summary

An ALJ approved the parties' settlement agreement. The employer petitioned for review, and the settlement order was directed for Commission review. After reviewing the case, the Commission affirmed the ALJ's order.

Decision snapshot

  • Cited standard(s): None identified in the Commission order.
  • Outcome: The ALJ's order approving the settlement agreement was affirmed.
  • Key point: Commission review left the approved settlement in place.

Full text (OSHRC public release)

United States of America
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION 1120 20th Street, N.W., Ninth Floor
Washington, DC 20036-3419

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SECRETARY OF LABOR,
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Complainant,
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v. : OSHRC Docket No. 96-0762
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TRINITY MASONRY & STUCCO, INC.,
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Respondent.
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ORDER
The order of Review Commission Administrative Law Judge Sidney J. Goldstein approving the settlement agreement in this case was directed for review based on the petition of Trinity Masonry & Stucco, Inc. Having reviewed this case, we affirm the judge.

/s/

Stuart E. Weisberg
Chairman

/s/
Daniel Guttman
Commissioner

Date: May 30, 1997
1997 OSHRC No. 26

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