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Secretary of Labor (MSHA) v. U. S. Steel Corporation (ALJ decision, August 6, 1980)

U. S. Steel Corporation (FMSHRC PITT 79-186-P): Settlement amount corrected to $648

Decision type
ALJ decision
Dockets
PITT 79-186-P, PITT 79-185-P
Decided
August 6, 1980
Presiding judge
George A. Koutras
Outcome
Procedural
Precedential status
Final order, not precedent
Checked against source
2026-10-23
Official source
Read the official release (fmshrc.gov)
PDF
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Final ALJ decision, not Commission precedent
This correction amended the judge's July 16, 1980 settlement order and became final under the 40-day rule in 30 U.S.C. § 823(d)(1) because no later Commission review appears in the official index. It binds the parties but is not Commission precedent. The full text below is from the official FMSHRC release.
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Plain-English summary

Judge George A. Koutras corrected a typographical error in his July 16, 1980 order approving a settlement with U. S. Steel Corporation. That earlier order had listed the settlement amount for docket PITT 79-186-P as $688. The judge amended it to show $648 as the correct civil penalty approved for payment. This order makes no other change to the settlement.

Decision snapshot

  • Cited standard: No mine safety standard is cited in this correction order.
  • Outcome: Earlier settlement order corrected to show a $648 penalty for PITT 79-186-P.
  • Key point: The order corrects a typographical error in the settlement amount.

Full text (FMSHRC public release)

FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES
2 SKYLINE, 10th FLOOR
5203 LEESBURG PIKE
FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA 22041

(703) 756-6210/11/12

August 6, 1980

SECRETARY OF LABOR,
: Civil Penalty Proceedings
MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH
:
ADMINISTRATION (MSHA),
: Docket No. PITT 79-186-P
Petitioner
: A.O. No. 36-05018-02012
:
v. : Docket No. PITT 79-185-P
: A.O. No. 36-05018-03010
U. S. STEEL CORPORATION,
:
Respondent
:

ORDER CORRECTING DECISION

On July 16, 1980, I issued a decision and order approving a settlement in the captioned cases. Due to a typographical error, the settlement amount for Docket PITT 79-186-P was shown as $688.00. The correct amount should be $648.00, and the decision and order is herein amended to reflect $648.00 as the correct total civil penalty approved for payment by the respondent.

George A. Koutras
Administrative Law Judge

Distribution:

Sidney Salkin, Esq., U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Solicitor, 3535 Market St., Philadelphia, PA 19104 (Certified Mail)

Louise Q. Symons, Esq., U.S. Steel Corp., 600 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15230 (Certified Mail)

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