Legal Opinion
McLaughlin v. Union Oil Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 24, 1989No. Nos. 88-1374, 88-1832PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
This case arises out of the explosion of a pressure vessel at Union Oil Company’s Chicago refinery in 1984 that killed seventeen workers. OSHA conducted an investigation, and, on January 11, 1985, cited Union Oil for three “willful” violations of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, 29 U.S.C. §§ 651 et seq., and one “serious” one. On the basis of these citations, OSHA assessed penalties against the company totaling $31,000, the maximum *1041possible given the violations. See 29 U.S.C. §§ 666(a), (b). Union Oil contested the assessment and the matter was referred to…
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