Crown Pacific v. Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission

THOMAS, Circuit Judge.

Crown Pacific Limited Partnership (“Crown”), a forest products company, challenges a citation issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”). It argues that sliding a tire off a pickup truck is not an activity “related” to the “mounting and demounting of rim wheels” when the employer is not engaged in that business and the tire servicing is performed by a third party. We agree and grant Crown’s petition for review.

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