McLaughlin v. Keefe Earth Boring Co.

ORDER

BUA, District Judge.

Plaintiff Ann McLaughlin, the Secretary of Labor (“the Secretary”), filed this action pursuant to § 17(l) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (“OSHA”), 29 U.S.C. § 666(i), to recover unpaid fines levied by the Secretary against defendant Keefe Earth Boring Company, Inc. (“Keefe”). This order concerns the Secretary’s motion for summary judgment.

The complaint alleges that on four separate occasions, the Secretary issued citations to Keefe for violations of OSHA. The first citation, issued on October 29, 1986, assessed a fine of $760. Two months later,…