Legal Opinion
Ch2m Hill, Inc. v. Alexis Herman, Secretary of Labor, and Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 23, 1999No. 98-3282PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
Whenever accidental death occurs, it is human nature to place blame. During a massive construction project on the Milwaukee sewer system, three men died when methane gas located in the tunnel in which they had been working exploded. During the aftermath, the Secretary of Labor (“Secretary”) issued a citation to CH2M Hill Central, Inc. (“CH2M Hill”), the firm that Milwaukee had hired as consulting engineer. On administrative review, CH2M Hill argued vigorously that the construction standards under which it had been cited did not apply to it as a professional firm not…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Martin v. Occupational Safety & Health Review CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Robert B. Reich, Secretary of Labor v. Simpson, Gumpertz & Heger, Inc., and Occupational Safety and Health Review CommissionCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
- Anthony Crane Rental, Inc. v. Robert B. Reich, Secretary of LaborCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1995
- Texas Eastern Products Pipeline Company v. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, and William E. Brock, Secretary of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Ch2m Hill Central, Inc. v. Alexis M. Herman, Secretary of Labor, and Occupational Safety and Health Review CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
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