Legal Opinion

William E. Brock, United States Secretary of Labor v. Chicago Zoological Society and Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided June 8, 1987No. 86-1771PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WILL, Senior District Judge.

Respondent Chicago Zoological Society (“Society”) operates the Brookfield Zoo in west suburban Chicago, Illinois. Following an inspection by officials of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) in April 1979, the Secretary of Labor issued a citation against the Society and proposed a $2000 penalty for safety violations occurring on zoo premises. The citation charged violations of 29 C.F.R. § 1910.23(a)(8) for failing to guard floor holes in the Tropic World Building and 29 C.F.R. § 1910.252(e)(l)(i) for a lack of fall protection for a welder…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Rendell-Baker v. KohnSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Potomac Electric Power Co. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation ProgramsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. National Labor Relations Board v. Natural Gas Utility DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  5. National Labor Relations Board v. Austin Developmental Center, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979

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3Cited by34 opinions

  1. Shannon v. ShannonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
  2. GREATER HAMMOND COMMUNITY SERV., INC. v. MutkaIndiana Supreme Court · 2000
  3. Harrison v. Veolia Water Indianapolis, LLCIndiana Court of Appeals · 2010
  4. World Productions, Inc. v. Capital Improvement Board of Managers of Marion CountyIndiana Court of Appeals · 1987
  5. Voices for Int'l Bus. & Educ., Inc. v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2018

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