Legal Opinion
Midwest Carbide Corp. v. Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided July 18, 1984No. 83-832PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McGIVERIN, Justice.
Petitioner employer, Midwest Carbide Corporation, appeals from the district court’s affirmance on judicial review of the respondent Iowa Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission’s decision that Midwest had committed a serious violation of Iowa Code section 88.4 (1979) and assessment of a civil penalty of $500. Iowa Code § 88.14(2). We affirm.
Midwest operates a plant in Keokuk which produces carbide by means of an electric submerged arc furnace. While operating, such furnaces are normally subject to periodic “eruptions,” which at times can be very severe. On October…
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