B. L. Anderson, Inc. v. Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, and Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor

B. L. Anderson, Inc. (Anderson or the Company), an operator of a limestone quarry in Linn County, Iowa, petitions this court to review an order of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Commission assessing a civil penalty of $2,500 for violation of a *443safety standard1 that governs Anderson’s operations. We affirm the Commission.

Anderson received the citation after a fatal accident occurred at the quarry at about 2:00 p. m., October 14,1978. A front-end loader used in Anderson’s crushing operations apparently struck and killed one of Anderson’s employees.

During the accident investigation, federal…