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Globe Contractors, Inc. v. Alexis M. Herman, Secretary, United States Department of Labor

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided December 18, 1997No. 96-4206PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MANION, Circuit Judge.

Globe Contractors, Inc. (Globe) excavates and installs underground utility pipes. As a result of an inspection by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Globe was cited for a willful violation of 29 C.F.R. § 1926.652(a)(1), for failing to shore up or slope the trench walls in an excavation. OSHA proposed a fine of $56,000. Globe challenged this citation. After notice and a hearing, the administrative law judge found Globe to have committed a willful violation, but reduced the fine to $20,000. Globe sought discretionary review by the Occupational Safety…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Martin v. Occupational Safety & Health Review CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ray MARSHALL, Secretary of Labor, Et Al., Defendants-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
  3. McLaughlin Ex Rel. McLaughlin v. Boston School CommitteeDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1997
  4. Valdak Corporation v. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission the Secretary of the United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
  5. Efrain Santos v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1969

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. National Engineering & Contracting Company v. Alexis M. Herman, United States Secretary of Labor the Occupational Safety & Health Review CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1999
  2. Dakota Underground, Inc. v. Secretary of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2000
  3. MENOMINEE TRIBAL ENTERPRISES v. SolisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2010
  4. Lakeland Enterprises of Rhinelander, Incorporated v. Elaine L. Chao, Secretary of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
  5. Dukane Precast, Inc. v. Thomas E. PerezCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2015

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