Legal Opinion

Atlas Roofing Company, Inc. v. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, United States Department Oflabor

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided September 8, 1975No. 73-2249PublishedCited by 48 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:

Atlas Roofing Company petitions this Court to review an order of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRECOM) 1 affirming a $600.00 penalty assessed by the Secretary of Labor under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA). 2 Specifically Atlas was cited for violation of 29 C.F.R. 1926.500(f)(5)(ii) for failing to adequately cover roof openings that resulted in the death of one of its employees. Petitioner challenges the order not only on the issue of substantive eomplianee with the regulation, but also on the grounds that the basic…

2Cases cited43 opinions

  1. North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Sierra Club v. MortonSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Bell v. BursonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  5. Trop v. DullesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958

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3Cited by48 opinions

  1. Atlas Roofing Co. v. Occupational Safety and Health Review Comm'nSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. State v. O'Neill Investigations, Inc.Alaska Supreme Court · 1980
  3. Diamond Roofing Co., Inc. v. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission and W. J. Usery, the Secretary of Labor, S. D. Mullins Company, Inc. v. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission and W. J. Usery, the Secretary of Labor, Lance Roofing Company, Inc. v. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission and W. J. Usery, the Secretary of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
  4. Atlantic Richfield Company v. United States Department of EnergyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985
  5. Clarkson Construction Company v. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission and Secretary of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1976

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