State ex rel. Accident Prevention Division v. Sturdi-Craft, Inc.

Petitioner appeals from the trial court’s denial of its motion to show cause why employer should not be held in contempt for failure to obey an Oregon Safe Employment Act (OSEA) inspection warrant. The question presented is whether the validity of an OSEA warrant may be collaterally attacked in a contempt proceeding instituted after a refusal to comply with the warrant. We hold that it may not.

Based upon the affidavits of two employes of the Accident Prevention Division (APD), which alleged that employer was in violation of certain specific safety and health regulations and would not allow…