Legal Opinion

Compass Environmental, Inc. v. Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided December 19, 2011No. 10-9541PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McKAY, Circuit Judge.

In this case, we are called upon to review a final order of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission finding a serious violation of a safety regulation and assessing a $5,500 penalty against Petitioner Compass Environmental. Specifically, the Commission held that Compass violated 29 C.F.R. § 1926.21(b)(2) by failing to train a now-deceased employee to recognize and avoid the electrocution hazard presented by a high-voltage overhead power line at his worksite in Fort Lupton, Colorado. In its petition for review, Compass argues that the Commission failed to…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Cape and Vineyard Division of the New Bedford Gas and Edison Light Company v. Occupational Safety and Health Review CommissionCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1975
  2. Lee Way Motor Freight, Inc. v. Secretary of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1975
  3. Universal Construction Co. v. Occupational Safety & Health Review CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1999

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. F & H Coatings, LLC v. AcostaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2018
  2. Jake's Fireworks v. Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2018
  3. Transam Trucking, Inc. v. Administrative Review BoardCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2016
  4. Espinoza v. United States Department of JusticeDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 2013
  5. Compass Environmental, Inc. v. Occupational Safety & Health Review CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2011

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