Legal Opinion
Puffer's Hardware, Inc., D/B/A Beacon Hardware v. Raymond J. Donovan, Secretary of Labor
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 20, 1984No. 83-1863PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEWART, Justice (Retired).
The general duty clause of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, 29 U.S.C. § 654(a)(1), provides that “[e]ach employer shall furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees.” In this case, the Occupational Health and Safety Review Commission (Commission) held that Puffer’s Hardware, Inc., d/b/a Beacon Hardware (Beacon) had committed a “serious violation” of that provision because of the hazardous condition of its…
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