Legal Opinion
United States v. Dye Construction Company, a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided January 29, 1975No. 74--1176PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM E. DOYLE, Circuit Judge.
Following the death of a workman in a trench cave-in, the appellant was charged with willfully failing to shore, sheet, brace, slope and otherwise support by means of sufficient strength sides of trenches in unstable or soft material sufficient to protect employees working within the trenches, five feet or more in depth. The cause which arose under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, 29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq. 1 was tried to a jury.
The incident which gave rise to the problem presented here occurred on Au gust 11, 1972 while Dye Construction Company was…
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- Horne Plumbing and Heating Company v. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission and John T. Dunlop, Secretary of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
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