Commissioner's Final Decisions and Orders on MOSH Cases
2021- 2021 Futurecare Old Court, LLC & Futurecare Courtland, LLC.
Date Issued: Sept 9, 2021
- R.F Warder, Inc.
Date Issued: Oct 15, 2020
- Donald Excavating, Inc.
Date Issued: Jun 11, 2019 - Perfect Fit Window Fashions, Inc.
Date Issued: March 29, 2019
- Morgan - Keller, Inc.
Date Issued: July 10, 2018 - B.W.S. Industries
Date Issued: Feb 8, 2018
- Manganaro MidAtlantic, LLC
Date Issued: March 10, 2016 - Whiting Turner Contracting Company
Date Issued: April 14, 2016
- Caretti, Inc.
Date Issued: September 14, 2015 - Phoenix Steel Erectors
Date Issued: October 29, 2015 - UPS Ground Freight
Date Issued: January 16, 2015
- Wickersham Construction & Engineering, Inc.
Date Issued: October 25, 2014
- American Paving Corp.
Date Issued: September 14, 2011 - Home Depot, USA, Inc.
Date Issued: September 14, 2011 - Whiting-Turner Contracting Co.
Date Issued: October 18, 2011
- Whitman, Requardt and Associates, LLP
Date Issued: June 8, 2009 - Bargunier Masonry Contractors, Inc.
Date Issued: July 27, 2009
- All State Plumbing, Inc.
Date Issued: January 31, 2008 - Washington Suburban Sanitation Commission
Date Issued: March 4, 2008 - Chuck's Electrical
Date Issued: April 7, 2008 - R.E. Michel Company
Date Issued: September 16, 2008
- Coleman American Moving Services, Inc.
Cited Standard: 29 CFR 1910.136(a)
Subject: Failure to require foot protection for employees
Date Issued: January 6, 2006 - J.J.I.D., Inc.
Cited Standards: 29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1); 29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1); 29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2); §5-405(b)(2), Labor and Employment Article, Annotated Code of Maryland
Subject: Competent person inspection of a trench; Repeat citation; Protective systems for excavations; Lack of safe egress from trench; Hazardous chemical list violation
Date Issued: April 28, 2006
- Ed's Tree Service
Cited Standards: 29 CFR 1910.266(i)(7)(i) and (i)(10)(i); 29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(i), (d)(1) and (3)(i), and (f)(1)(ii)(A)
Subject: Application of Logging Standards; Application of Bloodborne Pathogens Safety Standards; Infeasibilty defense; Knowledge
Date Issued: April 29, 2005
Commissioner's decision overturned by Prince George's County Circuit Court - The Matricciani Company
Cited Standards: 29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2) and (k)(2); 1926.652(a)(1)
Subject: Trench design
Date Issued: August 11, 2005 - Cole Roofing Company, Inc.
Cited Standards: 29 CFR 1926.100(a); 29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(7)
Subject: Repeat citation; Employer knowledge; Applicability of ladder standard
Date Issued: August 31, 2005 - Gilbane Building Company and Heffron Company, Inc.
Cited Standard: 29 CFR 1926.416(a)(3)
Subject: Employer's exercise of reasonable diligence in discovering potential hazard
Date Issued: October 18, 2005 - Chesapeake Steel Erectors, Inc.
Cited Standards: 29 CFR 1926.760(a)(1); 29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1); § 5-408(a)(1), Labor and Employment Article, Annotated Code of Maryland; 29 CFR 1926.351(b)(4); 29 CFR 1926.752(b); 29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1)
Subject: Employer knowledge; Affirmative defense of employee misconduct; Repeat citation; Chemical information list; Cables in need of repair; lack of a training program; portable ladder not properly secured
Date Issued: November 4, 2005 - Pico Industries
Cited Standards: 29 CFR 1926.500(a)(1); 29 CFR 1926.550(a)(7)(ii); 29 CFR 1926.1060(a)
Subject: Failure to comply with crane manufacturer's specifications; Failure to take wire ropes out of service due to damage; Ladder inspection by a competent person; Ladder training
Date Issued: November 28, 2005
- R.E. Michel Company, Inc.
Cited Standard: 29 CFR 1910.176(b)
Subject: Employer Knowledge
Date issued: January 2, 2004
Commissioner's decision overturned by Circuit Court of Baltimore City - Consolidated HVAC, Inc.
Cited Standard: 29 CFR 1926.652(a)(I)
Subject: Employee Misconduct
Date issued: March 25, 2004 - Otis Elevator Company
Cited Standard: 29 CFR 1910.26(c)(3)(iii)
Subject: Applicability of General Industry
Standards, Violation of 1910.26(c)(3)(iii)
Employee Misconduct
Date issued: April 26, 2004 - Hardesty, Inc.
Cited Standards: 1926.501(b)(4)(i)
1926.502(i)(4)
Subject: Employee Exposure
Employer Knowledge
Date issued: April 28, 2004 - U.S. Home Corporation
Cited Standard: 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11)
Subject: Witness credibility
Multi-employer Worksite
Date issued: October 21, 2004
- Williams Steel Erection Company
Cited Standards: 29 CFR 1926.500(a)(I)
29 CFR 1926.150(a)(4)
29 CFR 1926.405(a)(ii)(I)
Subject: Steel Erection - Applicability Subpart M
Violation of 1926.150(a)(4)
Applicability of 1926.405(a)(ii)(l)
Date issued: May 23, 2003 - Williams Steel Erection Company
Cited Standard: 29 CFR 1926.550(a)(19)
Subject: Steel Erection - Christmas Treeing
Date issued: June 3, 2003 - J.D. Long Masonry, Inc.
Cited Standard: 29 CFR 1926.200(g)(1)
Subject: Service of Proposed Decision
Applicability of 1926.200(g)(1)
Date issued: June 17, 2003 - Chesapeake Contracting Group, Inc.
Cited Standard: 29 CFR 1926.706(a)(1)
Subject: Violation of 1926.706(a)(1)
Date issued: June 18, 2003 - Williams Steel Erection Company
Cited Standards: 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(i)
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1)
Subject: Applicability of Steel Erection Standard
Applicability of Subpart M
Date issued: October 16, 2003 - Morgan Keller, Inc.
Cited Standard: 29 CFR 1926.502(i)(3)
Subject: Employer Knowledge
Employee Misconduct
Date issued: October 31, 2003 - Williams Steel Erection Company
Cited Standard: 29 CFR 1926.105(a)
Subject: Employee Exposure
Employee Misconduct
Date issued: November 18, 2003
- Allied Building Products
Cited Standard: 1910.178(l)(1)(i)
Subject: Employee Misconduct
1910.178(l) Training Obligations
Date issued: February 28, 2002 - Chuck's Electric, Inc.
Cited Standard: 29 CFR 1910.332(b)(1)
Subject: Violation of 29 CFR 1910.332(b)(1)
Date issued: June 20, 2002 - Tate & Lyle North American Sugars, Inc.
Cited Standard: 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(4)
Subject: Duplicate Violations
Date issued: August 2, 2002
- Cherokee Sanford Group, LLC
Cited Standards: 29 CFR 1910.176(b)
29 CFR 1910.23(a)(8)
29 CFR 1910.24(b)
Subject: Employee Exposure
Violation of 1910.24(b)
Date issued: December 31, 2001
- Emar Bandel
Cited Standards: 29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2) 29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1)
Subject: Employee or Independent Contractor
Date issued: February 2, 2000 - Kelly-Springfield Tire Company
Cited Standard: 1910.20(f)(12)
Subject: Violation of 1910.20(f)(12)
Date issued: May 23, 2000 - Bricks-R-Us, Inc.
Cited Standards: 29 CFR 1926.452 and 454
29 CFR 1926.451
Subject: Ignorance of Law
Date issued: August 1, 2000 - Commercial Roof Coatings of Maryland
Cited Standards: 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10)
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1) and (b)(1)
Subject: Failure to Appear at Review Hearing
Date issued: September 7, 2000 - The Driggs Corporation
Cited Standard: Section 5-104, Labor & Employment Article
Subject: Feasibility and Likelihood of Utility
Date issued: October 17, 2000 - Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Cited Standard: Section 5-104, Labor & Employment Article
Subject: Anning-Johnson/Grossman Rule - Multi-employer Worksite
Date issued: November 21, 2000
- The Roofing Center
Cited Standard: 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(I)
Subject: Employee Misconduct
Date issued: January 27, 1999 - Bethlehem Steel
Cited Standard: 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1)
Subject: Impossibility/infeasibility defense
Date issued: April 28, 1999 - Superior Steel Erectors
Cited Standard: 29 CFR 1926.28(a)
Subject: Applicability of Steel Erection Standards
Date issued: August 3, 1999 - Drywall Specialties, Inc.
Cited Standards: 29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2)
29 CFR 416(a)(1)
Subject: Scope of Record on Review
Date issued: November 8, 1999 - Owings Mills Baking Company, Inc.
Cited Standard: 29 CFR 1910.263(c)(3)
Subject: Employer Knowledge
Date issued: November 15, 1999 - George Hyman Construction Company
Cited Standards: 29 CFR 1926.550(a)(17)
29 CFR 1926.550(a)(7)(i)
29 CFR 1926.550(a)(9)
Subject: Evidence - Admissibility of Telephonic Testimony
Violation of 1926.550(a)(7)(i)
Violation of 1926.550(a) (9)
Violation of 1926.550(a)(17)
Date issued: December 22, 1999