Opinions

powered industrial trucks
forklifts
seat belts
general duty clause
trucking
brakes
wheel chocks
nonserious
NCGS 95-129(1)
29 CFR 1910.178(k)(1)

Koch

Appealed

serious
steel erection
frequent and regular safety inspections
multiemployer worksite
NCGS 95-127(18)
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2)

Koch

Appealed 

multiemployer worksite
general contractor
subcontractor
Weekley Homes
Romeo Guest
fall protection
handrails for temporary stairs
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13)
29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1)

Koch

late filed notice of contest
Rule 60b
fatality
failure to report
degree of care that businessman gives important business matters

Koch

utility construction
burden of proof
affirmative defense
isolated employee misconduct
dismissal
gas line
boring under highway
accident
hand entangled in boring shaft
protective sleeve
machine guarding
29 CFR § 1926.300(b)(2)

Koch

scaffold
planks
extending more than 12 inches over support
supervisor
imputed knowledge
supervisor misconduct
fatality
serious
N.C.G.S. § 95-127(18)
29 CFR § 1926.451(b)(5)

Weaver

Garrett

multi-employer worksite doctrine
general contractor liability for safety of employees of subcontractor
inspection of jobsite by competent person
serious
denial of certiorari
dismissal for lack of substantial constitutional question
29 CFR § 1926.20(b)(2)
N.C.G.S. § 95-127(18)
N.C.G.S. § 95-127(2)
29 U.S.C. § 654(a)(2

multi-employer worksite doctrine, rule promulgation, general contractor liability for safety of employees of subcontractor, Field Operations Manual, Romeo Guest, interpretive statement, Rules of Appellate Procedure, N.C. R. App. P. 28(b)(6), N.C. R. App. P. 2, N.C. R. App. P. 37(a), N.C. R. App. P. 28(d)(1)(c), N.C. R. App. P.

serious, steel erection, frequent and regular safety inspections, multiemployer worksite, N.C.G.S. § 95-127(18), 29 CFR § 1926.20(b)(2)

powered industrial trucks, forklifts, seat belts, general duty clause, trucking, brakes, wheel chocks, serious violation, increase in penalty by Review Commission, changing designation from serious to willful serious, maximum penalty, NCGS 95-129(1), NCGS 95-138(a), NCGS 95-138(b), 29 CFR 1910.178(k)(1), NCGS 150B-2(8a)(c)

Appeal from Hearing Examiner

bloodborne pathogen standard, hepatitis B vaccination, follow-up testing, incorporation by reference, personnel protective standard, 29 CFR § 1910.1030(f)(1)(ii)(D), 29 CFR § 1910.132(d)(2), 29 CFR 1910.6

Order of the Commission

Appealed from Hearing Examiner

excavation, trench, gas line, underground installations, credibility determination, speculation, disinterested witnesses, 29 CFR § 1926.651(b)(4), 29 CFR § 1926.650(b)

fatality, willful, trench, excavation, utility contractor, working outside trench box, too short trench box, stacking trench boxes, safety training, ladder in trench, spoil pile two feet from trench, daily inspection, competent person, cuts in web sling, N.C.G.S. § 95-127(18), 29 CFR § 1926.652(a)(1), 29 CFR § 1926.21(b)(2), 29 CFR § 1926.651(c)(2), 29 CFR § 1926.651(j)(2), 29 CFR § 1926.651(k)(1), 29 CFR § 1926.251(e)(8)(iii)

multi-employer worksite doctrine, subcontractor, concrete pumping truck, boom, specialty subcontractor defense, hearsay testimony, withdrawal of citations, electric power circuits, electric shock, deenergizing and grounding the circuits, 29 CFR § 1926.416(a)(1)

trench, protection from cave-in, slope of trench walls, spoil pile, competent person, 29 CFR §1926.652(a)(1), 29 CFR §1926.652(b), 29 CFR §1926.651(j)(2), 29 CFR §1926.651(k)(1)

excusable neglect

time for filing appeal

ordering transcript

filing documents

General contractor

Koch

framing

fall protection

eye protection

pneumatic nail gun

head protection

steel erection, new steel erection standard, effective date of new standard, fatality, safety nets, workplace greater than 25 feet above surface, 29 CFR § 1926.105(a)

general contractor liability for employees of subcontractor, multiemployer worksite doctrine, competent person inspection, hard hats, protective eye wear, climbing scaffold, roofing, fall protection, 29 CFR § 1926.20(b)(2), 29 CFR § 1926.100(a), 29 CFR § 1926.102(a), 29 CFR § 1926.451(e)(1), 29 CFR § 1926.501(b)(1)

multi-employer worksite, creating employer, controlling employer, general contractor, Field Operations Manual, supervisory control, Romeo Guest, contract, dismissal, inspections by competent person, trench, spoil pile, 29 C.F.R. 1926.20(b)(2), 29 C.F.R. 1926.651(j)(2)

location of underground utilities, excavation, estimated location, exact location, N.C.G.S. § 87-101(3), N.C.G.S. § 87-101(5), N.C.G.S. § 95-129(2), 29 CFR § 1926.650(b), 29 CFR § 1926.651(b)(1), 29 CFR § 1926.651(b)(3)

representation before Board, failure to appear, default, entry of judgment, jurisdiction, Board Rules of Procedure .0601(b), .0503, .0308(c)and .0309

failure to appear, default, rehearing, good cause, Review Board Rules of Procedure .0601(b), .0503 and .0308(c)

failure to appear, default, rehearing, good cause, Review Board Rules of Procedure .0601(b), .0503 and .0308(c)

interlocutory, decision of the chairman, administrative probable cause, motion to suppress evidence, substantial right, , N.C.G.S. § 95-134(c)

multi-employer worksite doctrine, general contractor liability for safety of employees of subcontractor, inspection of jobsite by competent person, serious, 29 CFR § 1926.20(b)(2), N.C.G.S. § 95-127(18), N.C.G.S. § 95-127(2), 29 U.S.C. § 654(a)(2)

compressed air, personal protective equipment, serious, de-minimus

trench, excavation, serious, non-serious

training, climbing telephone poles, fall protection, personal protective equipment, gaffs, telecommunication standard, exemption from personal protective standard, 29 CFR § 1910.132(a), 29 CFR § 1910.268, 29 CFR § 1910.268(a)(3), 29 CFR § 1910.268(g)(3), 29 CFR § 1910.268(c), 29 CFR § 1910.5(c)

safety and health program, inspections by competent person, multi-employer worksite, liability of general contractor for subcontractor's employees, instruction of employees in recognition of unsafe conditions, serious, scaffold, personal fall arrest system, guardrails, masonry and limited access zone, bracing of masonry wall, 29 CFR § 1926.20(b)(2), 29 CFR § 1926.21(b)(2), 29 CFR § 1926.451(g)(1)(vii), 29 CFR § 1926.706(a), 29 CFR § 1926.706(b), serious, fall protection, 29 CFR § 1926.20(b)(2)

residential roofing, fall protection, training, general contractor liability for employees of subcontractor, 29 CFR § 1926.501(b)(11), 29 CFR § 1926.503(a)(1)

lockout, tagout, specific lockout tagout written procedures, serious

jurisdiction, federal preemption, state preemption, trucking, brakes, wheel chocks, nonserious

willful, serious, guard, nip points, lockout tagout, PPE, personal protective equipment, quick drenching facilities, eyes, bloodborne pathogen standard

jurisdiction, abuse of discretion, error of law, remand

willful, excavation, trench, competent person, falling or rolling hazard, serious

fall protection, personal protective equipment, credibility determination by hearing examiner, serious

personal fall protection, flatbed truck, working platform, standard railings, serious, nonserious

multi-employer worksite doctrine, general contractor liability for safety of employees of subcontractor, energized power lines, serious

PPE, personal protective equipment, safety toe shoes, serious, elements necessary to prove serious violation of PPE standard

definition of nonserious violation, PPE, personal protective equipment, safety toe shoes, standard of review of hearing examiner decision

penalty, penalty assessment, penalty reduction, statutory standards for penalty assessment

general duty clause, elevator, elevator emergency key, serious, danger signs, caution signs, accident prevention tags

jurisdiction, access to medical records, election of party status, withdrawal of citation, reasonableness of abatement time, Rule 60(b), N.C.G.S. § 95-137(b)(4), N.C.G.S. § 95-135(e), Review Board rule of procedure .0201, Review Board rule of procedure .0107(f), Review Board rule of procedure .0107(e), Review Board rule of procedure .0401, Board rule of procedure .0101(2), 29 CFR § 1910.20(e)(1)(i), 29 CFR § 1910.20(e)(1)(iii), 29 CFR § 1910.20(e)(1)(iv), 29 CFR § 1910.20(e)(12(ii)(A), 29 CFR § 1910.20(e)(2)(ii)(D), 29 CFR § 1910.20(c)(1), 29 CFR § 1910.20(c)(4)

grounded circuits, flexible cords, housekeeping, machine guarding, spliced cords, exit access, exit marking, hazardous chemical training, serious, nonserious, N.C.G.S. § 95-127(18), 29 CFR § 1910.304(f)(4), 29 CFR § 1910.305(g)(1)(iii)(B), 29 CFR § 1910.106(e)(9)(i), 29 CFR § 1910.212(a)(1), 29 CFR § 1910.305(g)(2)(ii), 29 CFR § 1910.37(f)(6), 29 CFR § 1910.37(q)(1), 29 CFR § 1910.305(g)(2)(iii), 1910.1200(h)

discovery, due process, 14th amendment of US Constitution, law of the land clause, Article 1, Section 19 of North Carolina Constitution

serious, nonserious, trench, excavation, falling or rolling hazard, MSDS sheets, material safety data sheets, spoil pile, N.C.G.S. § 95-127(18), 29 CFR § 1926.651(j)(2), 29 CFR § 1926.59(g)(8), 29 CFR § 1926.59(g)(9)

serious, pit, trap door, floor opening, penalty assessment, N.C.G.S. § 95-127(18), 29 CFR § 1910.23(a)(5)

willful, serious, HIV, bloodborne pathogen, sharps, sharps container, exposure control plan, training program, personal protective equipment, contaminated work surfaces, N.C.G.S. § 95-127(18), N.C.G.S. § 95-138(a), 29 CFR § 1910.1030(d)(4)(iii)(A)(4), 29 CFR § 1910.1030(c)(1)(i), 29 CFR § 1910.1030(g)(2)(i), 29 CFR § 1910.1030(d)(3)(i), 29 CFR § 1910.1030(d)(4)(ii)(A)