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							<p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">OSHRC Docket No. 15-1619</span></p>
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							<p style="margin-left:48px; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "> Accurate Elevator Fire Door Corp.,</span></p>
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							<p style="margin-left:48px; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "> Respondent.</span></p>
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				<p style="text-align:center; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-weight:bold; font-style:italic; text-transform:uppercase;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-weight:bold; font-style:italic; ">Decision and Order</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-weight:bold; font-style:italic; text-transform:uppercase;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-weight:bold; font-style:italic; "><span><span></span>
						</span>finding respondent in default</span></p>
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				<p style="text-align:center; margin-left:48px; margin-right:48px; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-weight:bold; font-style:italic; text-transform:uppercase;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-weight:bold; font-style:italic; ">and GRANTING the secretary’s motion for<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-weight:bold; font-style:italic; text-transform:uppercase;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-weight:bold; font-style:italic; ">SANCTIONS TO DISMISS<span>
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				<p style="line-height:2; text-align:center; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-weight:bold; font-style:italic; text-decoration:underline ;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-weight:bold; font-style:italic; text-decoration:underline ;">Background</span></p>
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				<p style="line-height:2; margin-left:48px; text-indent:1.27cm; margin-right:48px; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">This proceeding is before the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (the Commission) pursuant to<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">section</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>10(c) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, 29 U.S.C. § 651<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">et. seq</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">. (the Act). </span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) inspected Respondent’s worksite<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">located at 321 West 78</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; position:relative;font-size:0.58em; bottom: 1ex;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">th</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>Street,</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>New York City, New York</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>10024</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>from December 12, 2013 through June 3, 2014. On June 6, 2014, OSHA issued a two item serious citation to Respondent and proposed penalties in the amount of $14,000. The case involves a fatality involving Margo Hernandez.</span></p>
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				<p style="line-height:2; margin-left:48px; text-indent:1.27cm; margin-right:48px; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">A letter signed by Respondent’s Owner, Michael<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">DePompeis</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, dated June 11, 2014, allegedly contested the citation.</span><span class="style_DefaultParagraphFont style_DefaultParagraphFont style_FootnoteReference style_FootnoteReference " style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><a name="ftnref1" href="#ftn1">1</a></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">docketed the matter as Docket No. 15-1619.</span></p>
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				<p style="line-height:2; margin-left:48px; text-indent:1.27cm; margin-right:48px; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">After Chief Judge Rooney granted three extensions to the Secretary to file his complaint, the Secretary filed his complaint on February 8, 2016.</span><span class="style_DefaultParagraphFont style_DefaultParagraphFont style_FootnoteReference style_FootnoteReference " style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><a name="ftnref2" href="#ftn2">2</a></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "> On April 7, 2016, the Court ordered<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Respondent to show cause why its notice of contest should not be dismissed for failure to file its answer. On about April 8, 2016, Respondent retained Matthew<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Persanis</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Elefante</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Persanis</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, LLP, Eastchester, New York, to represent it in this matter.<span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">On May 6, 2016,<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Mr.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">DePompeis</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>filed Respondent’s response to the show cause order. Respondent stated that it “did not feel that the citations issued to us are just.”</span><span class="style_DefaultParagraphFont style_DefaultParagraphFont style_FootnoteReference style_FootnoteReference " style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><a name="ftnref3" href="#ftn3">3</a></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "> Respondent failed to file a separate declaration listing Respondent’s parents, subsidiaries, and affiliates, or stating that it has none as required under Commission Rule 35.</span><span class="style_DefaultParagraphFont style_DefaultParagraphFont style_FootnoteReference style_FootnoteReference " style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><a name="ftnref4" href="#ftn4">4</a></span></p>
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				<p style="line-height:2; margin-left:48px; text-indent:1.27cm; margin-right:48px; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">On August 1, 2016, Mr.<span>
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						</span>filed his Motion by Respondent’s Attorney to Withdraw as Attorney of Record and to Adjourn Conference Call (Motion to Withdraw) because Respondent has not responded to telephone calls and letters from counsel since April 28, 2016 and not paid counsel’s attorneys’ fees since May 1, 2016.</span><span class="style_DefaultParagraphFont style_DefaultParagraphFont style_FootnoteReference style_FootnoteReference " style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><a name="ftnref5" href="#ftn5">5</a></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">
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				<p style="line-height:2; margin-left:48px; margin-right:48px; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span style="mso-tab-count:1">  </span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">On August 2, 2016, the Court granted Respondent’s counsel’s Motion to Withdraw. The Court’s order also scheduled a pre-</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">hearing</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>scheduling conference with the parties to occur on August 24, 2016.</span><span class="style_DefaultParagraphFont style_DefaultParagraphFont style_FootnoteReference style_FootnoteReference " style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><a name="ftnref6" href="#ftn6">6</a></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "> The<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">pre-hearing scheduling conference call was held on<span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">24</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, 2016.</span><span class="style_DefaultParagraphFont style_DefaultParagraphFont style_FootnoteReference style_FootnoteReference " style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><a name="ftnref7" href="#ftn7">7</a></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
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					</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">On<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">August</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>2</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">5</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, 2016</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">,</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>the Court issued a Notice of Hearing and Scheduling Order (Scheduling Order)<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">scheduling the</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>hearing for<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">January</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">19</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, 201</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">7</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.</span><span class="style_DefaultParagraphFont style_DefaultParagraphFont style_FootnoteReference style_FootnoteReference " style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><a name="ftnref8" href="#ftn8">8</a></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">
					</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">The Scheduling Order<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">required<span>
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				<p style="line-height:2; margin-left:-9.6px; margin-right:48px; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Respondent to submit a Pre-hearing Statement<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">by December 27, 2016<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">containing a list of exhibits to be offered into evidence with notations of all objections thereto</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">,</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>a list of all lay witnesses who may be called at hearing, including a brief summary of testimony to be elicited, a concise statement of those facts which are admitted and will require no proof at the hearing</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">,</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>a concise statement of applicable principles of law on which there is agreement</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">,</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">and<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">a concise statement of those issues of fact which remain to be litigated. Respondent was also required to set forth the factual basis of each affirmative defense as it relates to each specific item in its Pre-Hearing<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Statement.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "> Respondent was further required to provide the Secretary with its trial exhibits by December 20, 2016.</span></p>
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					</span></span>August<span style="letter-spacing:-.018cm; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
					</span></span>31,<span style="letter-spacing:-.044cm; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
					</span></span>2016,<span style="letter-spacing:-.044cm; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
					</span></span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.035cm; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
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					</span></span>served<span style="letter-spacing:-.044cm; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
					</span></span>Respondent<span style="letter-spacing:-.026cm; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
					</span></span>with<span style="letter-spacing:-.03cm; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
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					</span></span>of</p>
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			<p class="style_Normal style_Normal style_Heading5 style_Heading5 " style="outline-width:5; " xmlns:text="urn:oasis:names:tc:opendocument:xmlns:text:1.0" text:is-list-header="true"><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11.5pt; font-size:12pt; ">Interrogatories</span><span style="font-size:12pt; letter-spacing:.042cm; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11.5pt; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
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					</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11.5pt; font-size:12pt; ">Request</span><span style="font-size:12pt; letter-spacing:.056cm; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11.5pt; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
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					</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11.5pt; font-size:12pt; ">of Documents.</span><span style="font-size:12pt; letter-spacing:.049cm; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11.5pt; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
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					</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; letter-spacing:.037cm; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11.5pt; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
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					</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11.5pt; font-size:12pt; ">due</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11.5pt; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
					</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11.5pt; font-size:12pt; ">on</span><span style="font-size:12pt; letter-spacing:.012cm; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11.5pt; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
					</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11.5pt; font-size:12pt; ">or</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11.5pt; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
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					</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11.5pt; font-size:12pt; ">October<span>
					</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; letter-spacing:.016cm; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11.5pt; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
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				<p class="style_Normal style_Normal style_BodyText style_BodyText " style="line-height:1.9125; margin-left:0cm; text-indent:1.259cm; "><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11pt; font-size:12pt; ">On October 28, 2016,<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11pt; font-size:12pt; ">pursuant</span><span style="font-size:12pt; letter-spacing:.021cm; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11pt; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11pt; font-size:12pt; ">to</span><span style="font-size:12pt; letter-spacing:.018cm; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11pt; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11pt; font-size:12pt; ">2200.52(f)</span><span style="font-size:12pt; letter-spacing:.014cm; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11pt; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11pt; font-size:12pt; ">of</span><span style="font-size:12pt; letter-spacing:-.012cm; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11pt; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11pt; font-size:12pt; ">the</span><span style="font-size:12pt; letter-spacing:-.007cm; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11pt; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11pt; font-size:12pt; ">Rules</span><span style="font-size:12pt; letter-spacing:.007cm; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11pt; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11pt; font-size:12pt; ">of</span><span style="font-size:12pt; letter-spacing:-.03cm; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11pt; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11pt; font-size:12pt; ">Procedure</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11pt; font-size:12pt; ">,</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11pt; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11pt; font-size:12pt; ">Complainant filed his Motion to Compel asking the Court to</span><span style="font-size:12pt; letter-spacing:.005cm; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11pt; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>issue an order<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11pt; font-size:12pt; ">compelling</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11pt; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span>Respondent to</span><span style="font-size:12pt; letter-spacing:.009cm; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11pt; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11pt; font-size:12pt; ">produce</span><span style="font-size:12pt; letter-spacing:.023cm; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11pt; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11pt; font-size:12pt; ">complete</span><span style="font-size:12pt; letter-spacing:.009cm; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11pt; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11pt; font-size:12pt; ">responses</span><span style="font-size:12pt; letter-spacing:.028cm; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11pt; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11pt; font-size:12pt; ">to</span><span style="font-size:12pt; letter-spacing:.007cm; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11pt; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11pt; font-size:12pt; ">Production</span><span style="font-size:12pt; letter-spacing:-.004cm; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11pt; font-size:12pt; "><span><span></span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11pt; font-size:12pt; ">Documents (Motion to Compel Discovery).</span><span style="font-size:12pt; letter-spacing:-.004cm; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11pt; font-size:12pt; "> Respondent did not<span>
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						</span>any response to the<span>
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						</span>to Compel<span>
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				<p class="style_Normal style_Normal style_BodyText style_BodyText " style="line-height:1.9125; margin-left:0cm; text-indent:1.259cm; "><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11pt; font-size:12pt; ">On November 18, 2016, the Court granted the Secretary’s Motion to Compel Discovery and directed Respondent to serve upon the Secretary full and comp</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11pt; font-size:12pt; ">l</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:11pt; font-size:12pt; ">ete answers to the Secretary’s First Set of Interrogatories and Request for a Production of Documents on or before November 29, 2016.</span></p>
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				<p style="line-height:2; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span style="mso-tab-count:1">  </span>On<span>
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						</span>2</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">2</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, 2016, the</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Court issued an Order to Show Cause Why Re</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">spondent Should not be Held in D</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">efault for Failure to Comply with Commission Rule 35 (Order to Show Cause</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.<span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">The Order to Show Cause</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>directed Respondent to show cause on or before<span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">6</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">,<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">201</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">7</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, as to why it should not be declared in default for not filing<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">i</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">ts Rule 35 declaration<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">within the time permitted by the Commission's Rules of Procedure.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">T</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">he order</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>further</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>stated:</span></p>
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				<p style="margin-left:48px; margin-right:48px; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Failure to timely respond to this order may result in Respondent being held in default, the dismissal of Respondent’s notice(s) of contest of the citations at issue, Respondent being unable to raise any affirmative defenses in these matters, and/or the assessment of costs incurred by the Commission and other parties relating<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">to<span>
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						</span>case</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">s</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
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				<p style="line-height:2; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">The Order to Show Cause was se</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">rved upon</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>Respondent by first-class mail</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, electronically</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>and certified mail with return receipt requested in accordance with 29 C.F.R. § 2200.101(d).</span><span class="style_DefaultParagraphFont style_DefaultParagraphFont style_FootnoteReference style_FootnoteReference " style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><a name="ftnref9" href="#ftn9">9</a></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
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						</span>failed to<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">comply</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">with</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">t</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">h</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">e</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>Court’s Order compelling discovery response.</span></p>
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				<p style="line-height:2; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span style="mso-tab-count:1">  </span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">On<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">November 30, 2016</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, the Secretary filed<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">his</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>Motion for<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Sanctions</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>to Dismiss<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Complainant’s</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>(sic) Notice of Contest (</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Motion<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">for Default and Dismissal of Notice of Contest</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">).<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">The Secretary now<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">seeks a<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">default decision against Respondent</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>and<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">the</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>dismissal of its Notice of Contest because Respondent has abandoned<span>
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						</span>case. </span></p>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">the</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>conference, the Secretary’s counsel advised the Court that Respondent had neither provided any trial exhibits to the Secretary nor cooperated in the preparation of a joint pre-hearing statement. Later that day, the Secretary timely filed his Pre-Hearing Statement.</span><span class="style_DefaultParagraphFont style_DefaultParagraphFont style_FootnoteReference style_FootnoteReference " style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><a name="ftnref10" href="#ftn10">10</a></span></p>
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				<p style="line-height:2; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span style="mso-tab-count:1">  </span>Respondent has failed to file<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">its<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Commission Rule 35 Declaration.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "> It has also failed to submit a response to the Court’s Order to Show Cause.</span></p>
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				<p style="line-height:2; text-align:center; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-weight:bold; font-style:italic; text-decoration:underline ;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-weight:bold; font-style:italic; text-decoration:underline ;">The Cited Standards</span></p>
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				<p style="line-height:2; text-indent:1.27cm; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Citation 1, Item 1, alleges a serious violation of 29 C.F.R. § 1926.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">21</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">(</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">b</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">(2)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, stat</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">ing</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>that:</span></p>
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				<p style="margin-left:48px; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to<span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">elimi</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">n</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">ate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury.</span></p>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">around December 11, 2013</span></p>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">29 C.F.R. § 1926.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">501(c)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, stat</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">ing</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>that:</span></p>
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				<p style="text-indent:1.27cm; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">“Protection from falling objects.” </span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">When an employee is exposed t</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">o</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>falling objects, the employer did not have each employee wear a hard had and did not implement one of the following measures: Erect<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">toebaords</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, screens, or guardrail systems to prevent objects from falling from higher levels; or erect a canopy structure and keep potential fall objects far enough from the edge of the higher level so that those objects would not go over the edge if they were accidentally displaced; or, barricade area to which objects could fall, prohibit employees from entering the barricades area, and keep objects that may fall enough away from the edge of a higher level so that those objects would not go over the edge if they were accidentally displaced.</span></p>
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				<p style="margin-left:48px; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">East Courtyard area:</span></p>
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				<p style="margin-left:48px; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">There was no protection when an elevator technician (working for Accurate Elevator) was traveling under two swing stage scaffolding while brick façade work was being done. The technician was struck on the head by a section of brick and later died.</span></p>
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				<p style="line-height:2; text-indent:1.27cm; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">T</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">he proposed penalty was $7,000.00.</span></p>
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				<p style="line-height:2; text-align:center; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-weight:bold; font-style:italic; text-decoration:underline ;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-weight:bold; font-style:italic; text-decoration:underline ;">Jurisdiction</span></p>
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				<p style="line-height:2; text-indent:1.27cm; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">The C</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">ourt finds that the Commission has jurisdiction of the parties and the subject matter in this case.</span></p>
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				<p style="line-height:2; text-align:center; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-weight:bold; font-style:italic; text-decoration:underline ;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-weight:bold; font-style:italic; text-decoration:underline ;">The Secretary’s Burden of Proof</span></p>
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						</span>(1) the cited standard applies, (2) the terms of the standard<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">were not met, (3) employees had access to the cited condition, and (4) the employees knew, or could have known with the exercise of reasonable diligence, of the cited condition.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">Astra Pharma</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; "><span><span></span>
						</span>Prod</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">s</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, 9 BNA OSHC 2126, 2129 (No. 78-6247, 1981)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">aff’d in relevant part</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">,<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">681 F.2d 69 (1</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">st</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>Cir. 1982).</span></p>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-weight:bold; font-style:italic; text-decoration:underline ;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-weight:bold; font-style:italic; text-decoration:underline ;">Motion for Default<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-weight:bold; font-style:italic; text-decoration:underline ;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-weight:bold; font-style:italic; text-decoration:underline ;">and Dismissal of Notice of Contest</span></p>
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				<p style="line-height:2; text-indent:1.27cm; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Commission judges have the discretion to impose sanctions on parties who violate their orders.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">See NL Indus</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; "><span><span></span>
						</span>Inc.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>11 BNA OSHC 2156, 2168 (No. 78-5204, 1984).</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Fed. R. Civ. P. Rule 16(f)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>permits the Court on its own initiative to order just sanctions if a party or party’s attorney fails to obey a scheduling or pretrial order.</span><span class="style_DefaultParagraphFont style_DefaultParagraphFont style_FootnoteReference style_FootnoteReference " style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><a name="ftnref11" href="#ftn11">11</a></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "> Rule 16(f) was added in 1983 to “reflect that existing practice [to enforce failures by appropriate sanctions] and to obviate dependence upon Rule 41(b) or the court’s inherent power to regulate litigation.”<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Notes of Advisory Committee on Rules, 1983 Amendment, Subdivision (f); Sanctions. Considerable discretion is vested in judges to decide whether to impose sanctions and what form they should take.</span></p>
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				<p style="line-height:2; text-indent:1.27cm; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">The Commission and federal courts generally consider eight criteria when determining whether a Judge’s decision to sanction a party through dismissal is appropriate. </span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">Duquesne Light Co</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, 8 BNA OSHC 1218, 1221 (No. 78-5303, 1980). Prejudice to the opposing party</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">,</span><span class="style_DefaultParagraphFont style_DefaultParagraphFont style_FootnoteReference style_FootnoteReference " style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><a name="ftnref12" href="#ftn12">12</a></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">whether there is a showing of willful default by a party, and contumacious conduct by the noncomplying party are three of the more significant criteria to take into account. Only one of these three criteria is needed to affirm the Judge’s decision to render a judgment by default against a party. </span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">Ford Dev</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; "><span><span></span>
						</span>Corp.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, 15 BNA OSHC 2003, 2005 (No. 90-1505, 1992);<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">Circle T Drilling Co</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">Inc.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, 8 BNA OSHC 1681, 1682 (No. 79-2667, 1980).</span></p>
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				<p style="line-height:2; text-indent:1.27cm; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">In this instance, there is a clear showing of willful default by Respondent.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Respondent has not shown<span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">interest in moving the case at hand forward</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>to trial</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>since</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>filing its general denial answer on May 6, 2016. </span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Respondent failed to: 1) file any response to the Secretary’s Motion to Compel Discovery, 2) comply with the Court’s Order compelling discovery responses, 3) file its Commission Rule 35 declaration when it filed its answer, 4) respond to the Secretary’s<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Motion<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">for Default and Dismissal of Notice of Contest</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, 5) comply with the Court’s Scheduling Order by: a) not providing its trial exhibits to the Secretary by December 20, 2016 and b) cooperating in the preparation of a Joint Prehearing Statement or alternatively submitting its own pre-hearing statement,</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>6) failed to participate in the pre-hearing scheduling conference or the final pre-hearing conference,</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>and<span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">failed to respond to the Court’s Order to Show Cause by January 6, 2017. </span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Respondent has not</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>provid</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">ed</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>any excuse or justification</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>for these failings</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.<span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">By its action and inaction Respondent has made</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>it clear that<span>
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						</span>does not<span>
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						</span>to participate in the</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">se</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>proceedings.<span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">The Court finds that Respondent has abandoned this case.<span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Collectively, the Court finds these failures to</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>be contumacious conduct by<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Respondent.</span></p>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Commission Rule 101 requires parties to obey Commission rules and Judge’s orders.<span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">See</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>29 C.F.R. § 2200.1</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">01. Rule 101(a)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, provides:</span></p>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">(a) Sanctions. When any party has failed to plead or otherwise proceed as provided by these rules or as required by the Commission or Judge, he may be declared to be in default either on the initiative of the Commission or Judge, after having been afforded an opportunity to show cause why he should not be declared to be in default, or on the motion of a party. Thereafter, the Commission or Judge, in their discretion, may enter a decision against the defaulting party or strike any pleading or document not filed in accordance with these rules.</span></p>
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				<p style="line-height:2; text-indent:1.27cm; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Here, th</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">e</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>Court provide</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">d explicit warning to<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Respondent in<span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">orders that</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>Respondent’s failure to timely respond to the Court’s Order</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">s</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>may result in Respondent being held in default and the dismissal of its Notice of Contest of the citation at issue.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Respondent has failed to proceed as required</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">by Commission rules and the Court’s orders, including</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>the Court’s Order to Show Cause.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">
					</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Respondent has not complied with Commission Rule 101 and sanctions, including the dismissal of its Notice of Contest, are justified.<span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">The Court recognizes that a</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>party has a strong interest in adjudicating its case on the merits.</span><span><span></span>
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					</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">See</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">Pearson v. Dennison</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, 353 F.2d 24 (9th Cir. 1965). However, the Commission<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">has limited resources and</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>a “strong interest in preserving the integrity of its orders as well as deterring future misconduct</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">”</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; "><span><span></span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">Carson Concrete Corp.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">and</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">Carco</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; "><span><span></span>
						</span>Constr. Corp.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, 21<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">BNA</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">OSHC</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>1206 (No. 03-2229, 2005)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">;</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; "><span><span></span>
						</span>Trinity Indus., Inc.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, 15 BNA OSHC 1579, 1583 (No. 88-1545, 1991)<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">(</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">c</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">onsolidated)<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">(citing<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">Pittsburg</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">h</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; "><span><span></span>
						</span>Forging</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">s</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; "><span><span></span>
						</span>Co.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, 10 BNA OSHC<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">1512,</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>1514</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>(No. 78-1361, 1982)).</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">The Court finds that<span>
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						</span>has<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">adequately<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">conveyed due notice to Respondent of its procedural rights and provided<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">sufficient<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">warning that its failure to comply with Court orders may result in the dismissal of its notice of contest</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>and it being held in default</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Respondent has failed to take advantage of any opportunity to advise the court that it has not abandoned its case before the Commission</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.<span>
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				<p style="line-height:2; text-indent:1.27cm; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">The<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Court finds Respondent to be in default.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">“A defaulting party ‘is taken to have conceded the truth of the factual allegations in the complaint as establishing the grounds for liability as to which damages will be calculated.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">’</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">”<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">Ortiz-Gonzalez v.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">Fonovia</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, 277 F.3d 59, 62-63 (1st Cir. 2002)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">(quoting<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">Franco v. Selective Ins. Co.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, 184 F.3d 4, 9 n.3 (1st Cir. 1999)),<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">Tower Painting Co.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, 22 BNA OSHC 1368, 1375 (No. 07-0585, 2008).<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">As a result of the default, the factual allegations of the underlying citation relating to liability are taken as true.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">Dundee Cement Co. v. Howard Pipe & Concrete Prod</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">s.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">,</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>722 F.2d 1319, 1323 (7th Cir. 1983).<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">When<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">entering a default judgment, factual allegations set forth in the complaint and underlying citations are sufficient to establish a defendant's liability.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">Twin Pines Constr., Inc./</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">T</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">eles</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; "><span><span></span>
						</span>Constr.,<span>
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						</span>WL 6760255, at *5</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>(No. 12-1328, 2012</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">);</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">Trustees of the Iron Workers District Council of Tennessee Valley and Vicinity Pension Fund et al. v. Charles Howell</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, No. 1:07-cv-5, 2008 WL 2645504,</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>at</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>* 6 (E.D. Tenn. July 2, 2008);<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">Nat</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">’l</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; "><span><span></span>
						</span>Satellite Sports, Inc. v. Mosely<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">Ent</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">m’t</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">,</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">, Inc.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, No. 01-CV-74510-DT, 2002 WL 1303039</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">,<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">at<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">* 3 (E.D. Mich. May 21, 2002).</span></p>
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				<p style="line-height:2; text-indent:1.27cm; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">The Court finds that the underlying complaint and citation sufficiently state the description of the alleged violations and a reference to the</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>standards allegedly violated.</span><span class="style_DefaultParagraphFont style_DefaultParagraphFont style_FootnoteReference style_FootnoteReference " style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><a name="ftnref13" href="#ftn13">13</a></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">The Court further finds that the Secretary has adequately shown the applicability of the cited standards for each of the alleged violations.<span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">The Court<span>
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						</span>finds that the Secretary has sufficiently established that the terms of the cited standards were not met by Respondent in each of the alleged violations.<span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">The Court also finds that Respondent's employees had access to the cited conditions.<span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Lastly, the Secretary has adequately proved that Respondent either knew or should have known of the cited conditions.<span>
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						</span>of the Citation Items at issue<span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">are affirmed in their entirety as alleged by the Secretary.</span></p>
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				<p style="line-height:2; text-indent:1.27cm; "><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">The Secretary has proposed a total penalty of $</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">14,000</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>for<span>
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						</span>of the Citation Items at issue.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">In assessing penalties, the Commission must give due consideration to the gravity of the violation and to the employer's size, prior history of violations and good faith.<span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">29 U.S.C.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">§</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "> </span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">666(j);</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">s</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">ee also</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">J.A. Jones Constr. Co.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, 15 BNA OSHC 2201, 2213-14 (No. 87-2059, 1993). These factors are not necessarily accorded equal weight, and gravity is generally the principal factor in penalty assessment.<span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">Trinity Indus., Inc.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, 15 BNA OSHC<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">at</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>1483</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">The gravity of a<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">violation depends upon such matters as the number of employees exposed, duration of exposure, precautions taken against injury, and the likelihood that an injury would result.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">J.A. Jones</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, 15 BNA OSHC at 2213-14</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Based on the record of this case and Respondent's default, the Court finds that the Secretary properly considered the statutory factors in h</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">is</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>penalty proposal.<span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">The Court finds the total proposed penalty of $</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">14,000</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, along with the classification of the violations as alleged by the Secretary for<span>
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						</span>of the Citation Items at issue to be appropriate, and the penalties<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">as proposed by the Secretary<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">are assessed<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">by the Court</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.</span></p>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">See</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>Fed. R. Civ. P. 52(a).</span></p>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">the Court’s Order to Show Cause and Respondent’s lack of response thereto,<span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Complainant's Motion</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">for Default and Dismissal of Notice of Contest</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>and Respondent's lack of response thereto, IT IS ORDERED<span>
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						</span>Complainant's Motion for Default<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">and Dismissal of Notice of Contest<span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Respondent<span>
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						</span>declared in<span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">a default judgment against Respondent is<span>
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						</span>Respondent's Notice of Contes</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">t is DISMISSED with prejudice</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">;</span><span class="style_DefaultParagraphFont style_DefaultParagraphFont style_FootnoteReference style_FootnoteReference " style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><a name="ftnref14" href="#ftn14">14</a></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>and based upon the foregoing findings of fact and conclusions of law,<span>
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					</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; ">29 C.F.R. § 1926.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; ">21(b)(2)</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
					</span>and a penalty of $</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; ">7</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; ">,</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; ">0</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; ">00 is assessed</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; ">;</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
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					</span>and a penalty of $</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; ">7</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; ">,</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; ">0</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; ">00 is assessed</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.</span></p>
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						</span>This letter was received at the Commission sometime between September 21 and September 29, 2015.</span></p>
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						</span>The Secretary did not include any motion to dismiss based upon a late filing of a notice of contest by<span>
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						</span>his Complaint. The Complaint appears to include several date errors; e.g. date and time violations occurred at p. 2, date Respondent sent a notice of contest [reported June 11, “2016”] at p. 3. </span></p>
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						</span>The Court has treated this response as Respondent’s answer to the Complaint and a general denial of the alleged violations.</span></p>
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						</span>Commission Rule 35(a) requires an answer be accompanied by a separate declaration listing all Respondent’s parents, subsidiaries, and affiliates, or stating that it has none.<span>
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						</span>29 C.F.R. § 2200.35(a).<span>
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						</span>Mr.<span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">informed Respondent by letter dated July 29, 2016 that he intended to file a motion to withdraw as counsel in this matter.</span></p>
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						</span>The Court’s Order stated that “[f]</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">ailure</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>to comply with all parts of this order may result in sanctions, including the dismissal of claim(s), notice of contest, or defense(s), as well as the assessment of costs and expenses incurred by the Commission and the other parties.”</span></p>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Respondent failed to comply with the Court’s August 2, 2016 order and did not</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>participate in the<span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">conference call.</span></p>
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						</span>The Court’s Scheduling Order advised Respondent that failure to comply with Court orders may result in sanctions, including the dismissal of Respondent’s notice of contest and/or defense(s), as well as the assessment of costs and expenses incurred by the Commission and the other parties.</span></p>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">The U</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">S</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
						</span>Postal Service’s Domestic Return Receipt shows that t</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">he Court’s Order to Show Cause was<span>
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						</span>The Secretary’s counsel stated in its Prehearing Statement that she had “made numerous attempts to confer with Respondent’s representative, Michael<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">DePompeis</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">, in order to file a Joint Prehearing Statement in accordance with Your Honor’s Notice of Hearing Date and Scheduling Order dated August 25</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">,2106</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">. However, Mr.<span>
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						</span>has failed to return any of the Secretary’s overtures either by telephone and/or email. Therefore, the Secretary had no choice but to submit the following Prehearing Statement without any input from Respondent.”</span><span><span></span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">Procedure before the Commission is in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure in the absence of a specific provision in the Commission’s own Rules of Procedure. Rule 2(b) of the Commission’s Rules of Procedure, 29 C.F.R. § 2200.2(b), s</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">ee also Williams Enter</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">s.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; "><span><span></span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">4 BNA OSHC 1663, 1665 n.2 (No. 4533, 1976).</span></p>
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						</span>A party is prejudiced if the failure to make required court ordered disclosures impairs the party’s ability to adequately prepare for trial, including understanding the factual merits of the opponent’s defense(s).<span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">Avionic Co. v. Gen</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">.</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; "><span><span></span>
						</span>Dynamics Corp.,<span>
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						</span>Cir. 1992).</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; "><span><span></span>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">In this instance, the Secretary has been clearly prejudiced by Respondent’s failure to<span>
						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">respond to the Secretary’s discovery requests and file a pre-hearing statement</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">. </span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-style:italic; ">See<span>
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						</span>9(a) of the Act (a citation must “describe with particularity the nature of the violation, including reference to the provision of the Act, standard, rule, regulation, or order alleged to have been violated.”).</span></p>
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						</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">The scheduled hearing for<span>
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						</span>at New York, New York is cancelled.</span></p>
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