Frank Lill & Son, Inc. v. Secretary of Labor
Case Details
- Judge(s)
- Henderson, Randolph, Garland
- Status — whether other courts must follow this ruling
- Published
- Procedural Posture — the stage the case had reached
- appeal
- Circuit
- D.C. Circuit
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Outcome
The Court of Appeals affirmed the OSHRC's final order finding Frank Lill & Son in violation of OSHA fall protection standards, though reduced from willful to serious violation with a $5,000 penalty. The court rejected Lill's challenge to the wire rope guardrail interpretation.
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