Court Overturns ALJ's Rejection of Citation Against Employer for Gas Leak

The Oregon Court of Appeals overturned an administrative law judge’s finding that the state Occupational Safety and Health Administration failed to establish an employer’s violation of a safety regulation that resulted in a natural gas leak. Case: Occupational Safety & Health Division v. Loy Clark Pipeline Co., Nos. 1700028SH and A171747, 06/08/2022, published. Facts: In July 2016, Loy Clark Pipeline Co. was doing excavation and utility work at a construction site in northwest Portland near the intersection of NW 23rd Avenue and NW Glisan Street. Loy Clar...