Construction
Jan 01, 2018OUTCOME: Vacated at trial
A construction company was cited for allegedly not guarding a walking/working surface with unprotected sides and edges. Proposed Citation and Penalty: 1 serious, 1 general $5,400.00.00
Douglas B.M. Ehlke's Legal Cases (6)
Federal Way, WA
Litigation Lawyer at Federal Way, WA
Practice Areas: Litigation
Construction
Jan 01, 2018OUTCOME: Vacated at trial
A construction company was cited for allegedly not having employees not wearing FP on a steep pitched roof and no Fall Protection Work Plan (FPWP). Proposed Citation and Penalty: 2 Repeat Serious ... , 1 General $43,200.00
Alleged Wrongful Termination
Jan 01, 2018OUTCOME: All claims by the ex-employee were dismissed at an in-person arbitration hearing
A major dam project company who does maintenance work on dams all over the country was accused by an ex-employee of wrongful termination and retaliation for filing an L&I worker’s compensation claim. ... This ex-employee was seeking $881,232.00 in damages.
Alleged Lack Of Permits
Jan 01, 2017OUTCOME: During mediation a mutually agreed favorable settlement was reached and all citations were dismissed.
A telecommunications company was cited for allegedly not having an electrical permit to perform the work, electrical inspections and using employees not trained to install electrical cables. Propos ... ed Citations and Penalty: 3 citations (42 items) $6,900.00
Fall Protection
Jan 01, 2015OUTCOME: The citation was vacated at trial.
A telecommunications company was cited for an alleged employee up on a roof without fall protection on.
Metalspinning
N/AOUTCOME: Citations were vacated at trial, OSHA appealed, and the case was argued all the way to the U.S. Eighth Circuit Court Of Appeals en banc (full panel of Judges) and all citations were vacated
A metalspinning company had an employee fatality and was cited for alleged machine guarding and lockout tagout (LOTO). Proposed Citations and Penalty: 3 Serious, 7 Willful, $511,000.00
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