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California Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board approves minutes, remote attendance and issues multiple case orders
Summary
The Board approved the April 8 minutes, authorized a remote‑attendance request for member Marvin Kropke, and voted on a series of case motions including a denial of reconsideration in Hormel Foods and an order of remand in Able Sheet Metal.
The California Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board on April 22 approved routine meeting business and took several formal actions on pending appeals.
At the start of the meeting the Board unanimously approved a motion by Marvin Kropke, seconded by Judith Freyman, to adopt the minutes from the April 8, 2026 meeting. The Board also voted 3-0 to grant Member Marvin P. Kropke’s request to attend the May 7 and May 20 meetings remotely under Government Code section 11123.2.
On case matters the Board recorded the following outcomes:
- Hormel Foods Operations, LLC (1819474): The Board voted to deny the petition for reconsideration. The motion was moved by Ed Lowry, seconded by Marvin Kropke; vote 3-0.
- M.C.M. Construction, Inc. (1666933): The Board voted to issue an order extending time. The motion was moved by Ed Lowry, seconded by Marvin Kropke; vote 3-0.
- L & S Framing, Inc. (1692164): The Board voted to take the petition for reconsideration under submission to allow review of the lengthy administrative record. The motion was moved by Ed Lowry, seconded by Marvin Kropke; vote 3-0.
- Able Sheet Metal, Inc. (1815852): The Board voted to issue an Order of Remand. The motion was moved by Judith Freyman, seconded by Marvin Kropke; vote 3-0.
The Board also noted it discussed, without recorded votes, multiple written Administrative Law Judge decisions and Orders Dismissing Appeal for several respondents.
The meeting record shows the Board incorporated its closed‑session actions by reference and adjourned the public meeting at 11:10 a.m.
The meeting minutes do not include verbatim public testimony or extensive oral argument in the public record for these actions; where the minutes record votes, they list mover, seconder, and a 3-0 tally.
