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BROCK v. CITY OIL WELL SERVICE CO.

No. 85-4376.

795 F.2d 507 (1986)

William E. BROCK, Secretary of Labor, Petitioner, v. CITY OIL WELL SERVICE CO., and Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 30, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph M. Woodward, John Amodeo, U.S. Dept. of Labor, Washington, D.C., for petitioner.

Keith A. Glover, George R. Carlton, Jr., Dallas, Tex., for respondents.

Before IRVING L. GOLDBERG, JERRE S. WILLIAMS and W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

IRVING L. GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:

Colorless, flammable, and with an odor like that of rotten eggs, hydrogen sulfide gas (H2S) is a deadly byproduct of oil and gas production. On June 4, 1981, two employees of respondent City Oil Well Service Co. (City), a corporation engaged in the business of servicing oil wells, were swabbing a newly drilled oil well near Nixon, Texas.1 While on top of a tank...

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