Question: When Hiller Systems, Inc., was performing a safety inspection on board the M/V Cape Diamond,...

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Question: When Hiller Systems, Inc., was performing a safety inspection on board the M/V Cape Diamond, an ocean-going vessel, an accident killed two men. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), a federal agency, attempted to investigate, but Hiller refused to permit any of its employees to speak to OSHA investigators. What could OSHA do to pursue the investigation? What limits would there have been on OSHA's actions? Strategy: Agencies makes rule, investigate and adjudicate. Which is involved here? Investigation. During an investigation, what power has an agency to force a company to produce data? What are the limits on that power? (See the "Result" at the end of this section.)