Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated April 14, 1978, Docket Nos. 77-R3D3-1391 and 1392. Gerald Winerman, Administrative Law Judge.
For App: William N. Burley, Superintendent. For DIS: LonnieKobus, CSE.
Scaffolding: Planking, Inadequate; Safety Belts and Lifelines, Nonuse [serious violations]. Serious violations of 1644(a)(7) and 1669(a) were established. Penalties of $175 for each violation were affirmed.
"8 Cal. Adm. Code 1644(a)(7) requires that platforms not be less than 20 inches in width. An employee of the Appellant was observed working at a height of 40 feet on a scaffold platform ten inches wide. The violation was established. * * *
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