Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's Decision dated September 1, 1983, Docket No. 83-R2D5-611 (Fresno, CA). August F. Cetti, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: Robert D. Peterson, Attorney. For DOSH: Robert P. Larsen, CSE.
This appeal was granted. An alleged serious violation of 1670(a) (safety belts and life lines), with proposed penalty of $260, was vacated.
Safety Belts, Life Lines, Short Duration, Limited Exposure Defense---Safety Belts, Life Lines, Adequate Risk Control. The CSE, driving by a cotton gin, saw a man welding atop one of its cyclone collectors (cylinders for collection of waste material). He was not wearing a safety belt. Another employee
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