Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated July 25, 1986, Docket No. 85-R1D3-1675 (Burlingame, CA). Robert W. Farnsworth, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: Henry L. Bruce, Construction Manager. For DOSH: Al Tafazoli, Associate CSE.
A general violation of 1630(a) (construction personnel hoists) was affirmed.
Elevator, Construction Passenger, Required in Building 60 Feet or More High--Exposure to Hazard, Occurs When Working at or Above 36 Feet, Height of Lowest Required Elevator Landing.
Employer, a subcontractor, was installing metal decking in a five-story building. Its foreman was working approximately 55 feet above ground level. The building
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