Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated December 29, 1986, Docket Nos. 86-R1D5-1190 and 1191 (Sonoma, CA). Robert W. Farnsworth, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: Richard Van Hoosear Westerbeke, Owner. For DOSH: Joel D. Halverson, Associate CSE.
Two serious violations were affirmed, with penalties of $100 each. They were:
4070(a) (guarding belt and pulley drives). Employees were exposed to unguarded belts and pulley drives on four machines. They were not exposed to three other machines, as Employer (a sole proprietor) was the only operator. At least pending his guarding of the machines, Employer prohibited his employees from using any of them,
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