20,313R Traylor Bros. Inc. / Frontier Kemper Construction, Inc., Joint Venture

By: Cal-OSHA Decisions
29 COR 40-4755 [¶ 20,313R]

HAULAGE AND EARTHMOVING - SECURING LOADS ON VEHICLES
CAL. CODE REGS, tit. 8, § 1593(f) (2002) - The Appeals Board agreed with the ALJ that the requirement to secure all loads being transported applied to a pallet load that shifted while it was being unloaded and pinned an employee. The requirement applies to all loads, not just those that are determined to be unstable. And it applied to the fact that the load was not secured, not to the cause of the pallet slipping.

PENALTY - INCORRECT AMOUNT ASSESSED
The Appeals Board found that the ALJ made a simple m

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