MACHINERY AND EQUPIMENT - POINT OF OPERATION GUARDING
CAL. CODE REGS, tit. 8, § 4184(b) (2002) - The Appeals Board overturned the ALJ decision granting Employer's appeal of a serious, accident-related violation. The Board found that, although an interlock guard was provided on a plastic-trimming machine, there was no point of operation guard on the back where an employee could reach in and contact moving knives.
DEFENSE - INDEPENDENT EMPLOYEE ACTION
The defense, although all elements were established by Employer, was not available because the cited haza