20,440 Haley Brothers, Inc.

By: Cal-OSHA Decisions
30 COR 40-4960 [¶ 20,440]

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT - LOOSE CLOTHING
CAL. CODE REGS, tit. 8, § 3383(b) (2002) - The Division did not prove that an employee's smock, which became entangled in a rotating shaft, was loose clothing within the meaning of the safety order.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT - GUARDING MOVING PARTS
CAL. CODE REGS, tit. 8, § 4002(a) (2002) - The Division proved that an employee's smock, which was not shown to be loose clothing, nevertheless became entangled in an unguarded rotating shaft that presented a hazardous revolving action, causing a serious injury.

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