10,381 Houlberg Iron, Inc.

By: Cal-OSHA Decisions

Digest of COSHAB's decision dated April 8, 1975, Docket No. 74-R4D4-434. Ford B. Ford, Chairman; Monroe Browne and Gerald Shearin, Members. Leonard Goldstein, Senior Hearing Officer.

Serious Violation, Mitigation of Penalties---Reasonableness of Penalties, Overlapping for Same Piece of Machinery. The appeal was granted to the extent that the proposed civil penalties were reduced from a total of $810 to $300.

Appellant, operating a steel beam fabricating plant, was issued two citations, whose existence was not in issue. One citation alleged two nonserious violations and the other alleged a single serious violation.

An employee of Appellant was inju

Read More...

This content is for premium subscribers. To read please login or subscribe below.

Subscribe Log In