Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated December 9, 1976, Docket Nos. 76-R5D1-034, 035 and 036. Jonah Lebell, Administrative Law Judge.
Violations, Proof, Failure of Structural Member Not Per Se. The decision established a nonserious violation of 1644(g) and a repeat/nonserious violation of 1644(f). The respective proposed penalties of $85 and $350 were affirmed. An alleged violation of 1637(f) was dismissed.
"Mr. Fox (the safety engineer) testified that he was informed by appellant's injured employee that the latter was standing on a plank used as a platform on the scaffolding at the site when it broke and he fell. The employee weighed about 160 poun
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