Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated March 22, 1991, Docket No. 90-R2D6-1123 (Bakersfield, CA). Ronald F. Peters, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: Pete McMillan, Administrative Manager. For DOSH: Wade DeVries, Safety Engineer.
An alleged serious violation of 3328(g) (machinery and equipment) was vacated, with proposed $2,000 penalty.
An employee was seriously injured when an elevator, used to lift sections of casing for installation in a drill rig, came open and dropped an 1,800-pound section on the worker.
The elevator was furnished by neither Employer nor the holder of the oil lease, but by a third company. Employer usually furnished it
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