Summary of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated March 23, 1992, Docket No. 91-R2D5-666 (Fresno, CA). Dennis M. Sullivan, Administrative Law Judge. For Employer: Charles L. Bogart, Controller. For DOSH: Rea Baker, Associate Safety Engineer.
After an accident inspection, Employer, a rebar subcontractor, was cited for serious violation of Construction 1626(e) and assessed a proposed $200 penalty.
Stairs, Guarding (1626(e))--Violation, Establishing as Serious. An employee fell from an unrailed stairway which posed a fall hazard of 12 feet to a basement floor. The lack of guarding established the violation. However, the Division failed to prove either that the Em
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