Summary of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated May 28, 1997, Docket Nos. 96-R1D1-2426 to 2428 (San Francisco, CA). Bref French, Administrative Law Judge. For Employer: Peter Tripousis, Owner. For DOSH: Doug Woods, Safety Engineer.
As the result of an on-view inspection, Employer, a painting contractor, was cited for eight general and two serious violations. The Division proposed $2,995 in penalties. At the hearing, the Division reduced the two serious violations to general, for insufficient evidence, reducing the proposed penalty total to $1,625. Employer amended its appeal to remove the issue of the violations' existence but to contest the reasonableness of th
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