Summary of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated May 13, 1999, Docket No. 97-R5D1-3548 (Modesto, CA). Bref French, Administrative Law Judge. For Employer: Robert Peterson, Attorney. For DOSH: Gerald R. Fulghum, Senior Engineer, Mining & Tunneling Unit.
Employer operated a surface mine to extract aggregate for commercial purposes. It received a planned inspection that resulted in citation for a serious violation with a $500 proposed penalty.
Machinery and Equipment, Locking Out During Repair or Set-Up (3314(b)). Serious violation and $500 penalty dismissed.
Employer was cited after the Division's inspector observed two men working on a wash deck feed conveyor
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