Summary of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated October 14, 1999, Docket No. 98-R2D1-2439 (Paradise, CA). Manuel M. Melgoza, Administrative Law Judge. For Employer: David Trombley, Former Director of Safety. For DOSH: Joel D. Halverson.
Employer was cited following an accident inspection for a serious violation with a $4,500 penalty.
Fall Protection, Work at Perimeter with Fall Distance Over 7-1/2 Feet (1670(a)) --- Safety Order, Exceptions, Burden of Proof on Employer. Serious violation and $4,500 penalty affirmed.
Employer was framing a multi-level building for a student housing complex. A worker "was placing a chalk line across a wall in preparation for t
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