Digest of COSHAB's decision dated April 12, 1976, Docket Nos. 75-R5D1-346, 347 and 892. Leonard Goldstein, Senior Administrative Law Judge.
Excavations, Guarding. Appellant was found in serious violation of 1541(a).
"Section 1541(a), as it existed at the time of the inspection, required that all trenches 5 feet or more in depth, in all types of earth, be effectively guarded against the hazard of moving ground. The evidence establishes that approximately 75 feet of appellant's 150-foot trench on Site No. 1 exceeded 5 feet in depth and that its employees descended into the trench. No guarding whatsoever was present to prevent the compacted clay and de
Read More...