Appellate Court Denies Thompson Pacific Construction Citation Appeal

SACRAMENTO -- California's Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, has denied an appeal from Thompson Pacific Construction, Inc., in a Cal/OSHA citation case from 2000 involving an excavation.The Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) cited the contractor for regulatory and general violations, alleging the firm failed to have a permit for an excavation deeper than five feet and having employees work in it without cave-in protection, with proposed penalties of almost $1,300. It also cit