Digest of COSHAB's decision dated March 25, 1975, Docket No. 74-R2D2-717. Ford B. Ford, Chairman; Monroe Browne and Gerald Shearin, Members. Robert L. Harvey, Hearing Officer.
EMPLOYEE, INDEPENDENT ACT AGAINST ORDERS.
The appeal from a citation alleging a serious violation of 1541(a) (inadequate shoring) was denied and the citation affirmed. The appeal was granted to the extent that the proposed penalty of $600 was reduced to $200.
The appellant had employees working in a trench 11 1/2 feet deep and 4 1/2 feet wide. The employees had been instructed to install a blower in the trench, an operation requiring approximately five minutes.
It was Appel
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