Digest of COSHAB's decision dated April 2, 1975, Docket No. 74-R2D5-731. Ford B. Ford, Chairman; Monroe Browne and Gerald Shearin, Members. Harry W. Sherbourne, Hearing Officer.
Isolated Instance of Violation, Supports Reduction In Penalty. The appeal from a citation alleging a single nonserious violation of 1631(a) (ladder rails did not extend three feet above landing) was denied but the proposed civil penalty of $35 was set aside.
Appellant, a subcontractor at a large apartment complex construction site, was found to be in violation of Section 1631(a) where an employee climbed a step ladder to gain access to a joist and the ladder did not reach th
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