Digest of COSHAB's decision dated August 12, 1975, Docket No. 74-R6D5-616. Ford B. Ford, Chairman; Monroe Browne and Gerald Shearin, Members. Robert L. Harvey, Hearing Officer.
Employer, Duty to Guard Against Hazards Created by Others. The appeal from a single serious violation was denied and the citation and $500 civil penalty were affirmed.
Appellant's primary business is the sale and installation of reinforcing steel and Appellant's employees were engaged in the construction of a concrete tilt-up building. An employee entered a trench, seven feet in depth, that had been excavated by another party. The walls of the trench were not shored or slop
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