Digest of COSHAB's decision dated October 21, 1975, Docket No. 74-R6D5-671. Ford B. Ford, Chairman; Harold Mitchell, Member. Leonard Goldstein, Senior Hearing Officer.
Penalties, Financial Hardship, Size of Operation. The appeal from the amount of civil penalty assessed for an alleged serious violation was granted to the extent that it was reduced from $700 to $200.
Appellant did not contest the existence of the alleged serious violation. Appellant's contention on appeal was that the $700 proposed civil penalty would cause severe financial hardship. The Board looked to the fact that Appellant had three employees and that the imposition of the fine m
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