Digest of COSHAB's decision dated April 28, 1976, Docket No. 75-R5D1-708. Jonah Lebell, Administrative Law Judge.
Guarding, Sprockets on Wheel Trenches. This appeal was denied. The abatement requirement for the violation of 4075 was affirmed.
". . . (The safety engineer) stated that an acceptable guard for this sprocket is a disc guard which consists of a piece of sheet metal, circle in shape, the diameter of which would be an inch or two larger than the sprocket. Two other sprockets used to provide tension on the chain when the digging wheel moves up and down were also unguarded. . . . (He) stated with respect to these latter sprockets that since
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