Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated June 2, 1976, Docket No. 75-R5D3-557. Adolf Loeb, Administrative Law Judge.
[1] Employer, Duty to Eliminate Hazards Under His Control---[2] Employer, Duty to Assign Only Specially Trained Employees to Hazardous Work. A nonserious repeat violation of 3314(d) was established. The $635 proposed penalty was affirmed, the Judge noting a repeat violation may carry a penalty up to $10,000.
Equipment undergoing repairs had been properly blocked with wedges, but towards the completion of repairs the wedges had been removed. The remaining hydraulic jacks proved insufficient to support the machinery and the equipment dropp
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