Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated December 17, 1976, Docket Nos. 75-R2D5-1157 and 76-R2D5-138. H. W. Sherbourne, Administrative Law Judge.
Crane, Operation, Loads to be Secure and Balanced---Violations, Serious vs. Nonserious. The Judge affirmed a nonserious violation of 1632(a) together with the associated proposed penalty of $60. He modified an alleged serious violation of 1587.10(c)(2) to nonserious and reduced the $750 penalty proposed to $450 affirmed.
"The substantial evidence shows that the load was approximately 50 feet in length and was loosely stacked. It appeared that one end of the load was approximately two feet lower than the othe
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