Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated January 12, 1977, Docket No. 76-R3D1-058. August F. Cetti, Administrative Law Judge.
For App: William Quinlan, Attorney. For DIS: Richard A.Parenti, CSE.
Guarding, Pipe Racks. This decision dismissed an alleged serious violation.
"Mr. Starling, the injured supervisor, testified that there was an established safety procedure that was in effect prior to the accident for removing lengths of pipe from the pipe rack. This included stationing the forklift operator at one end of the pipe to be moved and another employee at the opposite end and then lifting the pipe at both ends simultaneously. Just before the accide
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