Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated July 25, 1977, Docket Nos. 76-R2D5-806 and 807. Adolf Loeb, Administrative Law Judge.
For App: J. Frederick Haley, Attorney at Law. For DIS: FredHermes, Legal Counsel.
Forklift Trucks---Evidence, Proximate Cause Not Element of OSHA Violation. An employee of the Appellant was killed when he was crushed between a punch press he was operating and a forklift truck. Appellant was cited for a serious violation of 8 Cal. Adm. Code 3273(b). The Division alleged that Appellant failed to arrange its permanently installed machines so that by their locations, or by guarding, forklifts would not strike parts of the machin
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