Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated August 25, 1977, Docket Nos. 76-R1D2-964 and 965. Jonah Lebell, Administrative Law Judge.
For App: Toby R. Stahl, Chief Engineer. For DIS: William R.Bristol, CSE.
Penalties, Reduction, Serious Violation. A serious violation of 1540(b) was affirmed. The penalty was reduced.
"The uncontroverted evidence established that the excavation in which Appellant's employees were working was unshored and that the wall of the excavation was vertical at its southernmost point with some overhang and that the east and west wall failed to meet the Construction Safety Orders' sloping requirements of 3/4 horizontal to 1 vertica
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