Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated March 27, 1979, Docket No. 78-R2D3-1314. August F. Cetti, Administrative Law Judge.
For App: James L. Schweickardt, Industrial Relations Supervisor. For DIS: Ralph W. Carr, CSE.
An alleged serious violation of 3314(a) was set aside.
"The evidence presented clearly established that the employee was engaged in `repair work' on a power driven machine that could be `locked out.' The employee was not engaged in `cleaning, servicing, or adjusting operations.' This was recognized by the inspecting compliance safety engineer who stated that, `the repair job consisted of replacing (broken) shear pins in the drive mechan
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