Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated May 10, 1979, Docket Nos. 79-R3D1-146 and 147. Gerald Winerman, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: Elias Guzman, General Superintendent. For DOSH: William Loupe, CSE.
This appeal was denied.
"Mr. Loupe testified that he inspected the site on January 4, 1979. He observed employees of the Employer on scaffolding which lacked end, top, and midrails. `X' bracing was used for the top rail and in some cases end rails were missing. These violations occurred at the 20 and 14 foot levels. In both cases, if an employee fell 14 or 20 feet to the dirt surface below, serious injury would occur as a substantial probabi
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