Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated August 17, 1979, Docket No. 79-R1D3-590 (Bakersfield, CA). Adolf Loeb, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: John H. Walker, Safety Director. For DOSH: G. "Ben" Edgar, CSE.
Confined Spaces, Cleaning Coke Furnace, Hot Coals Present---Employer, Knowledge of Conditions---Employer, Failure to Investigate a Report of a Dangerous Condition [not shown]. An alleged general violation of 6761(a) was set aside.
"An employee of Employer was assigned the task of removing with a shovel some of the coke in the reactor. He went to one of the lower levels - referred to as the `half deck' opened an inspection door and saw the
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