Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated November 1, 1979, Docket No. 79-R1D1-829 (Corte Madera, CA). Douglas M. Phillips, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: Joseph F. Welsh, Dispatcher and Accountant. For DOSH: Stephan A. Williams, CSE.
A serious violation of 1541(a) was established by the presence of an unguarded trench 11 feet deep into which the Employer's employees entered to perform work assignments. The $110 proposed penalty was affirmed.
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