Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated January 11, 1980, Docket No. 79-R4D6-349 (Norwalk, CA). Ronald F. Peters, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: Donald W. Preston, Safety Engineer. For DOSH: Marilyn Levin, Legal Representative.
A serious violation of 3328(c) was established. The $185 proposed penalty was affirmed.
"The weight of the evidence presented clearly established that the saw in question had three defective areas at the time of the accident. Testimony of the injured employee is credible that he had reported the defective conditions to his supervisor and was told to stay out of the way of the hazardous path of boards rejected by the
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