Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated February 8, 1980, Docket Nos. 79-R2D2-1013 and 1014 (Fortuna, CA). H. W. Sherbourne, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: Lowell Mengel, Industrial Relations Manager. For DOSH: David Gauthier, CSE.
Tag and Lockout Procedures: Providing Tags and Lockout Locks Is Not Equivalent to Requiring Tags and Lockout Locks to Be in Employee's Immediate Possession; Failure to Lockout Machinery is Not Shown by Mere Fact that Machine Subsequently Starts While Employee is Repairing or Cleaning Machine. An alleged general violation of 3314(c) and an alleged repeated serious violation of 3314(a) were each set aside.
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