Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated March 10, 1980, Docket No. 79-R1D4-1487 (Hayward, CA). H. W. Sherbourne, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: Charles Brown, Mechanical Manager. For DOSH: John V. Gates, CSE.
Guarding, Machinery and Equipment, V-Belts and Pulley Drives---Violation, Serious v. General. An alleged serious violation of 4070(c) was established as general only. The proposed penalty was set aside.
". . . The Employer's position was that in their opinion, one could not get caught by this nip point. It had a guard in place at the time of the inspection and it thought the guard was all that was needed. When they reordered the guard
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