Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated April 14, 1980, Docket No. 79-R4D6-1531 (Paramount, CA). Douglas M. Phillips, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: L. J. Vitek, Safety Supervisor. For DOSH: Stephen S. Handin, Staff Counsel.
An employee of the Employer assisting a backhoe operator did not wear a hardhat although he was exposed to falling debris from the backhoe bucket. A general violation was established; no penalty was proposed.
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