Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated June 6, 1980, Docket No. 79-R1D2-1437 (Salinas, CA). Adolf Loeb, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: Richard S. Quandt, Legal Counsel. For DOSH: Ludovico R. Redula, CSE.
Code Section, General v. Specific. A serious violation of 3203(a)(1) and its $150 civil penalty were vacated.
Employer was cited for failing to have an accident prevention program. The DOSH safety engineer observed the connecting of truck-tractors to trailers while the truck-tractor was slowly moving in reverse while an employee held the trailer hook-up tongue horizontal. Evidence was presented stating that this was the only method of conn
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