14,293R Fischbach And Moore, Inc.

By: Cal-OSHA Decisions

Digest of COSHAB's Decision After Reconsideration dated January 28, 1981, Docket No. 79-R3D5-1594. Harold Mitchell, Chairman; Mark K. Bowers and Charles Manfred, Members.

This appeal was denied. The decision of the ALJ dated September 11, 1980 establishing a serious violation of 1675(d) and a penalty of $300 was confirmed.

Ladders, Failure to Secure Against Movement.

"Employer notes that testimony established that the eighteen-foot ladder moved one-eighth of an inch at the bottom, and argues that the amount of the movement, when compared to the height of the ladder, is insufficient to support the finding that the ladder was not secure. The argument

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