Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated March 4, 1981, Docket No. 80-R3D1-1458 (Upland, CA). Jonah Lebell, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: Craig Berry, Project Manager. For DOSH: Michael Divjak, CSE.
This appeal was denied. A serious violation of 3646(a)(5) was established and a penalty of $185 was affirmed.
Work Platforms, Elevated, Scissor Lift on Uneven Ground.
An employee was injured when he fell 40 feet off a mobile scaffold known as a "scissor lift" while painting. The lift was being moved and tipped when it came upon a depression two feet wide by three feet long and six inches deep.
"Section 3646(a)(5) of the General Industry Safet
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