Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated July 1, 1981, Docket No. 81-R1D2-0363 (S. San Francisco, CA). H. W. Sherbourne, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: W. G. Stegemann, Administrative Assistant. For DOSH: Mako Imamura, CSE.
A repeated serious violation of 1669(a) was established where employees of the Employer were observed working 28 feet above the basement level of a building without attached safety belts, lifelines, or other safety equipment and the Employer admitted a prior violation of the same section. The $1,050 proposed penalty was affirmed.
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