Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated July 21, 1981, Docket No. 81-R4D4-440 (Covina, CA). Gerald Winerman, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: Eugene Simonalle, Assistant Corporate Counsel. For DOSH: Stephen S. Handin, Staff Counsel.
Safety Order, "Impossible" to Comply---Employee, Independent Act Shown, Supervisory Employees.
An alleged serious violation of 4600(a) and its $150 penalty were dismissed.
"8 Cal. Adm. Code 4600(a) requires every injection molding machine to be guarded by a sliding gate guard so designed and installed that it interposes a barrier between the dies and the operator before the dies can close. The injured supervisor
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