Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated October 15, 1981, Docket Nos. 81-R3D4-880 thru 886 (Irvine, CA). Ronald F. Peters, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: Jack Baker, Director of Corporate Safety. For DOSH: Clarence W. Kuhns, CSE.
This appeal was granted to the extent that the penalty for a repeat/serious violation of 3210(a) (guardrails on elevated work areas) was reduced from $10,000 to $2,000, and an alleged serious violation of 4999(h)(5) (riding on loads) and its penalty of $375 were vacated. A serious violation of 4999(h)(1) (riding on load with safety belt), with a penalty of $500, was established, and the appeals as to penalty only of
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