Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated October 22, 1981, Docket Nos. 81-R4D5-1021 thru 1024 (Lancaster, CA). Gerald Winerman, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: Charles Caldwell, President. For DOSH: Robert H. Eberhardt, Associate CSE.
This appeal was denied. General violations of 1644(a)(3) (metal scaffolds on base plates) and 1644(a)(6) (planking requirements on scaffolding) and serious violations of 1644(a)(5) (railing on scaffolding), 1644(a)(4)(B) (ties on scaffolding) and 1637(b) (scaffold anchorage and bracing), with penalties totaling $300, were established.
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