Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's Decision dated April 23, 1982, Docket No. 81-R1D4-1253 (San Leandro, CA). H. W. Sherbourne, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: Eric Tonnesen, Project Manager. For DOSH: Stanley Strizver, Associate CSE.
This appeal was denied. The alleged general violation of 2320.2(a)(5) (energized bus boxes) was established. No penalty was proposed.
Bus Boxes, Suitable Barriers. An Amelco electrician was injured when he put a metal flashlight into a bus box causing the box to short. The bus was energized with 3,000 amps entering the box from the top and 600 amps from a secondary line from the bottom of the box. The secondary line was d
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