Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's Decision dated September 2, 1982, Docket Nos. 81-R4D2-1590 thru 1594 (Los Angeles, CA). Ronald F. Peters, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: Jack Gardener, Safety Director. For DOSH: Stephen S. Handin, Staff Counsel.
This appeal was denied. The alleged serious violations of 3577(b) (safety guards on abrasive wheels), 4000(c) (machine controls for each press brake operator), 4184(b) (guarding points of operation), 4187(b) (constant contact controls outside danger zone), and 4075 (guarding gears and sprockets) were established. The proposed $550 civil penalty was affirmed.
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