Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's Decision dated October 25, 1982, Docket No. 82-R2D4-602 (Modesto, CA). Robert A. Heron, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: David W. Baird, Attorney. For DOSH: Arthur L. Larson, Associate CSE.
This appeal was granted. The alleged serious violation of 3203(a)(1) (accident prevention programs) and the proposed $150 penalty were vacated.
Accident Prevention Program, Employer's Duty--Hearsay Doesn't Establish Violation. The Division's safety engineer inspected the Employer's ranch after an employee was electrocuted there. The Employer was charged with failing to maintain a safety program based on conversations with various e
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