Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's Decision dated November 16, 1982, Docket Nos. 82-R5D3-023 and 024 (Bakersfield, CA). Ronald F. Peters, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: Ernie Montoya, Co-Owner. For DOSH: Wade E. DeVries Jr., Associate CSE.
This appeal was denied. The alleged serious violations of 1632(a) (roof openings) and 1680(c) (operable guards on portable saws) and the proposed $340 penalty were affirmed.
Roof Openings, Exposure to Falls. The Employer was working on the roof of an apartment complex under construction. On inspection, the safety engineer observed employees hot mopping near two 32 by 32 inch skylight openings with five-inch parapet
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