Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's Decision dated August 3, 1983, Docket No. 82-R2D3-1336 (Oroville, CA).
For Employer: Peter J. Giordano. For DOSH: John A. Macfarlane, Associate CSE.
This appeal was granted to the extent that the citation was modified from a serious to a general violation of 1590(a)(5) (wearing safety flagging garments). The proposed penalty of $50 was set aside.
Protective Garments, Construction Site Workers. The employee, experienced in construction and use of heavy equipment, was not wearing protective garments, which were in a nearby automobile. Employer, who was not present at jobsite, testified that since equipment was operating at a
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