Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's Decision dated August 15, 1983, Docket No. 83-R1D1-345 (Belmont, CA). Adolf Loeb, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: Robert Peterson, Attorney at Law. For DOSH: Michael Mason, Chief Counsel.
This appeal was denied. An alleged serious violation of 1621(a) (guard rails on elevated platforms) was affirmed. A penalty of $160 was imposed.
Guardrails Must Be Provided Around Elevated Platforms. Employer, a construction company building a children's hospital, used an elevated surface about 12 feet above concrete pavement to store door frames. The Division inspector found the Employer's foreman and a laborer under his supervis
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