Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's Decision dated August 19, 1983, Docket No. 83-R2D1-478 (Stockton, CA). Robert A. Heron, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: Jerry Harr, President. For DOSH: Frederick F. Fletcher, Associate CSE.
This appeal was granted. The alleged serious violation of 5158(c) (air contamination) was not proven by the Division. The penalty of $160 was set aside.
Air Contamination or Oxygen Deficiency. The Division safety engineer observed employees working on a "live" sewer line in a 25-foot deep vault, the access to which was provided by a 30-inch manhole. The foreman on the job site admitted not using instruments to check for air cont
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