Digest of COSHAB's Decision After Reconsideration dated October 20, 1983, Docket No. 78-R2D1-664. Mark K. Bowers, Chairman; Charles Manfred, Member.
The Decision of the ALJ dated December 27, 1978 (Digest 13,050) was affirmed. The appeal from a repeated/serious violation of 1541(a) and from the civil penalty of $1,275 was granted.
Shoring, Sloping, Benching.
"Two employees of Employer were working in an unshored excavation at Highway 49 near Auburn, California. Employer was relocating gas lines at the work site. At the time of the alleged violation, the Appeals Board distinguished a trench from an excavation based upon the average width of the exc
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