Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's Decision dated November 1, 1983, Docket No. 83-R5D3-618 (Bakersfield, CA). Gerald Winerman, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: Leslie DenHerder, Owner. For DOSH: Lyle A. Garratt, District Manager.
This appeal was denied. A serious violation of 1621(a) (platform railings) was established; however, the proposed civil penalty of $110 was set aside.
Guarding, Elevated Platforms. Two employees were observed working on a platform approximately 16 feet above the cement ground in an aircraft hangar under construction. There was an opening in the work platform approximately two to 2 1/2 feet wide, two feet from where one of the
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