Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's Decision dated February 8, 1984, Docket No. 83-R5D2-617 (City of Industry, CA). Jonah Lebell, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: William D. Newsom, Director of Human Resources. For DOSH: Antonio P. Lagunzad, Associate CSE.
Punch Press, Shattering Part Causing Injury, Isolated Instance Not Requiring Body Protection. A citation for general violation of 3383(a) (body protection) was vacated. The cited section provides that body protection "may" be required from hazardous or flying substances or objects. Here, the stripper section of a die on a punch press shattered and a fragment struck and injured a worker. The operator at
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