Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's Decision dated February 27, 1984, Docket No. 83-R2D5-1079 (San Francisco, CA). August F. Cetti, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: Michael C. Jonas, Attorney. For DOSH: Robert P. Larsen, CSE.
A general violation of 1540(e)(1) (general, all excavations) was affirmed.
Spoil, Location to Prevent Injury of Employees in Excavation. The cited order prohibits exposure of employees in excavations to spoil (excavated material) falling back on them. On conflicting testimony, the ALJ found that all witnesses recited their best recollection, but that the testimony of two of the Division's compliance safety engineers as to an employ
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