Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's Decision dated March 9, 1984, Docket No. 83-R5D4-619 (Compton, CA). Ronald F. Peters, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: Dave Lindquist, Chief Safety Engineer. For DOSH: Jean P. Dickey, District Manager.
A serious violation of 1587.10(m) (derricks, cranes, boom-type excavators--handling loads) was affirmed, with a $325 penalty. The cited subsection provides: "Where a rotating crane is positioned to operate in areas where persons may be caught between rotating parts of the crane and outside obstructions or parts of rotating machine deck and nonrotating parts of crane, those danger areas shall be barricaded to prevent traff
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