Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's Decision dated June 13, 1984, Docket No. 83-R4D2-971 (Gardena, CA). Jonah Lebell, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: Jerry Rost, Superintendent. For DOSH: John Ford, Associate CSE.
A serious violation of 1670(a) (safety belts and life lines), with $100 penalty, was affirmed. Employer offered no evidence.
Safety Belts and Life Lines, Failure of Employees to Use as Violation Chargeable to Employer. Employees, installing metal framing in a skylight 40 feet above ground, were wearing safety belts; some, however, were not tied off. Employer's foreman was present. "The Occupational Safety and Health Act imposes on the employe
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