Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's Decision dated July 5, 1984, Docket Nos. 83-R2D3-1280 thru 1282 (Sacramento, CA). August F. Cetti, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: Gerald F. Towse, President. For DOSH: John A. MacFarlane, Associate CSE.
A general violation of 1515(a) (head protection) and a serious violation of 1637(i)(6) (general requirements, scaffolds) were affirmed, with $75 penalty for the latter.
Hard Hat or Head Protection, Failure to Use During Scaffolding Erection. Two employees, one working below the other, spent three days erecting a metal scaffold. Neither wore a hard hat or other protection, although hard hats were available. The employ
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