Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's Decision dated December 31, 1984, Docket Nos. 84-R3D1-378 thru 380 (Anaheim, CA). Gerald Winerman, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: Harry Stephenson, Safety Consultant for Fremont Indemnity Company. For DOSH: Robert K. Yount, Associate CSE.
Serious violations of 1541(c)(1), 1541(c)(6) and 1541 (c)(8) (trenches) were affirmed. The proposed penalties of $110 per violation were reduced to a single, total penalty of $120.
Shoring Systems, Hydraulic Jacks, Spacing Required. Employer was excavating a trench for storm drain pipe. All violations pertained to the hydraulic shoring system for the trench, which was 14 deep.
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