Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated May 16, 1985, Docket No. 84-R5D3-1258 (Norwalk, CA). Douglas M. Phillips, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: Kenneth D. McNicol, General Manager. For DOSH: Glenn W. Yeoman, CSE.
A serious violation of 2948 of the high-voltage safety orders was affirmed, with $175 penalty.
High Voltage Lines, Notice to Operator of, Duty Cannot Be Delegated or Contracted Away. After a fatal accident, involving contact between a 12,000-volt line and Employer's crane, Employer was cited for a serious violation of 2948. This safety order requires that, before bringing the boom of a crane or other materials within specified dis
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