Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated October 23, 1985, Docket No. 85-R4D1-335 (Tujunga, CA). Douglas M. Phillips, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: Jack Harker, Owner. For DOSH: D. S. Yim, CSE.
A serious violation of 1670(a) (safety belts and life lines) was affirmed, with $250 penalty.
Safety Belts and Lifelines, Short-Duration, Limited-Exposure Exception Inapplicable.
Employer had a carpenter nailing roof joists in place without tying off. The potential fall from the inside perimeter to the concrete floor was 27 feet. Section 1670(a) requires that construction workers at building perimeters be protected against the hazard of falling mor
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