Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated January 29, 1986, Docket Nos. 85-R1D4-319 thru 325 and 443 (Pittsburg, CA). Adolf Loeb, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: Jerry Ray, Regional Manager. For DOSH: Sue Tuskes, Attorney.
Of six alleged serious violations in issue at hearing, three were affirmed as such, two were reduced to general, and one was vacated; total penalties were reduced from $2,400 to $970. Charges and dispositions were:
3303 (flying particles or substances): The violation was affirmed as serious, but the penalty was reduced from $600 to $300. Employer manufactured, among other things, chemically pure (CP) sulfuric acid, refining
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