Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated March 6, 1986, Docket Nos. 85-R4D2-867 (Benicia, CA). Jonah Lebell, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: Robert D. Peterson, Attorney. For DOSH: Miguel A. Ortiz, Associate CSE.
An alleged violation of 1712(a) (reinforcing steel) was vacated, with $375 proposed penalty.
Evidence: Hearsay Insufficient Alone to Support Violation; Silence of Foreman Not Admission of Employment of Exposed Employee. The Division's engineer testified without contradiction that a welder was straddling a beam some six feet above protruding reinforcing steel bars (rebar). The only evidence that the welder was employed by Employer (a
Read More...