OF WATER AND POWER
Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated March 13, 1986, Docket No. 85-R5D1-1118 (Los Angeles, CA). Gerald Winerman, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: Ned Flusty, Assistant City Attorney. For DOSH: Edward R. Grimes, District Supervisor.
A violation of 2941(f)(1) (work on exposed conductors) was reduced from serious to general.
Independent Employee Act, Defense Rejected, Leadman on Electrical Crew Held To Be Foreman or Supervisor. A line patrolman (also referred to in the evidence as a leadman) was seriously injured when he touched a conductor energized at 2770 volts without wearing insulating gloves as required for workers
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