Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated March 25, 1986, Docket Nos. 85-R3D4-1212 and 1213 (Los Angeles, CA). Douglas M. Phillips, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: William B. Ashton, Safety Director. For DOSH: Philip L. Barker, CSE.
Serious violations of 1633(a) (guarding elevator shafts) and 1626(e) (stairwells and stairs) were affirmed. The proposed penalties were reduced from $350 each to $100 each.
Exposure to Hazard, Established by Division's Evidence, Corroborated by Employer's Hearsay---Compliance, Not Delegable by Subcontractor to General Contractor. Employer, the masonry subcontractor at a construction site, was charged for a stairway
Read More...