Digest of COSHAB's Decision After Reconsideration dated April 30, 1986, Docket No. 84-R3D3-1021. Elaine W. Donaldson, Chairman; L. A. Harrington and Michael R. Monagan, Members.
The Appeals Board reversed the ALJ decision of June 19, 1985 (Digest 16,215) and granted Employer's appeal from an alleged willful/regulatory violation of 342(a) (requiring immediate notice to the Division of work-related deaths and serious illnesses or injuries).
Reporting, Employee Death to Division, Delay Pending Notification of Next of Kin but Not Exceeding 24 Hours.
"The evidence established that while Employer's crew was engaged in changing a burned-out transformer, an
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