Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated July 17, 1986, Docket Nos. 86-R5D1-406 and 407 (Riverside, CA). Gerald Winerman, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: Thomas V. Goo, Safety Officer. For DOSH: Robert H. Eberhardt, Associate CSE.
On penalty-only appeals of serious violations of 1640 (a)(5)(A) and 1640(a)(4) (light-trade wooden pole scaffolds), penalties of $200 each were affirmed.
Penalties, Proper Credit Given for Immediate Abatement--Exposure to Hazard, Employer Responsible for Its Workers' Exposure to Hazards Created by Others.
Employer, a drywall contractor, withdrew its contest of existence of the violations at hearing, leaving on appe
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