Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated October 30, 1986, Docket Nos. 86-R1D4-812 and 813 (Hayward, CA). Dennis M. Sullivan, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: Tim J. Emert of Corbett & Kane. For Employer: James Kinney, Associate CSE.
A general violation of 3273(d) (catwalk width) and a serious one of 4184(b) (guarding machinery) were affirmed, with $400 penalty for the latter.
Catwalks, 18-Inch Width Required--Variance, Cannot Be Granted on Appeal--Abatement, Requirement Reasonable. Employer had 12-inch catwalks around five quads, each attached to other machinery to form a box-wrapping system. The catwalks were used by employees in making mach
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