Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated November 5, 1986, Docket No. 86-R3D2-733 (San Diego, CA). Jonah Lebell, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: Walter N. Coffman, President. For DOSH: Natalie Klein, Associate CSE.
A serious violation of 1644(a)(5) (metal scaffolds) was affirmed, with $250 penalty.
Metal Scaffold, Top Rail Insecurely Fastened--Defense, None for Causation by Another Contractor. Employer was plastering single family houses. The inspection was in response to an accident report. The Division's engineer testified that only one end of the top rail on a scaffold (from which an employee had fallen) was securely fastened to the corres
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