Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated February 23, 1987, Docket No. 86-R4D1-1289 (Stanton, CA). Ronald F. Peters, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: Wayne W. Robison, President. For DOSH: Tilak R. Gupta, Associate CSE.
A violation of 2946(b)(2) (work near high-voltage lines) was reduced from serious to general. Employer was to paint the inside of an oil refinery tank. An employee raised a metal safety railing with a nylon rope; the railing struck a high-voltage power line and caused him serious injuries.
A violation was found: the employee was exposed to the hazard of handling or transporting materials that would come closer than six feet to
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