Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated April 21, 1987, Docket No. 86-R2D1-1439 (San Leandro, CA). Elise Manders, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: Matt Peterson, Estimator. For DOSH: Bill Rummell, Associate CSE.
A repeat/serious violation of 1592(a) (warning methods) was affirmed, but the proposed $700 penalty was reduced to $350.
Employer's general field superintendent, whose knowledge of the hazard was attributed to Employer, was exposed to a haulage truck loaded with concrete. The truck lacked a working automatic backup alarm, which it was required to have under the safety order.
"The Employer has argued that the truck was owned by anoth
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