CLEANERS, a Sole Proprietorship
Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated June 8, 1987, Docket No. 87-R4D7-077 (Los Angeles, CA). Adolf Loeb, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: Dennis LaZar, Owner. For DOSH: Hari Narayan, IH.
On a penalty-only appeal, a $150 penalty was affirmed for a serious violation of 4070(a) (guarding belt and pulley drives). Employer admittedly left the guard off the drive of a dry cleaning machine for several weeks while the machine was in daily use.
"It was clear Employer took the appeal because he was aggrieved by the Division's proposal of a penalty when he had effected abatement within the period allowed therefor. Emp
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