17,211R City Of Salinas

By: Cal-OSHA Decisions

RECREATION-PARK DEPARTMENT

Digest of COSHAB's Decision After Reconsideration dated October 14, 1987, Docket No. 83-R1D1-124. Elaine W. Donaldson, Chairman; Michael R. Monagan, Member.

The Appeals Board affirmed the ALJ decision of June 6, 1983 (Digest 15,433). The Board denied Employer's appeal from a repeat/general violation of 3314(a) (cleaning, repairing and adjusting prime movers, machinery and equipment). Employer's independent employee action defense was rejected.

"Employer's employee, a tree trimmer, was attempting to wipe off tree sealer he had inadvertently spilled upon the cutting edge of a hydraulically operated limb lopper, an activity

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