Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated September 18, 1989, Docket Nos. 89-R3D1-057 and 058 (Vista, CA). Dennis M. Sullivan, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: Vincent L. Diaz, Project Engineer. For DOSH: Daniel E. Jaffe, Staff Counsel.
A serious violation of 1621(a) (guardrails) was affirmed, along with a $375 penalty. (At the hearing, Employer withdrew its appeal of a violation of 1632(b) and its $375 penalty.)
"Employer was the general contractor for the construction of a sewage and water treatment plant at the site. The Division cited the Employer because an employee worked from the top of a concrete wall, 38 feet above ground, while there w
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