Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated November 6, 1989, Docket Nos. 89-R3D1-062 and 096 (Whittier, CA). Dennis M. Sullivan, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: Samuel Fryefield, Management Safety Consultant. For DOSH: Katherine Wolff, Staff Counsel.
A serious violation of 1540(d) (excavations) was affirmed, with penalty reduced from $375 to $300.
Two employees were working in a trench for an underground water line one to two feet from a trench wall that was not shored, shielded, or otherwise protected against earth movement. The trench was about 12 feet deep where they were standing. Their foreman was working about 30 feet away and facing in th
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