Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated January 10, 1990, Docket Nos. 89-R2D6-225 and 226 (California City, CA). Amos P. Freeman, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: Robert Schultz, Owner. For DOSH: Daniel E. Jaffe, Attorney.
A serious violation of 4206(a) (guarding, point of operation) was affirmed, with $500 penalty.
A punch press operator received amputation injuries to fingers of both hands when the press was activated while she had her hands in the point of operation.
The Division's evidence established by a preponderance that there was no point of operation guard or other device to keep an employee's hands from entering the point of opera
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