17,370 Brad Boges, James Auble And Edwin G. Forrest

By: Cal-OSHA Decisions

dba FORREST CONSTRUCTION CRESCENT BAY, a co-partnership

Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated April 20, 1990, Docket No. 89-R2D1-099 (Sacramento, CA). Adolf Loeb, Administrative Law Judge.

For Employer: Edwin G. Forrest, an owner. For DOSH: Bill Rummell, CSE.

An alleged serious violation of 4307(b) (portable power driven circular hand saws) was vacated.

The foreman injured by an unguarded saw blade was a partner in Employer under a written partnership agreement. The saw was his and was not used by any of the seven carpenters employed by the partnership.

No employee was exposed to the hazard, hence there was no violation.

The injured sawyer "

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