Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated April 25, 1990, Docket Nos. 89-R3D1-114 and 115 (Santa Ana, CA). Ronald F. Peters, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: Robert D. Peterson, Attorney. For DOSH: Alan L. Coie, Staff Counsel.
An alleged serious violation of 1717(a)(1) (falsework and vertical shoring) was vacated, with proposed $550 penalty.
Employer was building form work for pouring of concrete in construction of a new air terminal building. An employee was injured when some of the form work collapsed under the weight of 30 pieces of plywood placed on it from a forklift. The safety order requires that form work and falsework for the support of
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