Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated May 8, 1990, Docket No. 89-R3D2-368 (El Cajon, CA). Jonah Lebell, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: Tina Huff, Personnel Manager. For DOSH: Edward Schaefer, Associate CSE.
A serious violation of 4184(b) (point of operation guarding) was affirmed with $500 penalty.
The Division's hygienist testified that an employee was cutting two-inch pieces of plastic with a tilting arbor table saw that had its guard removed. She testified that the operator pushed the material through with his fingers, which came within a half-inch of the blade. Further, the saw was designed to cut wood and the blade rotated toward the
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