Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated July 17, 1990, Docket No. 90-R3D1-235 (La Mirada, CA). Manuel M. Melgoza, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: Ken R. Overton, Independent Safety Engineer. For DOSH: Joan Nareau, Staff Counsel.
A general violation of 5155(e) (airborne contaminants) was affirmed.
Employer, a manufacturer of industrial refrigeration units, was building two walk-in units in a warehouse. Employees complained to a foreman of fumes, apparently from several internal combustion engines in the warehouse. They testified to bad headaches and sickening gasoline odors.
The Division's engineer monitored the air for carbon monoxide and
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