Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated September 20, 1990, Docket No. 90-R4D3-552 (Sylmar, CA). Manuel M. Melgoza, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: Stuart Dolinky, President. For DOSH: Edward R. Grimes, District Manager.
The penalty for a serious violation of 3664(a)(6) (forklift operating rules) was reduced from $700 to $20. Employer had appealed only the penalty.
Employer's president told an employee to reach under a forklift and replace a chain that had jumped from its sprocket. The lift dropped and crushed the employee's hand. The safety order prohibits allowing employees to work under forklifts without blocking the lifts against falling
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