Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated May 1, 1991, Docket Nos. 90-R3D2-1242 thru 1244 (Escondido, CA). Jonah Lebell, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: William J. Dritsas, Attorney. For DOSH: Jean Dickey, Associate Safety Engineer.
Foot Protection (3385(a)). General violation affirmed; abatement requirement held reasonable.
Two of Employer's delivery truck drivers, wearing open-toed sandals, were standing by on a loading dock. (Employees who actually participated in loading newspapers wore close-toed shoes.) One of the drivers was so close to a loading cart that he was exposed to the hazard of a crushing injury.
Employer violated the safety o
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