Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated May 17, 1991, Docket No. 91-R3D2-086 (San Diego, CA). Jonah Lebell, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: Charles C. Duggan, Executive Vice President. For DOSH: Jean Dickey, Associate Safety Engineer.
A serious violation of 1646(c) (rolling scaffolds) was affirmed, with $2,000 penalty.
Employer was insulating a building under construction. An employee fell from the scaffold on which he was working, and was seriously injured. The accident happened because the scaffold wheels were not locked, as is required by the safety order and Employer's own safety rules.
Employer offered evidence that the employee knew t
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