Summary of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated July 31, 1991, Docket No. 91-R3D1-291 (Huntington Beach, CA). Manuel M. Melgoza, Administrative Law Judge. For Employer: David Morris, Owner. For DOSH: Lynn Nesbitt, Associate Safety Engineer.
Employer was cited following a complaint-initiated inspection under Section 3210(a) for not providing guardrails on the open side of a storage area elevated 12 feet above the floor. A serious violation and associated $225 penalty were affirmed. Employer's lack of awareness of the safety order and previous inspections by other entities (the city building inspectors and the fire department) were not a defense. That the storag
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