Summary of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated May 13, 1992, Docket Nos. 91-R4D1-1074 and 1075 (Sylmar, CA). Manuel M. Melgoza, Administrative Law Judge. For Employer: Reyes Ruiz, Partner. For DOSH: Jose V. Cedro, Compliance Safety Engineer.
Employer, following a walk-by inspection, was cited for serious violations of Construction Safety Orders 1621(a) and 1637(a) with $600 penalties proposed for each. Only the abatement requirements and the amounts of the proposed penalties were contested by the Employer.
Scaffolds, Railings (1621(a)). Employees were preparing a four-story building for plastering. A five-level scaffold structure surrounded the building; em
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