Summary of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated June 5, 1992, Docket No. 91-R4D1-1242 (Hermosa Beach, CA). Manuel M. Melgoza, Administrative Law Judge. For Employer: Paul Shank, Owner. For DOSH: Douglas J. Woods, Associate Safety Engineer.
Following a walk-by inspection of Employer, a homeowner who hired some workers to perform remodeling and restoration work on his house, the Division cited a serious violation of Construction 1621(a) and proposed a $375 penalty because one of the employees was working from a surface over 7-1/2 feet high without guardrail protection. The Employer conceded the violation's existence, and did not appeal the classification or reas
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