Summary of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated March 1, 1993, Docket Nos. 92-R4D1-640 and 641 (Ventura, CA). Manuel M. Melgoza, Administrative Law Judge. For Employer: Steven Blois, President. For DOSH: Dan Shipley, Senior Safety Engineer.
The Division conducted a complaint inspection and cited Employer for one general and one serious violation, the latter with a $635 proposed penalty.
Excavations: Egress (1541(c)(2) and Protection (1541.1(a)(1)). Both violations and penalty affirmed. Employer was installing a water line at a construction site.
A trench which varied from 4-1/2 to 7 feet in depth had no safe means of egress within 25 lateral feet from emplo
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