Summary of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated March 11, 1993, Docket Nos. 92-R4D5-742 and 743 (Lompoc, CA). Dennis M. Sullivan, Administrative Law Judge. For Employer: Jeff Martin, Agent. For DOSH: Donald B. Teague, Compliance Safety Engineer.
Employer, a labor contractor, supplied a lettuce harvesting crew to another employer. One crew member, the lettuce truck driver obtained Employer's permission to do extra work for the second employer after the harvesting ceased each day, to earn extra money. While changing the fan belts on a diesel engine powered field pump, part of an irrigation system, he inadvertently activated the two switches which started up the
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