Summary of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated April 22, 1993, Docket No. 92-R4D5-605 (Portland, OR). Amos P. Freeman, Administrative Law Judge. For Employer: Frank E. Bechtolt, Project Superintendent. For DOSH: Roy A. Byron-Cooper, Compliance Safety Engineer.
An accident investigation led to a serious citation for Employer, a dredging contractor. A $2,000 penalty was proposed.
Storage, Stabilizing Materials (3241(c)). Serious violation and penalty set aside. The accident occurred when a tack weld used to secure two 20-foot lengths of 20-inch diameter pipe broke, and one section rolled, pinning and bruising an employee between the sections. The pipes had be
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