Summary of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated June 1, 1993, Docket No. 92-R4D2-1048 (Los Angeles, CA). Stuart A. Wein, Administrative Law Judge. For Employer: H. K. Tan, Consultant/ Author. For DOSH: Bud Das, Safety Engineer.
Employer was cited when an employee fell from a 22-foot-high roof and suffered serious injuries. The Division alleged a serious violation for failing to provide warning lines to protect employees from falls in excess of 20 feet, and proposed a $4,000 penalty.
Roof Operations, Fall Protection (1730(b)(1)). Serious violation and penalty set aside. The safety order applies to single-unit (monolithic) roof coverings with slopes between 0:1
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