Summary of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated July 28, 1993, Docket Nos. 92-R4D4-1185 (Riverside, CA). Manuel M. Melgoza, Administrative Law Judge. For Employer: Thomas P. McGuire, Attorney. For DOSH: Dan Shipley, Senior Safety Engineer.
Employer's field superintendent was injured when the edge of a water pipeline trench under a concrete road surface caved in and he fell into the excavation. The Division's investigation resulted in citation for serious violation of 1541(d)(1), alleging that Employer failed to make daily inspections for possible cave-in hazards. A $1,000 penalty was proposed.
Excavations, Daily Inspections (1541(k)(1)). Serious violation an
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