Summary of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated February 2, 1994, Docket Nos. 93-R1D1-1327 to 1331 (San Francisco, CA). Dennis M. Sullivan, Administrative Law Judge. For Employer: Raelynn Acosta, Employer's daughter. For DOSH: Armstrong "Army" Lum, Associate Safety Engineer.
An accident investigation was conducted after an suspended scaffold, from which two temporary employees were to repaint a building wall, gave way at one end, causing the men to fall approximately 20 feet to the ground and sustain serious injuries. Employer was cited for one regulatory, four general and four serious violations, with total proposed penalties amounting to $9,600. Employer's
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