Summary of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated February 6, 1995, Docket No. 93-R2D3-3066 (Colusa, CA). Dennis M. Sullivan, Administrative Law Judge. For Employer: Keith Orme, President and General Manager. For DOSH: John Macfarlane, Associate Safety Engineer.
Employer was cited for a serious violation with a $3,500 penalty following an accident inspection.
Floor Openings, Guarding (3212(a)(2)). Serious violation reduced to general; $3,500 penalty reduced to $300. The cited order calls for hatchway type floor openings to be guarded by railings or a cover that "affords protection equivalent to that provided by a guardrail."
An employee tripped and fell thro
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