Digest of COSHAB's Denial of Petition for Reconsideration dated March 28, 1995, Docket No. 93-R3D3-2380. Elaine W. Donaldson, Chairman; Bill Duplissea and Bryan E. Carver, Members.
The Appeals Board denied Employer's petition to reconsider the ALJ decision of January 11, 1995 (Digest 18,692), which found a serious violation of 4302(a) and affirmed the $4,500 proposed penalty.
Petition for Reconsideration, Grounds. The citation arose from an unguarded miter saw amputation accident. During the hearing, the injured employee testified that his supervisor assigned him the work and was aware that the saw lacked a guard. The ALJ found a serious violation of
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