Digest of COSHAB's Decision After Reconsideration dated July 10, 1995, Docket No. 92-R2D1-1507. Elaine W. Donaldson, Chairman; Bryan E. Carver, Member.
The Appeals Board reversed the ALJ decision of August 4, 1993 (Digest 18,363). It found that a violation did exist, but reclassified it from serious to general and reduced the $750 penalty to $350. Reconsideration was on petition by the Division.
Compactors and Balers, Guarding (4353(h)). Employer used a vertical baler for compacting cardboard boxes. After cardboard was loaded into the baler through the top gate, the ram and gate guard would descend together in the automatic cycle and then the gate wo
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