Summary of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated September 30, 1996, Docket No. 95-R3D1-2996 (Santa Clarita, CA). Ashaki A. Hesson, Administrative Law Judge. For Employer: Gary Gilmore, Safety Officer. For DOSH: Robert D. Klein, Associate Safety Engineer.
Employer, a roofing contractor, was cited for a serious violation with a proposed $5,000 penalty after an accident investigation.
Forklifts, Elevating Employees, Guarding Platforms (3657(a)(3)). Serious violation and $5,000 penalty affirmed.
According to 3657(a)(3), when necessary to elevate employees with lift trucks, "(t)he platform shall meet the guardrail and toeboard requirements of Section 3210." That
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