Summary of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated January 30, 1997, Docket Nos. 96-R1D1-1178 to 1183 (Rancho Cordova, CA). Robert L. Harvey, Administrative Law Judge. For Employer: Chuck Sisk, President. For DOSH: A. Margaret Cloudt, Staff Counsel.
Employer, a maker of steel piers and tie-downs for manufactured housing, was inspected following an accident. The Division issued citations for 17 general and 5 serious violations, proposing a total of $11,555 in penalties. Employer appealed, contesting the reasonableness of all penalties, the classifications of the serious allegations and the existence of two of the serious violations. As the result of a telephonic
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