Summary of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated February 21, 1997, Docket Nos. 95-R2D3-4438 and 4439 (Arcata, CA). James Wolpman, Administrative Law Judge. For Employer, Scott Leiby, Safety and Environmental Director. For DOSH: David J. Gauthier.
Employer's sawmill operation was inspected following an accident. The Division cited for two serious violations and proposed a $5,000 penalty for each. At the hearing, the Division withdrew one of the allegations, as it was based on the same set of facts as the other and the second citation better reflected the nature of the alleged violative conduct. The parties also stipulated at the hearing that the serious, accide
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