Summary of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated October 22, 1997, Docket Nos. 96-R1D5-3772 and 3773 (Santa Rosa, CA). Bref French, Administrative Law Judge. For Employer: Gregory Service, Owner. For DOSH: Jimmie B. Jones, Safety Engineer.
Employer, a framing contractor, was inspected after a drive-by observation and cited for one general and one serious violation. Proposed penalties totaled $475. At the hearing, the Division withdrew the serious allegation because the offending worker was an independent contractor. Remaining on appeal was the general violation with its $100 penalty.
Scaffolds, Planking and Railings (1645(b))---Employer, Citing Proper Owner of
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