Summary of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated May 4, 1999, Docket Nos. 96-R3D1-1342 to 1344 (Fontana, CA). Dale A. Raymond, Administrative Law Judge. For Employer: Robert D. Peterson, Attorney. For DOSH: Katherine Wolff, Staff Counsel.
Employer, a construction contractor, primarily on public projects, was cited following a collapsed trench fatality for three willful/serious violations with penalties of $62,500 each.
Excavations and Trenches: Water in Trench (1541(h)(1)); Removal of Employees from Hazard (1541(k)(2)); Protection from Cave-Ins (1541.1(a)(1))---Violations, Willful/Serious Established. Three willful/serious violations established with penalties
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