Summary of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated May 25, 1999, Docket Nos. 97-R1D5-1674 and 1675 (Hayward, CA). Manuel M. Melgoza, Administrative Law Judge. For Employer: Robert D. Peterson, Attorney. For DOSH: Gerald E. Lombardo, District Manager.
Employer was installing underground 8-inch sprinkler mains for a fire protection system. A Division inspection led to citations for one regulatory and one serious violation, with penalties of $375 and $560. Employer appealed the existence of both violations and the classification of the serious one.
Excavations: Notifying Division of Commencement (341.1(f)(3)) and Protection from Cave-Ins (1541.1(a)) --- Exposure to
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