Digest of COSHAB's Decision After Reconsideration dated June 30, 1999, Docket No. 93-R5D2-3101. James P. Gazdecki, Chairman; Bill Duplissea, Member.
The Appeals Board affirmed the ALJ decision of March 6, 1995 [Digest 18,754], establishing a serious violation of 1632(i) and assessing a $5,625 penalty.
Employer, a Metro Rail contractor, was cited following an accident in which an employee fell 16 feet through a 4' by 4' hole in temporary flooring. There was no guardrail surrounding the hole or cover secured from displacement, as required by 1632(i). Employer appealed, the ALJ found against it, and a petition for reconsideration was filed.
Because of t
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