Summary of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated August 16, 1999, Docket Nos. 98-R3D1-3174 to 3176 (Murrietta, CA). Ashaki Hesson, Administrative Law Judge. For Employer: Eugene F. McMenamin, Attorney. For DOSH: Samuel Richardson.
Employer, a company that drilled into existing underground pipelines, was the subject of a plain-view inspection. The Division's industrial hygienist cited for one regulatory and two serious violations, proposing penalties totaling $1,045. At the hearing, the Division withdrew the regulatory allegation for insufficient evidence.
Excavations, Inspection by a Competent Supervisor (1541(k)(1)) and Protection from Cave-Ins (1541.1(a)(1))
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