Summary of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated October 6, 1999, Docket No. 99-R1D3-925 (San Bruno, CA). Manuel M. Melgoza, Administrative Law Judge. For Employer: Dale Anderson, Director of Safety. For DOSH: Brian Brooks.
Employer was inspected following an accident and charged with a serious violation. The Division proposed a $5,000 penalty.
Hand Protection, Unusual and Excessive Exposures (3384(a)). Serious violation and $5,000 penalty dismissed.
The Division alleged that an employee "was exposed to a band-saw blade while cutting meat, and was seriously injured because he was not provided with suitable hand protection." The parties stipulated that the use
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