27 COR 40-4194 [19,893R]
MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT - GUARDING IN-RUNNING ROLLS
CAL. CODE REGS, tit. 8, 4187(a) (2000) - Employer's metal-rolling machine was not guarded at its upper opening, permitting employee exposure to the hazard of being pulled in. The ALJ's finding that Employer's rules and procedures were sufficient protection was reversed; a serious violation was affirmed.
SAFETY ORDER - APPLICABILITY
The fact that an unauthorized employee deliberately operated a metal-rolling machine and was seriously injured, rather than unintentional or accidental contact, did not make the safety order inapplicable. Whether or not the ALJ was correct chara
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