28 COR 40-4410 [20,075]
MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT - GUARDING POINT OF OPERATION
CAL. CODE REGS, tit. 8, 4208(a) (2001) - Employer's punch press was not sufficiently guarded to prevent an amputation injury at the point of operation. A serious violation was established, but was not properly characterized as accident related without more evidence as to how the injury occurred.
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Summary of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated July 9, 2001, Docket No. 00-R4D1-3358 (Gardena, CA).
Barbara J. Ferguson, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: Jerald Bozajian, Assistant Plant Manager.
For DOSH: Richard Eslava, Safety Engineer.
Employer, a manufacturer of auto
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