MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT - DE-ENERGIZING AND BLOCKING TO PREVENT INADVERTENT MOVEMENT
CAL. CODE REGS, tit. 8, § 3314(a) (2002) - Employer's millwright did not de-energize and block out an elevated scissor lift before he sat on its base while repairing a chain and sprocket drive next to it. Despite his fatal accident when the lifting mechanism failed, Employer was relieved of the violation because it established all of the elements of the independent employee action defense.
DEFENSE - INDEPENDENT EMPLOYEE ACTION
Employer established all five elements of