LADDERS - SECURING
Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8, § 1675(j) (2004) - Employer failed to ensure that its employee, a foreman, kept a portable extension ladder secured against displacement. He fell and was seriously injured. The serious classification and accident-related characterization of the penalty were found appropriate, as was the proposed penalty.
PENALTY - FINANCIAL HARDSHIP
Despite the fact that it was no longer in business, Employer submitted insufficient proof of financial hardship to warrant penalty reduction or elimination.
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