40 COR 40-7025 [¶22,290]
Summary of COSHAB-ALJ’s Decision dated November 4, 2013, 2013, Docket Nos. 12-R3D6-2545 through 2547 (Paramount, CA).
INJURY AND ILLNESS PREVENTION PROGRAM (IIPP) – TRAINING
Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8, § 3203(a) (2013) – Employer did not provide training to a meat clerk who suffered a finger amputation while using a meat saw, nor did it follow through with safety training as described in its IIPP. The violation was classified correctly as serious, accident-related.
COMPACTION EQUIPMENT – LOCKING SYSTEM TO PREVENT UNAUTHORIZED OPERATION
Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8, § 4353(g) (2013) – Employer failed to provide a locking system for its compaction equipment to prevent unauthorized operation. The violation was classified correctly as serious.
FOOD AND TOBACCO MACHINERY – GUARDING OF MEAT CUTTING BAND SAW BLADES
Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8, § 4543(b)(2) (2013) – Employer failed to provide a guard for a meat saw that was adjusted to the table. The violation was classified correctly as serious, accident-related.