OSHA Inspection: KENNY/OBASHI JOINT VENTURE

Issued

2012-11-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2250.00 · Current $2250.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1):     When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access; or, when such an extension is not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder shall be secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, shall be provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. In no case shall the extension be such that ladder deflection under a load would, by itself, cause the ladder to slip off its support.      a.     At the Neil Ave location where a platform was set up for employees to gain access to a platform to signal equipment into the shaft, the ladder set up to gain access was not three feet above the landing nor was a grab bar set up thereby exposing employees to a fall hazard.