OSHA Inspection: BREWER CONSTRUCTION OKLAHOMA LLC

Issued

2016-12-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-12-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4988.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1):  A portable ladder used for access to an upper landing surface did not have the ladder side rails extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was 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 grab rail, 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.        On or about August 17, 2016, at an excavation site, an employee was observed using a ladder that did not extend at least 3 feet beyond the top of a trench, exposing the employee to fall hazards due to ladder displacement.