Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: UNAPOPPROC

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that the employer did not have an effective protective maintenance program which included a safety check procedure by a qualified mechanic to detect potential mechanical failures that would not be visible to an untrained person. Worksite: An employee fell 26 feet from a boom ladder after the pin which acts as a pivot point sheered and the ladder collapsed. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method of abatement to prevent similar accident is to implement a maintenance program where a qualified mechanic would inspect and maintain the equipments and implement a daily check up procedure to document the condition of the equipment after and before every use.