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

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i): (1) Unprotected sides and edges. (i) Except as provided elsewhere in this section, the employer must ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by one or more of the following: 1910.28(b)(1)(i)(A) Guardrail systems; 1910.28(b)(1)(i)(B) Safety net systems; or 1910.28(b)(1)(i)(C) Personal fall protection systems, such as personal fall arrest, travel restraint, or positioning systems. a. On and/or before August 1, 2019, in the pit area, the employer did not ensure that employees who performed activities such as cleaning, dumping, mixing and loading boxes of material around pit #1 were protected from falls up to 10 feet into the pit. b. On and/or before August 1, 2019, in the pit area, the employer did not ensure that employees who performed activities such as cleaning, dumping, mixing and loading boxes of material around pit #2 were protected from falls up to 10 feet into the pit. c. On and/or before August 1, 2019, in the washout area, the employer did not ensure that employees who performed washout activities by climbing up onto the bottle trucks and tankers were always protected from falls up to approximately 13 feet, 6 inches.