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

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(3)(i): The employer must ensure each employee is protected from falling through any hole (including skylights) that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level by one or more of the following; covers, guardrail systems, safety net systems, travel restraint systems or personal fall arrest systems: On or about January 14, 2026, at a facility located at 502 E. Linden Street in Abbotsford, Wisconsin; the employer did not ensure that employees were protected from falling through a floor hole in Wastewater Treatment Plant 2. The floor hole, used to wash membrane units, was approximately 5-feet wide by 7-feet long by 12-feet deep. On January 14, 2026, the floor of Wastewater Treatment Plant 2 was covered by approximately 2-feet of foam and an employee attempting to eliminate the foam fell into the unprotected floor hole.