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

Section 5(A)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish to employees 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 employees were exposed to fall hazards when: (a) On or about 1/13/99, an employee was riding on a Werner Fiberglass 8 foot folding stepladder which was affixed to the back of a flat bed pickup truck by web strapping and where the side rails were resting on top of fiberglass pesticide storage tanks exposing employee to being thrown from the ladder onto the pavement from a height about 8 feet above the road surface. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to establish and enforce ladder safety procedures as established in ANSI (American National Standard Institute) A14.5-1992, Chapter 9, Selection, Care, and Use, Section 9.3.4 Footing Support: Ladders shall not be placed on boxes, barrels, or other unstable bases to obtain additional height PLEASE NOTE: CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS NOT REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.