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

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings (or equivalent): A) LWCF mezzanine floor, on or about August 5, 2014, the guardrail system along the open sided floor was only 35 inches high and did not have a mid-rail, exposing employees to a fall hazard of 9 ½ feet. B) Dump shoot on southwest end of Kiln, on or about September 24, 2014, a steel plate used as a guardrail on the side of a dumping platform was only 21 inches high, exposing employees to an 8 foot fall hazard. C) Concrete stack, on or about September 23, 2014, there was an 18 inch opening between the guardrail system and the ladder cage, exposing employees to a 50 foot fall hazard. D) Paper Mill west stairs to stores, on or about September 25, 2014, the top rail of the guardrail system on the platform at the top of the stairs was only 34 inches high, exposing employees to an approximately 20 foot fall hazard. E) #2 Chipper, on or about August 5, 2014, the guardrail on the side of the step platform the employees used to cross over a piece of equipment was only 20 inches high, exposing employees to an estimated fall distance between 57 inches and 66 inches to a concrete floor below. F) #1 Chipper, on or about August 5, 2014, the guardrail on the side of the step platform the employees used to cross over a piece of equipment was only 21 inches high, exposing employees to an estimated fall distance of 70 inches to a concrete floor below.