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

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where (a) portable ladder(s) was/were used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladder's length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed, the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and/or a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder: a. At a temporally jobsite located at 7212 Cypress Cove Road, building #13, in Jacksonville, FL: On or about May 3, 2024, the employer exposed employees to fall hazards, in that the employees were allowed to use a Werner ladder that the rails did not extend 3 feet above the upper landing surface of the roof at the eave and ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect. b. At a temporally jobsite located at 7210 Cypress Cove Road, building #13, in Jacksonville, FL: On or about May 3, 2024, the employer exposed employees to fall hazards, in that the employees were allowed to use a Gopilla ladder that the rails did not extend 3 feet above the upper landing surface of the roof at the eave and ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect. c. At a temporally jobsite located at 7208 Cypress Cove Road, building #13, in Jacksonville, FL: On or about May 3, 2024, the employer exposed employees to fall hazards, in that the employees were allowed to use a Werner ladder that the rails did not extend 3 feet above the upper landing surface of the roof at the eave and ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect.