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

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(3)(iv): (iv) Each employee is protected from falling into a ladderway floor hole or ladderway platform hole by a guardrail system and toeboards erected on all exposed sides, except at the entrance to the hole, where a self-closing gate or an offset must be used. a) Employees utilizing the maintenance platforms on the South outdoor receiving lines were not protected from falls through the ladderway by a self-closing gate or offset. b) Employees utilizing the maintenance platforms on the middle outdoor receiving lines were not protected from falls through the ladderway by a self-closing gate or offset. c) Employees utilizing the maintenance platforms on the North outdoor receiving lines were not protected from falls through the ladderway by a self-closing gate or offset. d) Employees accessing the platform for the Reclaim Snipper in outdoor receiving were not protected from falls through the ladderway by a self-closing gate or offset. e) Employees were exposed to fall hazards when the opening of the ladderways of the platforms in the Secondary Grading/Storage area of the Snipping Room were not equipped with a self-closing gate or offset. f) Employees were exposed to fall hazards when the opening of the ladderways of the platform for whole bean storage tank in the Secondary Grading/Storage area of the Snipping Room was not equipped with a self-closing gate or offset. g) Employees were exposed to fall hazards when the opening of the ladderways of the platforms for the Slicers in the Final Inspection area were not equipped with a self-closing gate or offset. h) Employees were exposed to fall hazards when the opening of the ladderways of the maintenance platforms in the palletizing area of the warehouse were not equipped with a self-closing gate or offset.