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

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i): Unprotected sides and edges. Except as provided elsewhere in this section, the employer must ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by one or more of the following systems identified in 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i)(A), (b)(1)(i)(B), (b)(1)(i)(C). At an establishment located at 5215 Mill Road in Laona, Wisconsin; (a) On or about September 5, 2023, in Plant A, an up-cut saw operator was exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 50-3/4 inches from the top of the #50 chain conveyor. Employees jumped up on the conveyor, walked across it, and jumped off of the other side to get in and out of the working area of the up cut saws. (b) On or about September 13, 2023, in Plant A, an up-cut saw operator was exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 50-3/4 inches from the top of the #50 chain conveyor. Employees jumped up on the conveyor, walked across it, and jumped off of the other side to get in and out of the working area of the up cut saws. (c) On or about September 13, 2023, in Plant A, an up-cut saw operator was exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 50-3/4 inches from the top of the #50 chain conveyor while standing on it to clear lumber that was caught in the belt of the conveyor above.