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29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladder was used for access to an upper 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: On or about 06/28/2022, at the commercial construction jobsite located at 1633 Kehrs Mill Road, Chesterfield, MO., employees were exposed to a fall hazard. The exposed employees were observed by the CSHO using the ladder improperly while climbing down the ladder rungs. The crew was using an Aluminum Extension Ladder (no marking) improperly as the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed. H R Vasquez, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.1053(b)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1556628, citation 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on 03/08/2022, with respect to a workplace located at 1006 Regency Manor Drive, Ballwin, Missouri.