Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002B Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.30(a)(3)(ii): The employer did not train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize the fall hazards in the work area: a. On or about May 13, 2019, an employee performing maintenance activities from the framework and mounting platform in the pit area of the Line 1, Drive Unit #4 in Department 412 was exposed to fall hazards of approximately 8 feet to the bottom of the pit below and the employer did not train the employees on the fall protection procedures to be used. b. On or about May 13, 2019, employees performing maintenance activities in the pit area containing the Line 1, Drive Unit #4 in Department 412 were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 8 feet because an approximately 24 inch gap in the guardrails was used to access a wood plank that spanned the distance to the drive motor. The employer did not train the employees on the fall protection procedures to be used at the gap(s) in the guardrails around the pit.