Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002B 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. On or about July 17, 2024, and at times prior to, at the east side of the jobsite, a subcontractor employee worked in an excavation and the ladder for excavation entry and egress did not have ladder rails that extended at least 3 feet above the top of the excavation. Cherokee Pride Construction, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard 29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1493069, citation number 04, item number 04, and was affirmed as a final order on August 2, 2021, with respect to a workplace located at the corner of 91st and Aspen in Broken Arrow, OK 74012.