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

29 CFR 1910.265(c)(4)(iv): Elevated walk(s) and runway(s), more than 6 feet or more from floor level, were not provided with both a standard railing and a toe board: The employer is failing to protect employees from fall and struck-by hazards. This was most recently documented on or about March 13, 2018, at American Walnut Company, LLC, located at 2801 South 2nd Street, Saint Joseph, Missouri. The employer did not provide a standard railing and toe board at the first landing when exiting the ladder on the northwest section of the Hog adjacent to the north end of the top chain conveyor system. Employees were exposed to falls of approximately 16 feet to ground from the hog deck, and struck by hazards such as falling materials and tools while working underneath the hog deck platform.