Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 003B Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.29(b)(3): 29 CFR 1910.29(b)(3): The employer did not ensure that guardrail systems are capable of withstanding, without failure, a force of at least 200 pounds (890 N) applied in a downward or outward direction within 2 inches (5 cm) of the top edge, at any point along the top rail. 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i): Except as provided elsewhere in this section 29 CFR 1910.28, the employer did not 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 systems described in 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1) Employees engaged in grain handling activities at the worksite located at N 1031 Topping Ave, Kansas City, Missouri 64120 were exposed to fall hazards. The employer did not ensure that employees were protected by a guardrail systems are capable of withstanding, without failure, a force of at least 200 pounds (890 N) applied in a downward or outward direction within 2 inches (5 cm) of the top edge, at any point along the top rail when walking and working in direct vicinity of an open pit with a fall hazard greater than 4 feet to the next lower level.