Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 005 Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.29(b)(1): (1) The top edge height of top rails, or equivalent guardrail system members, are 42 inches (107 cm), plus or minus 3 inches (8 cm), above the walking-working surface. The top edge height may exceed 45 inches (114 cm), provided the guardrail system meets all other criteria of paragraph (b) of this section (see Figure D-11). a. On or about August 6, 2018, the employer failed to provide guardrail system top rail members that met the requirements for paragraph (b) of this section for the north area of the casting pit between the steel I-beam support and the Tilt furnace trough catwalk, where the top rail for the guardrail system was broken and bent towards the midrail, approximately 28 inches above the walking-working surface. Due to this condition, employees were exposed to an approximate five foot fall hazard to the concrete lower level of the pit area. b. On or about August 6, 2018, the employer failed to provide guardrail system top rail members that met the requirements for paragraph (b) of this section for the Reverb furnace trough catwalk/platform, where the top rail for guardrail system on the side adjacent to the Tilt furnace trough was damaged and bent downwards to a height approximately 32 inches above the walking-working surface of the catwalk/platform. Due to this condition, employees were exposed to burn hazards associated with falling into the Tilt furnace trough from the Reverb furnace catwalk/platform.