Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 008A Hazard:

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): When portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access; or, when such an extension was not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. In no case shall the extension be such that ladder deflection under a load would, by itself, cause the ladder to slip off its support: location: wall between roof B and roof F on or about: 9/20/14 a) An employee was using a ladder to access the top of the wall that was between roof B and the roof F. The A-frame ladder did not reach the top of the wall separating the two roofs.