Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 010 Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.140(d)(1)(ii): The employer did not ensure that personal fall arrest systems bring the employee to a complete stop and limit the maximum deceleration distance the employee travels to 3.5 feet (1.1 m): On or about May 15, 2024, the employer did not ensure that a personal fall arrest system brought the employee to a complete stop and limited the maximum deceleration distance the employee travels to 3.5 feet. An anchorage point built into the top of the tank was utilized with a lanyard by an employee exposed to a fall of approximately 10.25 feet, while acting as the attendant during a confined space entry into the transportation tanker to clean asphalt. The anchorage point is located at employees' feet when standing on the tanker.