Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 001A Hazard:

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)(i): At a workplace located at 805 Ogden Street in Marinette, Wisconsin: (a) On or about July 22, 2021, the employer did not ensure an employee servicing the receiver on Autopour #2 was protected from falling through the gap in the guardrails between the autopour deck to the mobile service platform, exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately 5 feet, 5 inches from the mobile service platform. (b) On or about August 24, 2021, the employer did not ensure an employee engaged in scraping the rails under Autopour #3 was protected from falling off the ledge leading into the area, exposing the employee to a fall height of approximately 4 feet, 5 inches. (c) The employer did not ensure employees cleaning near the slag pot on the southeast side of Autopour #1 were protected from falling into the pit immediately adjacent to the slag pot, exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately 5 feet. (d) The employer did not ensure employees cleaning near the slag pot on the southeast side of Autopour #2 were protected from falling into the pit immediately adjacent to the slag pot, exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately 5 feet. (e) The employer did not ensure employees cleaning near the slag pot on the southeast side of Autopour #3 were protected from falling into the pit immediately adjacent to the slag pot, exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately 5 feet. (f) The employer did not ensure employees cleaning near the slag pot on the southeast side of Autopour #4 were protected from falling into the pit immediately adjacent to the slag pot, exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately 5 feet. (g) The employer did not ensure employees cleaning near the slag pot on the southeast side of Autopour #5 were protected from falling into the pit immediately adjacent to the slag pot, exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately five feet. (h) The employer did not ensure employees cleaning near the slag pot on the southeast side of Autopour #6 were protected from falling into the pit immediately adjacent to the slag pot, exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately five feet.