Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 002 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). On or about 12/21/2020, at the Toccoa Georgia facility and in the production area at the Shredder platform and the Shredder operator platform, employees were exposed to 6'4" and 5' fall hazards. The employer did not ensure employees were protected from falling to lower levels with fall protection on all sides. Scrap Masters Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.23(f), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1134387, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 08/12/2016, with respect to a workplace located at 590 Industrial Blvd in Toccoa, Georgia.