Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 003 Hazard:

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i): Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold was not protected by a personal fall arrest system. The employer fails to ensure effective protections against falls as required by the standard, as demonstrated on September 3, 2022, when employees were utilizing a ladder jack scaffold at a jobsite located at 221 Lawrence Rd. in Salem, NH without fall protections and were exposed to a fall of over 13 feet. Jobsite - On or about September 3, 2022, employees using the ladder jack scaffold onsite were not protected from a fall of over 13 feet where personal fall arrest systems were not utilized. To abate this violation, the employer must ensure that all employees use complete personal fall arrest systems when an employee works 10 feet or more above a lower level from a ladder jack scaffold. Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19, the employer must submit documents describing the steps it is taking to ensure compliance, including an explanation of how these steps protect employees from fall hazards on scaffolds. Ridge Runner Construction, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1230187, citation number 1, item number 3b and was affirmed as a final order on June 8, 2018, with respect to a workplace located at 131 Lynnfield St. in Peabody, MA.