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29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access; or, when such an extension is not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder shall be secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, shall be 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. Bacilio Rios Roofing dba Rios Roofing does not require the ladders to be extended at least three feet above the landing surface of residential construction sites. This violation was most recently observed on April 6, 2022, at a residential reroofing project located at 5238 Prospect Ave, Appleton, Wisconsin. Employees conducting a re-roofing operation were using a Werner Model MT-22 multi-Position ladder and a Keller Model 5124 Extension ladder to access the working surface but neither ladder was extended beyond the eave edge. Kimberly A. Rios was previously cited for a Repeat violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1304686, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on October 24, 2018, with respect to a workplace located at West 4549 Highway 10, Menasha, WI 54952. Kimberly A. Rios was previously cited for a Repeat violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 987644, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on April 13, 2015, with respect to a workplace located at 304 Gregory Lane, Neenah, WI 54956. Kimberly A. Rios Roofing was previously cited for a Repeat violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 948141, citation number 3, item number 3 and was affirmed as a final order on December 20, 2013, with respect to a workplace located at 534 East South River Street, Appleton, WI 54915. Kimberly A. Rios was previously cited for a Repeat violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 943803, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on December 20, 2013, with respect to a workplace located at 833 North 19th Street Manitowoc, WI 54221. Bacilio Rios Roofing was previously cited for a Serious violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 312552151, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on September 21, 2009, with respect to a workplace located at 7849 Edgewater Court, Sherwood, WI 54169.