Text For Citation: 03 Item/Group: 002 Hazard:

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed: a) At 4638 Bloomsbury Street, Lot 20, Block U, Hampstead, Montgomery, Alabama: On or about November 14, 2019 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to use an extension ladder to gain access to the second story of the house and the rails of the ladder did not extend three feet above the upper landing surface to provide safe access exposing his employee to a fall hazard of 11 feet 10 inches to the ground below. Oscar Garduno Rubio, dba Oscar Garduno Rubio was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, 29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1444704, Citation 3, Item 1, and was affirmed as a final order on January 21, 2021 with respect to a workplace located at 9271 Crescent Lodge Circle, Lot 6, Woodland Creek, Pike Road, AL, 36064.