Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 005 Hazard:

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(5)(i): The employer does not ensure that non-self-supporting ladder(s) are used at an angle such that the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder is approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder. This violation was most recently observed on 7/30/2015 at a jobsite located 51 Pleasant Street Woburn, MA, where the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder was less than one-quarter of the working length of the ladder, exposing employees accessing and working from the ladders and ladders of the ladder jack scaffold to fall hazards greater than 21 feet, 6-inches for the following instances; Instance 1: Back Eastside corner of house ladder jack scaffold - 32-foot Werner aluminum extension ladder was setup at a horizontal distance of 12' 4", Instance 2: Middle Eastside of house ladder jack scaffold - 32-foot Werner aluminum extension ladder was setup at a horizontal distance of 9' 10", Instance 3: Front Eastside corner of house ladder jack scaffold - 32-foot Werner aluminum extension ladder was setup at a horizontal distance of 7' 6".