Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 007 Hazard:

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16): The employer does not immediately mark portable ladders with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, in a manner that readily identifies them as defective, or tag with them "Do Not Use" or similar language, nor does the employer withdraw from service until repaired. This violation was most recently observed on 7/30/2015 at a jobsite located 51 Pleasant Street Woburn, MA, where ladders with damaged and defective parts were not withdrawn from service, exposing employees accessing and working from the ladders and ladders of the ladder jack scaffold to fall hazards of up to 21 feet, 6-inches, for the following instances; Instance 1: Werner 32-foot ladder with two bent rungs. Instance 2: Werner 24-foot ladder with the first rung broken, 7th rung bent, and the ladder's side rail broken and damaged.