Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002 Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(7): Openings. The employer must ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface near an opening, including one with a chute attached, where the inside bottom edge of the opening is less than 39 inches (99 cm) above that walking-working surface and the outside bottom edge of the opening is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by the use of: (i) Guardrail systems; (ii) Safety net systems; (iii) Travel restraint systems; or, (iv) Personal fall arrest systems. a) On or before October 27, 2022, the employer did not ensure that employers were protected from fall hazards of approximately 30 feet, in that employees were working on the top of the wet hoppers performing cleaning duties near openings, such as but not limited to: 2 openings on east and west ends measuring approximately 30 inches by 5 inches; 4 openings on the corners measuring approximately 12 inches by 12 inches; 9 openings along north and south sides measuring approximately 17 inches by 11 inches; and floor to catwalk around the top of the hoppers measuring approximately 30 feet, that were above a distance greater than 4 feet to the next lowest level.