Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 003 Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.140(c)(13)(i): Anchorages except window cleaners' belt anchors covered by paragraph (e) of this section, was not capable of supporting at least 5,000 pounds (22.2 kN) for each employee attached; or (c)(3)(ii) was not designed, installed, and used under the supervision of qualified person, as part of a complete personal fall protection system that maintains a safety factor of at least two: (a)Stretch's Well Service, Inc. at 16266 366th Avenue, Cresbard, SD 57435: On or about and at times prior to November 1, 2018, the employer did not evaluate the anchorage point on the upper working surface of a water well drilling rig. Employees were working on a thirty-foot high work platform on the derrick of the George E. Failing drilling rig utilizing a fall protection system anchored to a tubular-welded top rail. The railing had not been evaluated to ensure adequate support in the event of a free fall. This condition exposed employees to a fall hazard of approximately 30 feet if the anchorage point were to fail.