Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 004B Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(3)(iv): The employer did not ensure each employee was protected from falling into a ladderway floor hole or ladderway platform hole by a guardrail system and toe boards erected on all exposed sides, except at the entrance to the hole, where a self-closing gate or an offset must be used. a) E-Melt Deck Area, on or about 5/13/19: Two ladderway platforms used to access the roof for crane maintenance purposes were not provided with self-closing gates and the ladderway floor hole at the top was not provided with a guardrail system. Employees exposed to falling 9-feet 6-inches and 15-feet 10-inch. b) Waste Sand Silo, on or about 5/20/19: Two ladderway platforms used to access the top of the waste sand silo were not provided with self-closing gates to prevent employees from falling 28-feet and 21-feet ascending. c) Sand Silos, on or about 9/5/19: Three ladderway platforms used to access the top of the core sand silo were not provided with self-closing gates. Employees exposed to falls of 10 feet, 31 feet and 15 feet. d) Bond House, on or about 8/26/19: Fixed ladder used to access the work platform below the Seacoal and Core sand silos was not equipped with a self-closing gate at the landing. Employees exposed to falling 10 feet. e) Foundry, on or about 10/16/19: Ladderway platform used to access the #1 tundish hydraulic pump was not equipped with a self-closing gate. Employees exposed to falling 4-feet 10-inches.