Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard:

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems. Workplace, 100 Park Plaza Drive, Secaucus, NJ a) On 6-12-17, the employer failed to ensure that a carpenter installing roof parapet trusses at the edge of the 5th floor, was protected by the use of guardrail system, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system. The carpenter failed to use a personal fall arrest system, wearing only a harness which was not attached to a lifeline or anchoring devices and fell approximately 54 feet to the ground below, dying from his injuries. b) On 6-12-17, employees performing framing and installation of roof parapet trusses used an extension ladder from the 5th floor to the 5th floor roof level of the building. Such workers were exposed to fall hazards of 10 feet as neither guardrails nor personal fall arrest systems were used after they accessed the 5th floor roof level of the building.