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29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b): The employer is failing to protect employees from serious fall hazards, in that employees engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure. This was most recently documented on July 2, 2019 at the worksite located at 1420 Vine Street in Chillicothe, Missouri, when an employee was fatally injured when he fell from an elevated height while performing roofing work on a residential home. Juarez Roofing was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1300054, citation number 1, item number 2, and was affirmed as a final order on July 30, 2018, with respect to a workplace located at 14831 E. HWY 40 in Kansas City, MO 64136.