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

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(14): Each employee working on, at, above, or near wall openings (including those with chutes attached), where the outside bottom edge of the wall opening was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels and the inside bottom edge of the wall opening is less than 39 inches (1.0 M) above the walking/working surface, was not protected from falling by the use of a guardrail system, a safety net system, or a personal fall arrest system. On 5/10/2022, employees from Fregalette Construction, LLC were constructing interior walls on the second story of a residential building located at 400 Amberleigh Manor Dr., Wentzville, MO. Employees were working near the window openings which were approximately twelve feet above the ground. The employees were not protected from falling by the use of a guardrail system, a safety net system, or a personal fall arrest system.