Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 003 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: location: south tower, 6th floor on or about: 12/22/16 a) Employees were leaning out of a wall opening while installing temporary support for a concrete pour. The employees, who were exposed to a fall of approximately 50 feet, were not provided with adequate fall protection. NOTE: Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the inspection casefile, the employer need not submit certification or documentation of abatement for this violation as normally required by 29 CFR 1903.19.