Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 003 Hazard:

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b), nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502: The employer is failing to protect the employees from fall hazards while engaged in residential roofing activities. This was most recently documented on or about May 2, 2017 at the jobsite located at 1203 Ridge Circle, Tonganoxie, Kansas. An employee engaged in residential roofing activities, tearing off shingles from a 4:12 pitch roof was exposed to fall hazards of approximately 20 feet from the roof's eave to the ground.