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

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): "Residential construction." Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure. a. On or about June 29, 2017, at the site located at 414 Madison Ave, McArthur, Ohio, employees were performing framing work on an one story residential home while working on the first floor level that had an unprotected eight foot by eight foot stairway opening in the floor that was approximately eleven foot in height from the basement floor without fall protection, thereby exposing the employees to a fall hazard. b. On or about June 29, 2017, at the site located at 414 Madison Ave, McArthur, Ohio, employees were performing framing work on an one story residential home while working on the first floor level that had a sixteen foot long open-sided floor that was eleven feet in height from the exterior ground without fall protection, thereby exposing the employees to a fall hazard.