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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: On or about 03/10/2022, the employer did not protect employees who were engaged in residential roofing operations 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels. The employees were conducting residential roofing operations and were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately twelve (12) feet. The employer (Rodrigues Siding and Roofing LLC) was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1249393, citation number 1, item number 4 and was affirmed as a final order on 08/22/2017, with respect to a workplace located at 1841 Lebanon Ave, Apartment 4-12, Belleville, IL 62226. The employer (Rodrigues Siding and Roofing LLC) was previously cited for a violation of an equivalent Occupational Safety and Health Standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1359440, citation number 1, item number 3 and was affirmed as a final order on 04/05/2019, with respect to a workplace located at 2415 Lebanon Ave, The Hanger, Belleville, IL 62221. The employer (Rodrigues Siding and Roofing LLC) was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1419052, citation number 2, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on 10/31/2019, with respect to a workplace located at 17496 Princeton Ridge Court, Eureka, MO 63025.