Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 001 Hazard:

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems. a) Worksite was located at 801 Jersey Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07310. An employee was exposed to fall hazards as he was assigned to take down guardrail posts on the roof and was not wearing fall protection when he walked to the leading edge to drop a 2x4 down to the next lower level exposing him to a fall of 14 feet to the concrete floor below. Violation was observed on or about 5/4/2016. b) Worksite was located at 801 Jersey Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07310. An employee was exposed to fall hazards as he was assigned to take the construction debris out to the dumpster and was not wearing fall protection when he walked across the top of one dumpster being used as a work platform exposing him to a fall of 6 feet 6 inches to the stone covered ground below. Violation was observed on or about 5/4/2016.