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29 CFR 1926.760(a)(1): Each employee engaged in a steel erection activity who is on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge more than 15 feet (4.6 m) above a lower level was not protected from fall hazards by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, positioning device systems, or fall restraint systems. On or about November 27, 2017, the employer did not ensure a worker on a steel joist approximately 28 feet high was protected from falls while free rigging operations of a bundle of metal decking were being performed in the area, exposing the worker to the hazard of falling through the holes located between each joist. The W.S. Steel Erection, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.453(b)(2)(v), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1109160, citation number 2, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on October 4, 2016, with respect to a workplace located at 198267 FM 306, Canyon Lake, Texas. The W.S. Steel Erection, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.760(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 886203, citation number 1, item number 1b and was affirmed as a final order on August 12, 2013, with respect to a workplace located at 1460 Precinct Line Road, Hurst, Texas.