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

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(14): Each employee working on, at, above, or near wall openings (including those with chutes attached), where the outside bottom edge of the wall opening was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels and the inside bottom edge of the wall opening is less than 39 inches (1.0 M) above the walking/working surface, is not protected from falling by the use of a guardrail system, a safety net system, or a personal fall arrest system. Location: 626 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. a) Employee worked next to an elevator shaft on the third floor and fell 38 feet when the guardrail systems were removed to transport materials in the shaft. On or about 05/14/2019. The Atlas Developers LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(14), which was contained in OSHA inspection number1224210, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 08/02/2017, with respect to a workplace located at 618 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11215.