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

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b): a) 456-500 N 5th St, Philadelphia, PA: The employer did not ensure that one employee, installing a large window at an exterior wall opening, was protected by a guardrail or other fall protection measures, thus exposing the employee to a potential fall height of 20 feet. Condition noted on or about May 12, 2021 @ 215pm. b) 456-500 N 5th St, Philadelphia, PA: The employer did not ensure that two employees, performing rough framing at the unprotected edges of 2 exterior wall openings, were protected by a guardrail or other fall protection measures, thus exposing employees to potential fall heights of 20- and 30-feet. Condition noted on or about May 11, 2021 @ 1114am. A Squared Construction LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1491777, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 2/20/2021, with respect to a workplace located at 2035 E Lehigh Ave, Philadelphia, PA. A Squared Construction LLC DBA A Squared Framing was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1394224, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 5/29/2019, with respect to a workplace located at 1522, 1524, and 1526 North Philips Street, Philadelphia, PA. A Squared Construction LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1434359, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 1/16/2020, with respect to a workplace located at 1524 N. Philip St., Philadelphia, PA.