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

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Employees 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 employees provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501(b): (a)Core Framing, LLC at 5501 - 5503 South Huntwood Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57110: On or about and at times prior to July 13, 2023, the exposing employer failed to ensure employees conducting framing operations on a multi-level residential twin home were protected from falls. Employees were conducting roof sheathing operations when an employee fell to the concrete floor below and later died from their injuries. This condition exposed employees to fall hazards greater than six feet. (b)Core Framing, LLC at 5505 - 5507 South Huntwood Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57110: On or about and at times prior to July 13, 2023, the exposing employer t failed to ensure that employees conducting framing operations on a multi-level residential twin home were protected from falls. Employees were conducting roof sheathing operations without the use of an adequate fall protection system. This condition exposed employees to fall hazards greater than six feet. (c)Core Framing, LLC at 5501 - 5503 South Huntwood Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57110: On or about and at times prior to July 13, 2023, the exposing employer failed to ensure employees conducting framing operations on a multi-level residential twin home were protected from falls. Employees were exposed to fall hazards due to second-story unguarded window openings along the west side of the residential property. This condition exposed employees to fall hazards greater than six feet. (d)Core Framing, LLC at 5505 - 5507 South Huntwood Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57110: On or about and at times prior to July 13, 2023, the exposing employer failed to ensure employees conducting framing operations on a multi-level residential twin home were protected from falls. Employees were conducting framing operations and were exposed to fall hazards due to unguarded second-story window openings along the west side of the residential property. This condition exposed employees to fall hazards greater than six feet. (e)Core Framing, LLC at 5501 - 5503 South Huntwood Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57110: On or about and at times prior to July 13, 2023, the exposing employer failed to ensure employees conducting framing operations on a multi-level residential twin home were protected from falls. Employees were exposed to fall hazards due to unguarded open sides on the second floor and inadequate guardrails and falls to the first level within the residential property. This condition exposed employees to fall hazards greater than six feet. (f)Core Framing, LLC at 5505 - 5507 South Huntwood Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57110: On or about and at times prior to July 13, 2023, the exposing employer failed to ensure that employees conducting framing operations on a multi-level residential twin home were protected from falls. Employees were exposed to fall hazards due to unguarded open sides on the second floor and inadequate guardrails within the residential property. This condition exposed employees to fall hazards greater than six feet.