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29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501(b), nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502: Employees performing roof truss installation framing work are not protected from fall hazards by the use of a fall protection system. The employer fails to assure effective protections against falls as required by the standard, as demonstrated on or about October 19, 2023, at Lot 390 in Weathersford Place, Yulee, Florida: The employer exposed employees to an 11-feet fall hazard, in that they were not protected by a fall protection system while doing framing work on roof trusses. The employer, M.G. Residential Carpentry Inc, 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 1669557, citation number 2, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on July 25, 2023, with respect to a workplace located at 5405 Moret Dr. East, Jacksonville, FL 32210. The employer, M.G. Residential Carpentry Inc, was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR-1926.501(b)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1647704, citation number 2, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on March 20, 2023, with respect to a workplace located at 4101 San Pablo Parkway, Jacksonville, FL 32224. The employer, M.G. Residential Carpentry Inc, 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 1559113, citation number 1, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on December 15, 2021, with respect to a workplace located at 2023 Dutton Island Oaks Way, Atlantic Beach, FL 32233.