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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) On or about October 18, 2024, at 1257 E. Wild Ginger Way, Oak Creek, WI 53154, employees installing a roof on an existing residential home with an approximately 10:12 pitch were not using fall protection. This exposed employees to a fall hazard of approximately 23 feet 8 inches from the roof eve to the ground below on the back (South) side of the home. Less Estimate Construction, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1393942, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on November 14, 2019, with respect to a workplace located at 4705 Lee Ave., Downers Grove, IL 60515. Less Estimate Construction, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1412367, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on January 30, 2020, with respect to a workplace located at 8740-48 Golden Rose, Tinley Park, IL 60478. Less Estimate Construction, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1702223, citation number 2, item number and was affirmed as a final order on December 18, 2023, with respect to a workplace located at 16137 Stonewall Dr., Newark, IL 60541.