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29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladders were used for purposes other than the purposes for which they were designed: (a) Walking the Top Plate - An employee used the top two steps of an 8 foot step ladder to climb onto the top plate of the structure to set trusses. The employee was exposed to a fall of between 8 feet and 9 feet 6 inches to the concrete surface below the ladder on or about May 30, 2013. (b) Working in Trusses - An employee used the top two steps of an 8 foot step ladder to climb into the truss system to work installing the 2 X 4 "cat walk". The employee was exposed to a fall of between 8 feet and 10 feet to the concrete surface below the ladder on or about May 30, 2013. (c) South Side of Building - An employee worked from a folded 6 foot step ladder that was leaning on the exterior wall of the structure to seal the weather wrap around the windows. The employee did not use the ladder in a manner intended by the manufacturer and exposed to a fall of 4 feet from the ladder to the ground below on or about May 30, 2013. Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. The Quality Production Construction was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 311681894, citation number 1, item number, 5 and was affirmed as a final order on November 23, 2009, with respect to a workplace located at Five Forks Drive, Harpers Ferry West Virginia.