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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): Jobsite: On or about 06/25/2013 two employees were observed performing construction activities on the window eyebrow and overhang of a residential structure and were not protected by a guardrail system, net system, or personal fall protection exposing the employees to a fall of approximately 22 feet. The Lincoln Construction was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which were contained in the following OSHA inspections: inspection number 314915646, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 01/04/2011, with respect to a workplace located at 11 Dedford Street; in OSHA inspection number 314920877, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 04/04/2012 with respect to a workplace located at 321 Plainfield Street, Providence, RI; and again in OSHA inspection number 555979, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order 09/04/2012 with respect to a workplace located at 131 Eustis Avenue, Newport, RI.