Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 002 Hazard:

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 system, a personal fall arrest system, or an alternative fall protection measure as provided by another provision in paragraph (b) of this section: a. Employees conducting residential framing operations at elevations of six feet or more above the ground are not being protected from fall hazards by a fall protection system: The employer fails to assure effective protection against falls as required by the standard, as demonstrated on July 5, 2023, when three employees bracing roofing trusses, a temporary residential new construction worksite, located at 4202 Cherry Lake Lane - Lot 17, in Middleburg, Florida 32068, were exposed to the hazard of 9 to 22-foot falls to the ground in that they were not protected by any form of fall protection systems. L & L Jax Construction, 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 1615928, citation number 01, item number 003 and was affirmed as a final order on December 1, 2022, with respect to a workplace located at 6991 Red Timber Road, Lot 37 Forest Crest subdivision, Jacksonville, FL 32244.