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

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): On or about September 11, 2023, employees were exposed to fall hazards of 10.5 feet without fall protection, on a residential construction site in Catlin, Illinois. FREEMAN GENERAL CONTRACTING LLC 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 1405592, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 2, AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON JULY 18, 2019, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 412 MICHIGAN STREET, WESTVILLE, ILLINOIS 61883. FREEMAN GENERAL CONTRACTING LLC 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 1422771, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 1 AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON NOVEMBER 8, 2019, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 603 ATWOOD, TILTON, ILLINOIS 61833.