Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001A 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): JOBSITE: The employee spraying insulation while standing on a 2 X 6 wooden plank was not protected from the hazard of falling between 9 feet and 13 feet to the lower level by the use of guardrails, personal fall arrest system or other equivalent means. On or about 9/29/17, the employee standing on the above wooden plank to perform the tasks tripped and fell between 9 feet and 13 feet to the lower level and sustained severe injury to the head and fractured the vertebrae from the incident.