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29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13): The top or top step of a stepladder is used as a step: BB Frame LLC dba Frame Q LLC, as successor to Frame Q LLC, and Juan Quevedo does not ensure that employees do not step on the top step and or top of the stepladder. This violation was most recently observed at 671 Grove Ave, Cliffside Park, NJ, at instance (a): Exterior Structure 1st Floor- where an employee was exposed to fall hazards of approximately fourteen feet while engaged in framing work and standing on top of an "A" frame ladder, on or about 1/7/20. To abate this violation the employer must ensure that its employees who work on step ladders are trained on their use and not allowed to stand on the top step and or top of the stepladder. Frame Q LLC was previously cited REPEAT for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1329463, citation number 02, item number 03 and was affirmed as a final order on 2/6/19, with respect to a workplace located at 417 3rd St., Palisades Park, NJ 07650 Frame Q LLC was previously cited REPEAT for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1113701, citation number 01, item number 02 and was affirmed as a final order on 03/08/2018, with respect to a workplace located at 1010/1006 Morningside Ln, Fort Lee, NJ 07024. Frame Q LLC was previously cited SERIOUS for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 979064, citation number 01, item number 04 and was affirmed as a final order on 10/25/2017, with respect to a workplace located at 18 Skyline Dr, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632.