Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 001 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 systems, personal fall arrest systems, or an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b), nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502: a) Construction site, Fortuna Crossing, unit 37 - On or about August 22, 2017, Employees worked from the top plates of the second floor while receiving and setting trusses, exposing them to a fall hazard greater than 6 feet. b) Construction site, Fortuna Crossing, unit 37, 38, 39 - On or about August 22, 2017, Employees worked around and above unguarded openings in the second floor, exposing them to a fall hazard greater than 6 feet. c) Construction site, Fortuna Crossing, unit 37 and 39 - On or about August 22, 2017, Employees walked and worked on the second floor with perimeter edges that were not guarded, exposing them to a fall hazard greater than 6 feet. d) Construction site, Fortuna Crossing, unit 7 and 8 - On or about August 22, 2017, Employees walked and worked on the second floor with window openings that were not guarded, exposing them to a fall hazard greater than 6 feet. STRONG CONTRACTORS, 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 1219850, CITATION NUMBER 01, ITEM NUMBER 03, AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON 05/23/2017, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT TRADITIONS OF AMERICA, LOT 3 AND 4, CENTER VALLEY, PA.