Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 003 Hazard:

29 CFR 1926.760(a)(1): Each employee engaged in a steel erection activity who is on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge more than 15 feet (4.6 m) above a lower level was not protected from fall hazards by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, positioning device systems, or fall restraint systems: (a) On or about March 2, 2018 and at times prior, employees were exposed to injuries from falls, while installing metal roof decking on a commercial building without the benefit of fall protection systems being in place. (b) On or about March 23, 2018 and at times prior, Hammers Construction, Inc., as a controlling employer, did not ensure that Montes Construction, LLC protected their employees from falls in excess of fifteen feet, while they were in the process of installing metal roof decking on a commercial building. An employee of Montes Construction, LLC suffered fatal injuries, when he fell approximately 22 feet to the lower working surface.