Text For Citation: 01 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. Site: 1465 56th Street in Brooklyn, NY. 2nd floor of site. On or about 8/20/2020, a) Employees worked next to an unprotected floor edge on the 2nd floor were exposed to a fall hazard of 10 feet. The 2nd floor bathroom had an edge above the stairwell which was not protected resulting in an employee falling 10 feet.