Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 001 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): The employer is failing to protect employees from fall hazards when performing framing activities. This was most recently documented on the job site at 20505 Taylor Street, Elkhorn, NE 68022 where employees were observed installing roof sheathing and rafters on a new residential home without the use of fall protection. Instances include but are not limited to: i. Installing sheathing for the roof along the west side of the home while the catch platform was located along the northwest corner of the roofline. Two employees were observed obtaining sheathing from the platform and then carrying it to the south to install it on the exposed rafters. The catch platform is 16 feet long and the roofline was measured at 49 feet which exposed the employees while they worked in the unprotected area (33 feet). The employees had been working on the roof for approximately 1.5 hours. The fall distance was measured at 12.5 feet. ii. Installing rafters on the structure along the north side of the home without fall protection of any type. Three persons were observed installing the rafters and were exposed to both interior and exterior falls. The interior falls were measured at 12 feet and the exterior falls were 12.8 feet. Abatement certification and abatement documentation is required for this violation. The documentation should include written verification of abatement, applicable measurements or monitoring results, and photographs or videos which you believe will be helpful. The abatement certification sheet is enclosed with the citations.