H.K. & Son Roofing Co., Elmsford, N.Y.

The employer is contesting a willful citation, a three-item serious citation, and a penalty of $19,600. The willful citation is for an alleged violation of 1926.501(b)(13), for failure to protect employees engaged in residential construction activities six feet or more above lower levels with a guardrail system, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system. Serious citation items include alleged violations of 1926.503(a)(1), for failure to provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards, and 1926.1053(b)(22), for failure to ensure that employees using ladders were not carrying objects ...