Richard Frascone, Newburyport, Mass.

The employer is contesting a repeat citation, a serious citation and a penalty of $8,360. The repeat 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, and 1926.102(a)(1), for failure to ensure that eye and face protective equipment was used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury (16-0466).