This case involves an accident in which an employee of Guaranteed Home Improvements, LLC (Guaranteed Home) fell from a ladder and was seriously injured. Following the accident, Compliance Safety and Health Officer (CSHO) Joel Nyenhuis of the Madison Area Office of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted an inspection of Guaranteed Home’s worksite and found fault with the manner in which Guaranteed Home had set up the ladder from which the employee fell. As a result of the inspection, the Secretary of Labor issued a Citation and Notification of Penalty to Guaranteed Home alleging two serious violations and one other than serious violation of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, 29 U.S.C. § 651- 678 (the Act) and the standards thereunder addressing ladder safety. The Secretary proposes a total penalty of $5684.00 for the Citation. Guaranteed Home filed a timely notice of contest.