Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002A Hazard:

29 CFR 1926.1404(d)(1): Before commencing assembly/disassembly operations, the A/D director must ensure that the crew members understand all of the following: (i) Their tasks. (ii) The hazards associated with their tasks. (iii) The hazardous positions/locations that they need to avoid. a. On or about December 18, 2018, located at cell tower site ATT W044 at 9539 Long Run Road in Graysville, Ohio, employees were assembling a Tadano, ATF 220G-5 all-terrain hydro mobile crane for the installation of sector antennas on a 285 foot tower. The employer did not ensure that crew members understood the tasks, the hazards associated with their tasks and the hazardous positions/locations that they need to avoid when mounting the jib onto the main boom of the crane, thereby exposing the employees to a struck-by and/or caught-between hazard. On December 18, 2018, employees were preparing to mount the top jib and base section onto the boom head on a Tadano all-terrain hydro mobile crane. The pivot pin had been released prior to fastening the top jib with base section to the main boom head and no strap was used to secure the jib to the cranes superstructure which caused the jib to fall approximately nine feet to the ground striking an employee resulting in serious bodily injury.