Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 003 Hazard:

29 CFR 1926.602(c)(1)(ii): Modifications or additions which affect the capacity or safe operation of the equipment were made without the manufacturer's written approval. On or about 25 September 2015, four employees were working from a job-site made wooden trash box on the forks of a rough terrain, telescoping boom forklift up to approximately 19 feet high without the employer ensuring that the platform was an approved attachment, exposing the operator and workers in the area to the hazard of being struck by the falling box. 1- The scaffold was found on the worksite by the employer 2- The scaffold was not designed by a qualified person 3- A decal stating to lift or lower personnel only in an approved work platform was located on the quick attach end of the boom head prior to lifting personnel. 4- A JLG decal was not installed on the quick attach end of the boom head prior to lifting personnel in a JLG supplied/approved personnel work platform.