Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 004A Hazard:

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section. A. On or about September 13, 2022, an employee used a Stihl TS 420 saw to cut the inside of a louver window while working from two 1-inch by 12-inch wooden boards placed across the louver window and internal wall of a wastewater treatment plant without fall protection, exposing the employee to a fall hazard of approximately 11 feet 5 inches to the ground below. B. On or about September 13, 2022, an employee used a Stihl TS 420 saw to cut the outside of a louver window while working from a platform placed onto the forks of a JLG SkyTrak telehandler without fall protection, exposing the employee to a fall hazard of approximately 11 feet 5 inches to the ground below.