Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 007 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- 33 Halsey Street, Lakewood NJ: On or about 09/14/23 a company worksite worker was exposed to fall hazards, in excess of 25 feet to the ground surface below, when working and standing from a unsecured wooden pallet that was set on the elevated forks of a Trak International Rough Terrain Fork Truck. At that time the exposed worker was wearing a full body harness that was improperly attached to the Trak International Rough Terrain Fork Truck's back rest with a damaged rope and the unsecured wooden pallet, they were standing on, was not provided with guard rails. NOTE: IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.