Daily 1926.1412(d) check tuned for rough-terrain cranes — single-cab, four large equal-size tires, designed to set up on uneven ground. Outrigger pad condition is the section that catches the most issues in the field.
Sections
6
Fields
28
Equipment
RT Crane
FREE PRINTABLE SAMPLE · NO EMAIL · THE FULL, CUSTOMIZABLE INSPECTION RUNS IN-APP
WHAT IT IS
The rough terrain crane inspection checklist is the daily rt crane inspection built to OSHA 1926.1412. It runs 6 sections and roughly 28 pass / fail / N A checkpoints — covering Tires & Axles, Outrigger Pads & Cylinders, Boom & Telescoping, Hydraulic System, Swing & Brake System, and Operator Cab. Download the free printable sampleto put on a clipboard today — it's a basic quick-reference. The real power is running it in the DigiDocs app, where this becomes a fully customizable, 28-point digital inspection: every failure auto-creates a deficiency routed to your mechanic, photos attach on the spot, the operator e-signs, and each completed inspection becomes a signed, timestamped audit-trail record your auditor will accept without a fight.
CHECKLIST · STRUCTURE
This template is organized into 6 sections totaling roughly 28 Pass / Fail / N/A items. Clone it and tune fields to match your exact equipment configuration.
AUTHORITATIVE · STANDARD
OSHA 1926.1412
Tires & Axles
SECTION · 01 · OF · 6
Outrigger Pads & Cylinders
SECTION · 02 · OF · 6
Boom & Telescoping
SECTION · 03 · OF · 6
Hydraulic System
SECTION · 04 · OF · 6
Swing & Brake System
SECTION · 05 · OF · 6
Operator Cab
SECTION · 06 · OF · 6
CREW · WHO RUNS THIS
Site contractors using Grove, Link-Belt, Tadano, or Terex RTs on grading, foundation, and steel-erection picks where conditions are too rough for a city-class hydraulic mobile. Power, oil & gas, pipeline, wind-farm, and bridge crews — anyone whose pick site is unpaved and unprepared.
FIELD · INTEL
Pulled from competent-person write-ups in the field — not from a regulation digest. These are the items that fail the daily check more than any others.
Tire sidewall cuts or bubbles from on-site debris — RT tires absorb a lot of damage
Outrigger float (pad) pin sheared or missing — operator is propping the pad with shims
Boom-section anti-rotation key worn enough to allow telescope-section rotation
Swing-brake holding pressure but pad worn — telegraphed by uncontrolled drift on a stopped swing
Cab steps bent inward from striking debris, creating a fall hazard on entry
OSHA · ENFORCEMENT
OSHA Serious: up to $16,131 per violation (2026 maxima). Willful or Repeat: up to $161,323. RT cranes face more outrigger-pad and ground-bearing failures than other mobile classes because they routinely set up on unimproved ground. The 'crane mat / pad' specifying citation is the lead finding when an RT tips over.
Read OSHA 1926.1412 on osha.govSERIOUS · MAX
$16,131
PER · VIOLATION · 2026
WILLFUL · OR · REPEAT
$161,323
THE PAPER SAMPLE VS · THE REAL THING
A printable checklist still relies on someone remembering to do it, store it, and find it when an auditor or insurer asks. The same rough terrain craneinspection in DigiDocs runs on the phone already in your operator's pocket — and turns a checkbox into a defensible compliance record the moment it's signed. Every field is yours to customize.
Every line item, not just sections
The full template carries all ~28 checkpoints with the OSHA / FMCSA / ASME citation on each — the sample only shows the section headers.
Photo proof on every failure
Operators attach a photo the instant something fails, so the defect is documented at the point of inspection — not reconstructed later.
Failures become mechanic work orders
Every Fail auto-creates a deficiency routed to your mechanic dashboard, with repair notes and auto-verify on the next inspection.
Red-tag / operability built in
Operator marks Operable / Non-Operable per OSHA 1926.1417; critical fails can lock the asset out of service automatically.
Signed, timestamped, permanent
Operator e-signature on submit; every completed inspection becomes an audit-trail PDF and a shareable, revocable customer link.
Make it yours
Rename fields, add sections, set conditional logic, schedule recurrences, and white-label it — no two fleets inspect exactly alike.
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RELATED · CHECKLISTS
Each-shift pre-operation inspection by a competent person — boom, outriggers, hydraulics, anti-two-block, load chart.
Lattice boom crawler daily — undercarriage, swing system, boom sections, wire rope, structural welds.
Flat-top tower crane daily — slewing ring, trolley, cathead, climbing collar, hoist drum.
Luffing-jib tower daily — load moment indicator, anti-two-block, jib geometry, A-frame.
Bridge crane daily — bridge/trolley travel, hoist, festoon, limit switches.
Monthly documented mobile crane inspection per OSHA 1926.1412(e).
FREQUENTLY · ASKED
RT cranes have one cab (operator's cab is also the driving cab), four large equal-size tires, and rated speeds on the order of 25-30 mph — they're transported between sites on a trailer. All-terrain (AT) cranes have a separate driving cab, multiple axles, and can drive at highway speeds. Both inspect to 1926.1412.
On unimproved ground, almost always. The pad spreads the load over the float's footprint; the mat further spreads it onto a larger pattern that the soil can bear. A bare pad on dirt or fill is the single most common cause of RT-crane tip-over.
Calculate the per-outrigger reaction from the load chart and configuration, then verify the soil bearing capacity (psi or psf) is adequate — usually with an engineering check or a geotech report on the site. Many GCs require a written ground-bearing assessment before any pick using outriggers.
Sometimes, off the on-rubber pick chart — but the chart is more restrictive than the on-outrigger chart, and the operator must verify the surface meets the manufacturer's on-rubber requirements (level, firm, paved or compacted gravel). Most contractors avoid on-rubber picks except for repositioning and short-radius work.
Boom deflection under load is part of the load chart already — the chart accounts for normal deflection. The daily inspection catches abnormal deflection: a permanent bend, a section that won't extend cleanly, telescoping that lags one side. Any of those means the boom is out of service until inspection by a qualified person.
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