OSHA Inspection: DEPUGH CONSTRUCTION

Issued

2001-07-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2001-08-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1500.00 · Current $400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer
did not
furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from
recognized hazards that
were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to
employees in that employees
were exposed to:
On or about July 16,2001, employees working on, beneath, or in the
vicinity of, metal plate
connected, 72' span, wood trusses being erected on the job site at Family
Dental Center, Route
50, Chillicothe Ohio, were exposed to the hazard of being struck by
falling trusses in the event
of truss collapse in that adequate temporary bracing was not employed to
stabilize the trusses
and supporting walls during erection.
Among others, feasible and acceptable methods to correct this hazard would
be to follow
temporary bracing recommendations of the manufacturer, temporary bracing
recommendations
of a registered professional engineer, or the temporary bracing
recommendations outlined in the
Truss Plate Institute HIB-91 Summary Sheet Commentary and Recommendations
for Handling,
Installing & Bracing Metal Plate Connected Wood Trusses.

Issued

2001-07-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2001-08-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $750.00 · Current $400.00 Reduced

Issued

2001-07-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2001-08-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $750.00 · Current $400.00 Reduced

Issued

2001-07-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2001-08-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $750.00 · Current $300.00 Reduced