OSHA Inspection: TCR CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

Jan 22, 1998

Abate by

Jan 27, 1998

Penalty

Initial $525 · Current $525

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 in that employees were
exposed to the hazard of being struck by or caught under a
collapsing roof truss system due to lack of bracing of the truss
system:
(a) On Building 28 of the Vinings Club at Metrowest complex, the
metal plate connected wood roof truss system had not been
adequately braced relative to the amount of bracing needed, the
size of the bracing material used, and the locations of the braces
to prevent collapse, and concrete roof tiles were placed on the
unbraced roof system, increasing the likelihood of collapse, on or
about August 18, 1997.
One feasible and acceptable method of abatement, among other
methods, to correct this hazard is to brace the trusses in
accordance with the recommendations in HIB-91, "Handling,
Installing & Bracing Metal Plate Connected Wood Trusses" from the
Truss Plate Institute, or the bracing recommendations of a
registered professional engineer, and to prohibit the placing of
material on the roof until adequate bracing has been installed.

Issued

Jan 22, 1998

Abate by

Jan 27, 1998

Penalty

Initial $225 · Current $225