OSHA Inspection: THE PAUL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.

Issued

Sep 27, 1994

Abate by

Sep 30, 1994

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $750 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 physcial harm to employees in that
employees were exposed to:
(a)  the hazards of fall(s) and/or through the three story
wood frame structure under construction at the Wellston Pride Manor
project in Wellston, Ohio during the floor covering work on
elevated floors, during the fabrication and erection of wall
panels, during the placement of floor and roof trusses when
standing atop erected wall panels, and when working upon roof
trusses that have not been braced and secured in accordance with
the manufacturers recommendations.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method
to correct this hazard is initiating and maintaining a fall
protection program utilizing safety monitoring techniques, fall
restraint and fall arrest systems; and following the truss plate
institute recommendations for bracing wood roof trusses.