OSHA Inspection: M & B HOME IMPROVEMENTS

Issued

Sep 10, 2004

Abate by

Sep 14, 2004

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500

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 workers
were exposed to the hazards of being struck by "metal plate connected wood
trusses":
JOBSITE: Workers installing "metal plate connected wood trusses" that
spanned between 67 and
78 feet were exposed to the hazard of falling from and being struck by the
roof trusses which
were inadequately braced in that the horizontal bracing was only secured
by using a single 12d
nail instead of two (2) 16d nails and no diagonal bracing was installed.
Consequently, on or
about May 27, 2004, four (4) workers were seriously injured when 28 out of
30 trusses
collapsed during the installation process when a worker walking through
the interior of the
trusses tripped/slipped and attempted to use the trusses for stability.
Among others, one acceptable and feasible means of abatement would be to
install the roof
trusses in accordance with the Truss Plate Institute's (TPI)
recommendations which are contained
in HIB-91, Recommendations for Handling, Installing and Bracing Metal
Plate Connected Wood
Trusses; BCSI-B1 and BCSI-B2 (Building Component Safety Information); and
the HIB-91
Summary Sheet which is provided with every delivery (along with the
BCSI-B1) by the truss
manufacturer.

Issued

Sep 10, 2004

Abate by

Oct 13, 2004

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $750

Issued

Sep 10, 2004

Abate by

Oct 13, 2004

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $750