OSHA Inspection: G. H. WARD CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.

Issued

Jun 12, 2000

Abate by

Jul 28, 2000

Penalty

Initial $350 · Current $350

General-duty citation text

North Carolina General Statute 95-129(1) of the Occupational Safety
and Health Act of North Carolina:  The employer did not furnish to
each of his employees  conditions of employment and a place of
employment free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely
to cause death or serious physical harm to employees, in that
employees were exposed to:
a)job site -  scissors type roof trusses, 50 feet long,
were being installed by sub-contractor employees without
proper temporary bracing, thus contributing to the
collapse of the roof trusses on 04/06/00.
(Reference 1991 Truss Plate Institute, Handling
Installing & Bracing Metal Plate Connected Wood Trusses,
HIB-91, Section 13.1)
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable
abatement method to correct this hazard is to install the
roof trusses according to the Truss Plate Institutes
recommendations.     $       y   y   $       \

Issued

Jun 12, 2000

Abate by

Jul 28, 2000

Penalty

Initial $350

Issued

Jun 12, 2000

Abate by

Jul 28, 2000

Issued

Jun 12, 2000

Abate by

Jul 28, 2000

Issued

Jun 12, 2000

Abate by

Jul 28, 2000

Penalty

Initial $250