OSHA Inspection: STAALSEN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.

Issued

Apr 12, 2002

Abate by

Apr 17, 2002

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 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:
a.  On or about February 12, 2002, at the above addressed jobsite,
employees erecting forty
three (43) foot eight (8) inch span, wood, Scissors Type trusses were
exposed to the hazards of
falls and/or being struck by falling trusses or other materials due to
shifting and collapse of the
trusses as a result of inadequate bracing.  Among other methods, one
feasible and acceptable
abatement method to correct this hazard would be to follow 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.