OSHA Inspection: JUAN M. DELA ROSA CONSTRUCTION

Issued

2001-10-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2001-10-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1500.00 · Current $1050.00 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 in that the employees were
exposed to the hazard of falling from
the metal plate connected wood roof trusses that were subject to potential
movement due to the lack of proper
temporary bracing.  Employees were also exposed to the hazard of being
struck by falling metal plate
connected wood roof trusses that may experience movement, and/or collapse,
due to the lack of proper
temporary bracing:
a)  At the construction site of the single family home located at 1085
Stoneham Dr., Groveland,
Florida.  The metal plate connected wood roof trusses which were
installed, on or about 8/6/01, were
not installed with the proper required temporary bracing.  Short 2x4 inch
"spacer" pieces of lumber 32
inches long, were used between adjacent trusses for spacing and temporary
bracing.  The top chords of
the roof trusses were not provided with the proper required lateral and
diagonal temporary bracing.
There were only two ground brace vertical installed.
One feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct these hazards is
to install the roof trusses in
accordance with the Truss Plate Institute recommendations which are
contained in "HIB-91,
Recommendations For Handling, Installing and Bracing Metal Plate Connected
Wood Trusses".  The
truss manufacturer provides a copy of the "HIB-91 Summary Sheet" with the
delivery of the truss
information and their Design Criteria refers to the HIB-91 for proper
handling, installing and bracing.
The plans designed by Lindemann Bentzon Engineering Company, Inc., state
under "General Notes -
Timber and Pre-Engineered Wood Trusses" that all timber work shall be in
accordance with the latest
editions of  Bracing Wood Trusses: Commentary and Recommendations by
T.P.I. and Handling and
Erecting Wood Trusses by T.P.I.  The Standard Building Code also refers to
the HIB-91 for handling,
installing and bracing of metal plate connected wood trusses.

Issued

2001-10-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2001-10-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1500.00 · Current $1050.00 Reduced

Issued

2001-10-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2001-10-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $600.00 · Current $420.00 Reduced